Admitted
1979, New Mexico; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1994, District of Columbia
Law School
University of New Mexico, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of Rochester, B.A., 1975
Memberships
State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (Chairman, 1993-1994; Vice-Chairman, 1991-1993; Chairman, 2002—; Mexican Law Committee, International Law and Practice Section; Chairman, Subcommittee on U.S.- Mexico Foreign Trade, 1994—. Co-Chair, MERCOSUR Subcommittee, International Committee, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution.
Biographical
Recipient: Lifetime Honorary Membership, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, New Mexico Chapter, 1982; Spirit of Excellence Award, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, 1985; Distinguished Citizen Award, Military Airlift Command, United States Air Force, 1986. Author: The Role of Certain Consultative and Bilateral Arrangements Between The U.S. and Mexico As A Foundation For Free Trade Negotiations, (United States and Mexico Business Conference, 1990); NAFTA Safeguards: Providing Temporary Relief from Increased Imports, in The North American Free Trade Agreement: Issues, Options and Implications, 94 (Baker and Bialos, ed. 1992, ABA); Developing International Markets: Expanding Production to Other Countries, in Helping Your Virginia Client Go International, IVB 1 (Fourth Annual International Law Seminar, Virginia CLE, Virginia Law Foundation), 1992; A Preliminary Review of the NAFTA Rules of Origin, 1 U.S.-Mex. L.J. 127, 1993; Trade Treaties; Regulation of Trade Through Trade Agreements , in Export Practice, Customs and International Trade Law, Practising Law Institute (1994); The GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History (1986-1992) Services, Kluwer Law & Taxation Publishers, 1993; Passport to North American Trade: Rules of Origin and Customs Procedure Under NAFTA, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Inc., 1995; NAFTA Chapter 19 Binational Panel Reviews in Mexico: A Marriage of Two Distinct Legal Systems , U.S. Mexico Law Journal, Vol. 5, 1997; WTO Negotiations on Maritime Transport Services: A Survey of Issues and Implications (Admiralty and Trade Issues in the New Millenium, Maritime Law: International Trade Society, Regent University, April 2000). President, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, 1984; National Security Forum, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1986; Delegate: ABA ILEX Briefing Delegation, Mexico's New Foreign Investment Regulations, 1990. Board of Directors, Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, 1988—. Board of Directors, U.S. Mexico Law Institute, 1993—. Member, U.S. roster o