Admitted
1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas at Austin, J.D., with honors, 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
Texas Tech University, B.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 1987
Memberships
El Paso (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003; Chairman, Multidisciplinary Practice Task Force, 2001; Finance Committee, 2000; Consumer Law Committee, 2000; El Paso County Library Committee, 1999; Local Rules and Judicial Liaison Committee, 1998; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1997-1999), Fifth Federal Circuit and American (Vice Chairman, Business Torts Committee, 1999-2002; Editorial Board, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 1999-2002; Evidence Committee Newsletter, Fifth Circuit Reporter, 1999-2000) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Insurance Section, Chairman, Committee on Agents and Brokers, 2000-2001); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee, Texas Liaison); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Commercial Law League of America; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
Biographical
Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Golden Key Society; Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Phi. Teaching Assistant, Professor Phillip C. Bobbitt, Constitutional Law. Author and Lecturer: Admitting and Excluding Expert Testimony, Civil Litigation Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, 2002; The Ethical Implications of Multidisciplinary Practice, International Business Transactions Seminar, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, 2001; Lien Perfection and Foreclosure, Lien Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 2000; Construction Law: Selected Statutes Affecting the Construction Industry, Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 2000; Damages and Remedies in Construction Law: Selected Issues, Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 2000; Construction Risk: Selected Issues, Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 2000; Daubert/Robinson Analysis of Expert Testimony, Civil Litigation Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, 2000; Claims Handling Update, Council on Education in Management, El Paso, Texas, 1999; Lien Priorities, Preferences and Foreclosure, Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 1999; Fair Debt Collection Practices, Collection Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 1999; Nonsubscriber Issues, Employment Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 1999; Challenging Expert Testimony, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Austin, Texas, 1999; Handling the Difficult Claim, Council on Education in Management, El Paso, Texas, 1998; Avoiding Bad Faith, Insurance Law Update, El Paso, Texas, 1998; Claims Investigation, Council on Education in Management, El Paso, Texas, 1998; Insurance Law and Claims Management Update, AIG Insurance Seminar, New York, New York, 1997; Workers' Compensation, National Business Institute, El Paso, Texas, 1994. Co-Author: Piercing the Corporate Veil, Texas Association of Defense Couns