Admitted
1961, Texas; 1963, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1964, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern Distric
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1961; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
McMurry University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1958
Memberships
Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Committee on Professionalism, 1990; Chairman, Tort and Compensation Law Section, 1979-1980; Chairperson, District 4-AA Grievance Committee, 1979-1980; The College of the State Bar of Texas, 1995—; Special Counsel to the State Bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline; State Bar Blue Ribbon Committee to Study Comparative Fault, 1981-1982; Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professionalism, 1989-1990); Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1980-1981; President, 1982-1983). Texas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1985-1986; Legislative Chairman, 1982-1984; Director, 1979-1984; Associate Director, 1978; Chairman, Long-Range Planning Committee, 1988-1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1989, 1982-1985; Dean, Civil Jury Institute of Russia, 1992); Lawyer-Pilot's Bar Association; International Society of Barristers. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Houston Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 1981-1982; Faculty Member: Texas College of Advocacy, 1980—; Co-Author: Insurance ‘Crisis’—Texas Style: The Case For Insurance Reform, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1987. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate, National President, 1989-1990; National Vice President, 1988-1989; Chairperson, Administration of Justice Committee, 1984; National Expansion Chair, 1986-1987; National Board of Directors, 1985-1990). Member, National Executive Committee, 1982-1985, President, 1979, Houston Chapter. Founding Member, National Transportation Safety Bar Association. Charter Member, Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Roscoe Pound Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Military
JAGC, U.S. Army, 1962-1965