Admitted
1963, Texas; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
Law School
Southern Methodist University, M.L.A., 1974; Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
College
Austin College, B.A., 1960
Memberships
Smith County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Charter Member; Former Director); Texas Association of Board Certified Criminal Law Specialists (Former Director); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Author: Confessions, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1983; Privileges: State and Federal, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1985-1988; Recent Fifth Circuit Decisions, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1990-1997; The Federal Corner, Voice for the Defense, Official Journal of the Texas Defense Lawyers Association, 1988-1989, 1992, 1997; Trial Evidence in Capital Cases, Super-Regional Judicial Conference, 1993. Assistant District Attorney, Smith County, 1967-1970. First Assistant District Attorney, 1969-1970. Course Director, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1997. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)