Admitted
1987, Michigan; 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S.
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Lawrence University, B.A., with honors, 1984
Memberships
Houston (Member, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project AIDS Subcommittee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Labor; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association (Local Chapter Treasurer, 1999; President, 2000); Million Dollar Advocate Forum
Biographical
Law Clerk to Hon. Benjamin F. Gibson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1987-1989. Author and Speaker: Title VII/ADEA Update, State Bar of Texas Annual Labor and Employment Law Update Seminar, March 1997; Mental Anguish in Employment Cases, South Texas College of Law, Employment Law Seminar, April 1997; Jury Selection and Voir Dire, Including Batson Challenges, National Employment Lawyers Association, Houston Chapter, Employment Law Seminar, December 1998; Client Intake and Case Selection Procedure, National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, June 1998; Sexual Harassment Claims - Plaintiff's Perspective, University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law Seminar, February 1999, February 2000, February 2001 and February 2002; Training Managers to Avoid Liability - Winning Strategies for Ensuring Compliance with Your Company Policy and the Law, Council on Education in Management Discipline & Termination Law Seminar, February 1999; Recent Developments in Employment Litigation, Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources, March 22, 2000; Employment Discrimination Class Actions After Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp., State Bar of Texas, Advanced Employment Law, February 1, 2001; Discrimination update, The University of Texas School of Law, 8th Annual Conference on Labor & Employment Law, May 2001; Opening Statements in Disability Discrimination Cases, Presenting Americans with Disabilities Act Claims At Trial, Bringing and Defending ADA Cases after Sutton v. United Airlines and Garrett v. Alabama, The State Bar of Texas Disability Issues Committee, May 2001. Privacy issues in the workplace, July, 2000; Advanced Employment Law Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, July 2000 and August 2001; Trial of Employment Law Cases, 2001 Texas/Louisiana Employment Lawyers Association, Fifth Circuit Seminar, Mexico City, Mexico, October 11-13, 2001; Americas with Disabilities Act Update, State Bar of Texas, 10th Annual Advanced Employment Law Course 2002, Houston,