Admitted
1968, Texas; 1969, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Lamar University, B.S., 1964
Memberships
Houston, Jefferson County (Chairman, Scholarship Committee, 1971-1972; Member, Civil Jury Services Committee, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit; State Bar of Texas (Member: Personal Injury Trial Law Advisory Commission, 1977-1985; Committee on Lawyers Advertising and Solicitation, 1979-1980; State Bar Liaison Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence, 1981-1983; Committee on Administration of Rules of Evidences in Civil Cases, 1983-1986; Federal Judiciary Appointments Committee, 1981-1984, Vice-Chairman, 1986-1987; Chairman, Civil Trial Law/Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission, 1984-1985; Member, 1994-1995 and Vice Chair, 1995-1996, Pattern Jury Charge Committee; Vol. I Member Vice Chair, 1995—); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Advisory Board, 1972-1973; Director, 1973-1986; Statewide Membership Chairman, 1974-1975; Budget and Finance Chairman, 1981-1985; Nominating Committee, 1981; President, 1986-1987; Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1988); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America: National Program Director, Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1971; National Chairman, State Committeemen, 1971-1972; Recipient, Leadership Award, 1971; Member, M Club, 1977—; Chair, Law School Chapter Program Committee, 1989-1990; Secretary, 1980-1981, Vice-President, 1981-1982, and Chairman, 1982-1983; Workers Compensation Section; Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1986, 1987-1989, 1994-2000; Executive Committee, 1984-1985, 1996-1997; Medical Malpractice Committee, 1985-1986; Public Affairs Committee, 1985-1986, 2000-2001; Member, Partnership for Progress Committee, 1999-2001; Presidential Advisory Council, 1986-1987; Co-chair, Elections Committee, 1994-1996; Trustee, ATLA Political Action Committee, 1996-2003; Member, Committee on Ethical Conduct, 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 2000-2003; Member, ATLA-PAC Task Force, 2000-2003; Public Affairs Liaison Committee, 2001. Member, PAC - Board of Trustees, 1995-1996, 2000-2003; Member, Organization & Home Office Committee, 1998-2001
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. President of Student Bar Association, 1967-1968. Recipient of American Bar Association's Silver Key Award, 1968. Director, Jefferson County Junior Bar, 1971-1972. Member, Executive Committee and Faculty, Texas College of Trial Advocacy, 1978—; Executive Committee Faculty, 1978-1990. Co-editor, Texas Evidence Law Reporter, 1984-1990. Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1985-1991. Author: Special Considerations for the Negligent Plaintiff Under Comparative Negligence: Joinder of Defendants and the Feasibility of 100% Recovery, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1976; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Problems, TTLA Insurance Litigation Seminar, 1983; Stress-Triggered Disability: Medically Recognized, Legally Ignored, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1984; The Common Law and the Texas Rules of Evidence, Texas Evidence Reporter, 1984; Other Experts: When and How to Use Them, A Basic Trial Seminar, 1984; New Vistas in Proving the Value of Human Life, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1985; Art of Persuasion: Profile of a Master, Masters at Work, 1985; Creating Your Lawsuit: Organization From Inception to Trial, Marshalling Evidence and Mapping Procedure, 1985; Public is Competent Enough to Elect Judges, Beaumont Enterprise, 1986; Message From the President: Sound the Tocsin, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1986; President's Page: An Elected Judiciary is Preferred, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1986; Presidents Page: Safer Products and the Texas Trial Lawyer, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1987; President's Page: Life is a Fishbowl, Trial Lawyers Forum, 1987; Preventing Law Trends and Compensation Payments For Stress-Disabled Workers, Praeger Publishers, 1987; Pitfalls of Multi-Party Settlements, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1987; Experts and Learned Treatises, Evidence and Discovery Techniques, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1988. Course Chair and Moderator: Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Dynamic Advocacy Seminar, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 199