Admitted
1968, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law School
University of Texas at Austin, L.L.B., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
George Washington University, B.A., 1965
Memberships
Cameron County (Law Day Chairman, 1970-1971; Director, 1972-1974; Vice-President, 1974-1975; President, 1975-1976) and American Bar Association (Committees: Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Criminal Justice Section; Mental Health Committee, Young Lawyers Section; Federal Judicial Committee, Individual Rights Committee; Vice-Chair, Automobile Law Committee, 1991-1994; Executive Committee 1988-1990; Legislative Committee, 1973; Chairman, Patents' Right Committee, 1975-1976; Chairman, Liaison National Legal Services Corporation, 1976; Committee to Study Problems in Criminal Justice, Criminal Law Section; Treasurer, Award Merit Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1978; State Bar Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor Committee; State Bar Disaster Response Committee, 1992-1994); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1975-1977); Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense (Counsel Director, 1988-1991; Vice-President, 1992-1993); International Association of Defense Council; National Legal Aid & Defender Association (Executive Committee, Product Liability Advisory Council, 1997-1998)
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Class Agent, 1968. The Philosophical Society of Texas, 1998—. Faculty Member, International Association Trial Academy, Boulder, Colorado, 2002. Quizmaster, University of Texas, 1967-1968. Director, State Bar of Texas, 1987-1990; Executive Committee, 1988-1990. Director, Cameron County Legal Aid Board, 1971-1973; Vice-President, 1972-1973. Conservator, Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District, appointed by Texas Water Rights Commission, 1975. Vice-President, Texas Advisory Council to National Legal Services Corporation, 1976-1977. Advisory Council, Civil Trial, Board of Legal Specialization, 1978-1984. Vice-Chairman, Southern District of Texas; Bar Liaison Committee, 1978-1981. American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1991-1997; ALI-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1991-1994. Chairman, Gavel Awards, American Bar Association, 1989-1993. Board of Disciplinary Appeals, Supreme Court of Texas, 1991-1995. Task Force on Discovery, Supreme Court of Texas, 1991. Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, 2003. Dean's Roundtable, University of Texas School of Law, 1992. Executive Committee, Law Alumni Association, University of Texas, 1992-1995. President, Law Alumni Executive Committee, Texas School of Law at Austin, 2001. Member, Board of Advisors, Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, University of Texas School of Law, 2001. Fellow: American Judicature Society and American Bar Association.