Admitted
1984, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Law School
St. Mary's University, J.D., with distinction, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Stephen F. Austin State University, B.A., History, Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 1981
Memberships
Houston (Member, Board of Directors, Commercial and Consumer Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Governing Council, 1987—, Chair, 1992-1993, Secretary, 1989-1991, Consumer Law Section); College of the State Bar; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Program Chair, Summer, 1999); Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Order of Barristers; The Harlan Society; Phi Delta Phi. Order of Barristers. Member, John M. Harlen Society. Articles Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1982-1984. Recipient: Outstanding Advocate Award; American Jurisprudence Award, Criminal Law and Property Law. Course Director, State Bar of Texas Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course, 1991. Member, Advisory Council to The Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Author: An Understanding of Damages Recoverable Under the DTPA, 20 St. Mary's Law Journal 667, 1989. Partner: Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch, L.L.P., 1984-1998; McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C., 1998-2002.