Admitted
1985, Texas; 1986, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Law School
University of Houston College of Law, J.D., 1985; Tulane University School of Law, LL.M., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
St. Johns River Junior College, A.A., 1976; University of Florida, B.S., 1978
Memberships
Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas.
Biographical
Author: Publications: Punitive Damage Awards in Maritime Arbitration: A Legitimate Part of the Arbitrators' Arsenal? The Maritime Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1985; Liability of the Government for Improper Placement of Aids to Navigation, The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1986; Protecting the Defendant Doctor: Tricks of the Trade, The Trial Lawyers, Vol. 24 No. 3, May/June, 2001. Author and Lecturer: Spoliation, Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence, South Texas College of Law, August 28, 1992; Statutes of Limitations: The Quirks, Insurance Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, May, 1993 and May, 1994; Spoliation of Evidence, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Law, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, November, 1996 and 1997; Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Texas (Defense Perspective), National Business Institute Seminar, April, 1997; Damages, Including Punitives, Wrongful Death, Survival & Bystander, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, August, 1997; Voir Dire - The Defense Perspective, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, July/August, 1998; Statutes of Limitation: The Quirks, Handling Tort and Insurance Claims, University of Houston Law Foundation, September, 1998; Statute of Limitations, Sixth Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, March, 1999; Defending Against and Limiting Damages, Medical Malpractice, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, April, 1999; Protecting the Defendant Doctor: Tricks of the Trade, Civil Litigation, Law Education Institute, January, 2001; Defending Against and Limiting Damages - Including Overcoming Jury Bias, Medical Malpractice, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, March/April, 2001. Lecturer: Work Product and Privilege: Protecting Your Fil