Admitted
1952, Texas; 1953, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1952
Law School Graduation Year
1952
College
University of Texas, B.A., 1951
Memberships
Nueces County Bar Association (President, 1962-1963); State Bar of Texas (Member: American Citizenship Committee; District Grievance Prosecution Committee).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Distinguished Military Graduate, University of Texas, 1950. Judge, Nueces County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County, 1967-1970. Assistant Vice President, General Law Section, Coastal States Gas Producing Company, 1970-1976. Partner: Nye & Cohn and successor firms, 1953-1967; Wood & Burney successor firms, 1978-1996. Shareholder, Chon, Casstevens & Bircher PC, 1996-2000. Of Counsel, The Kleberg Law Firm, 2000—.
Military
Captain, U.S. Army Reserves, 1950-1958