Education:
B.A., University of Texas at El Paso (1971)
J.D., University of Houston (1976)
Editor, Houston Law Review
Graduate Program in Law and History, Rice University (1973 - 1976)
Licenses & Certifications:
State of Texas (1976)
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1978)
United States District Courts (Southern District of Texas 1977 and Western District of Texas
1978)
Mediation Certification: Harvard Law School (1994)
Family Mediation Certification: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (1995)
Areas of Practice:
Government Law
Land Use and Planning Law
Land Development
Employment Law
Mediation
Professional Activities & Recognitions:
Of Counsel, Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C.
City Attorney, City of El Paso (1997 -2001, 2005 -2011)
Chief Administrative Officer, City of El Paso (2001 – 2003)
Briefing Attorney, Texas Court of Civil Appeals 8th District El Paso (1978)
Law Clerk, U.S. Senior District Judge Allen B. Hannay, Southern District of Texas,
Houston (1977)
Texas City Attorneys’ Association, President 1996 - 1997
Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation
Founding Fellow: El Paso Bar Foundation
Public Policy Fellow: Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution
El Paso County Dispute Resolution Center, Board of Directors, 1988 – 1992, Chairman, 1988
– 1990
Member, Association of Attorney Mediators
Law Related Publications, Academic Appointments And Honors:
Author: Moral Right and The American Court, 13 Houston Law Review 78 (1975 - 1976)
Coauthor/Speaker, “Building an Effective City Manager-City Attorney Relationship; The City
Manager’s Perspective” 2009 International Municipal Lawyers Annual Meeting
Coauthor/Speaker, “It Never Hurts to Ask (Or Does It?) Outrageous Land Use Requests” 2009
University of Texas Land Use Seminar
Speaker, “ADR in Land Use Disputes” 2005 University of Texas Annual Land Use Law
Seminar
Faculty, 5th Annual ADR Institute, State Bar of Texas
Speaker, “The Use of Mediation by Texas Cities,” Texas City Attorney's Association Annual
Meeting 1992
Speaker, “ADR as a Useful Government Tool,” 1994 Annual Meeting, National Institute of
Municipal Law Officers