Admitted
1985, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law School
South Texas College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member and Chair, Regional Grievance Committee, 1993-1999); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Lytae. Order of the Barristers. Recipient, Best Brief, Benton National Moot Court Competition, 1984. National Champion, Phillip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1984. State Champion, State Bar Moot Court Competition, 1984. Author: Contribution and Indemnity in Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1988-1997; Preservation of Error in the Admission and Exclusion of Evidence, South Texas College of Law, 1989, 1991; Disclosure of Witnesses in Texas: The Evolution and Application of Rules 166b(6) and 215(5) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, 42 Baylor Law Review 405, 1990; Settlement Verdicts and Judgements: Before and After Tort Reform, State Bar of Texas, 1990; Federal Preemption, South Texas College of Law, 1990; Entering the Thicket: Mandamus Review of Texas District Court Witness Disclosure Orders, 23 St. Mary's Law Journal 365, 1991; Dealing with Insolvent (or Possibly Insolvent) Insurance Companies, University of Houston, 1991-1994; Practice Note: Plaintiff Examination of Economist, 4 Texas Torts and Remedies ยง83.101, 1992; The Oral Argument and its Preparation, State Bar of Texas, 1993; Federal Preemption, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1993, 1995 and 1997; Claims Against Utilities, Common Carriers & Governmental Entities, University of Houston, 1993-1994; Contribution and Indemnity, University of Houston, 1993, 1996-2000, 2002, 2003; Recovery of Extra-contractual Damages After Watson & Moriel, South Texas College of Law, 1994-1995; Limited and Cross Appeals, University of Texas, 1994; Punitive Damages, State Bar of Texas, 1994; Briefing the Arguments, University of Houston, 1994; Settlement in Multi-Party and Complex Suits-Ten Traps to Avoid, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1995; Contribution and Indemnity: What is the Law and How to Use It, University of Houston, 1995; Sex Cases, State Bar of Texas, 1995; Application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act to Multinational Corporations, South Texas College of Law, 1995; Or
Military
U.S. Army, 1967-1968