Admitted
1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1981
Memberships
Houston (Administration of Justice Committee, 1992-1996; Chair, Appellate Courts Subcommittee, 1996; Appellate Delay Reduction Committee, 2000—); and American (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section: Vice Chair, Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, 1995-1997; Vice Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1998—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Program Director, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, 1994-1995; Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee, 1999—); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; American Board of Trial Advocates
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Lytae; Order of Barristers. Rhodes Scholar Finalist, 1981. Assistant Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1983-1985. National Champion, Craven National Moot Court Competition, University of North Carolina, 1984. Best Oral Argument, National Moot Court Regionals, 1984. Regional Champion and National Finalist, ATLA Trial Advocacy Competition, 1984. State Champion, State Bar Moot Court Competition, 1984, 1985. Regional Champion and National Semi-Finalist, National Moot Court Competition, 1985. Law Clerk to Justice Robert M. Campbell, Supreme Court of Texas, 1985-1986. Author/Speaker: Preserving Error in the Trial Court—Top Ten Things to Remember, and Jury Charge Issues Relating to Crown Life v. Casteel, Houston Bar Association, 2003; Preservation of Error-Pretrial and Trial (State and Federal), State Bar of Texas, 2003; Preservation of Error Update, University of Texas, 2001; Jury Charge, State Bar of Texas, 2001; Practice Tips on Admitting or Challenging Expert Testimony: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives, University of Texas, 2000; Contribution, Indemnity, Joint and Several Liability, and Pitfalls of Multi-Party Settlements, State Bar of Texas, 1998; Problems of Contribution and Joint and Several Liability, University of Houston, 1998; Ethical Dilemmas for Appellate Lawyers, State Bar of Texas, 1997; The Appellate Lawyer as Trial Consultant: Preserving and Preventing Error, University of Texas, 1996; Oral Argument: Handling and Mishandling Questions from the Court, University of Texas, 1995; Oral Argument by the Masters, State Bar of Texas, 1995. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law and Personal Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)