Admitted
1967, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Texas, B.A., 1964
Memberships
State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1982-1985; Executive Council, Antitrust Section, 1978; Chairman, Health Law Section, 1985); American Bar Association (Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1978; Member: House of Delegates, 1978-1991; Presidential Task Force on Professional Competency, 1981; Secretary and Executive Council, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1984-1991; Member, Nomination Committee, 1991); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1974); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1978); American Judicature Society (Board of Directors, 1978-1983 and Executive Committee, 1979-1980)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Author: Common Carriers Liability for Assault and Battery, TR-Lawyers Forum, page 19, April, 1972; You and Your Deposition, Videotape, Knowles Law Book Publishing, 1986. Course Director, Advanced Civil Trial Institute, State Bar of Texas. Special Master, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1978-1982. Board of Editors, The Texas Lawyer, 1985-1987. Chair: Small Business Administration National Advisory Council, 1996—, (Fort Worth City Council, 1989-1993. Chair, Tarrant Area Ambulance Authority, 1992-1998. Member: Carswell Reuse Authority, 1992-1993; Board of Directors, Vice President, Medical Plaza Hospital, 1993—; Board of Visitors, Texas Wesleyan University. Chair: UTA Fort Worth Advisory Committee, 1999—; Chairman, City of Fort Worth Defense Conversion Oversight Committee, 1993. Voting Member, North Texas Council of Government, 1993. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation (Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1988); Tarrant County Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)