Admitted
1972, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Law School
Baylor University, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Texas Christian University, B.B.A., 1971
Memberships
State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1985-1986); Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1991, 2000—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law. Author: Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute, 1986; Witnesses, Opinion Testimony, Relevancy, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1987, 1988; Duty to Disclose: Constitutional and Ethical Considerations of Brady, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999. Speaker: Recent Decisions, Sex Crimes Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1986; The Court's Charge, D.W.I. Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1987; Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute Seminars, 1987-1988; Witnesses, Opinions, Testimony, Relevancy, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1987-1988 & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers State and Federal Short Course, 1989; Taking the Fifth, Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, 1989; Jury Selection, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993; Cross-Examination of the Government's Main Witness, The Zen of Winning Seminar, 1995; Cross-Examination, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995; Pre-Trial Motions, Federal Law Short Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1996; Cross-Examination, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996; Top 10 Tips for Winning Your Case in Jury Selection, Winter/Spring Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1997; How to Conduct a Meaningful and Effective 30-Minute Voir Dire in a Criminal Case, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Trial Skills Seminar, 1998. Faculty Teacher, Criminal Trial Advocacy Institute, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1997-2001. Co-Director, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Federal Short Course, 1999. Course Director, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2001. Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County, Texas, 1974-1975. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Boar