Admitted
1974, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Baylor University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Baylor University, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; National Bar Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers (former President); Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers (former President); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; College of the State Bar of Texas; Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Biographical
Pi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, Lawyer of the Year Award, Tarrant County Black Bar Association, 1995 and 2000. Frequent Author and Lecturer for Dallas County Criminal Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Topics include: Confessions in Texas; Guilty Pleas; Cross-Examination of Experts in Federal Fraud Investigations; Grand Jury Practice in Federal Courts; Opening Statements; Effective Federal Pretrial Motions; Litigating Multi-Defendant Cases; Handling the Narcotics Case; Capital Murder Jury Selection; Jury Selection in Narcotics Cases; Handling Narcotics Cases and the Informant; Cross-Examination; Handling High Profile Cases; Ethics; Defending Environmental Crimes Investigations. Former Course Director, Advanced Criminal Law Short Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Course Director, Advanced Federal Law Short Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2002. Former Assistant District Attorney, Galveston County, Texas, 1975-1980; Former Assistant United States Attorney, 1980-1984. Committeeperson: Criminal Justice Reform and Civil Justice Reform, Northern District of Texas; Second Court of Appeals Advisory Committee; Court Advisory Committee, Northern District of Texas. Fellow, State Bar of Texas.