Admitted
1966, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas, LL.B., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
University of Texas, B.A., cum laude, 1962
Memberships
Houston (Chairman: Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section, 1977-1978; Out of Town Institute, 1978-1979; Law Day, 1982; Co-Chairman, 1987-1988, and Chairman, 1988-1989, Committee on Courts and Courthouse Facilities; Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1987-1988), Houston Junior (Director, 1968; Chairman: Membership and Law Enforcement Committee, 1968-1970; Local Government Committee, 1971) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Executive Committee, 1994-1995; General Counsel Advisory Board Committee; Chairman, Professional Development Board Committee, 1995; First Chair, Houston Grievance Steering Committee, 1992-1993; Grant Review Board Committee; Advisor, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Advisor, Antitrust and Business Litigation Section; Advisor, Texas Lawyers Creed; Advisor, Litigation Section. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, National Board of Trial Advocacy; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Houston Chapter, 2000).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Pi Sigma Alpha. Author: Proof of Damages in Antitrust and Business Litigation, Houston Lawyer, Winter, 1978; Persuasion in Litigation, Litigation, Volume 8, No. 3 Spring, 1982; How Small Firms Can Handle Complex Litigation, American Bar Association, 1983; Productivity Tools in Small Firms, Software Pub. Society, 1988; Update On Lender Liability, Corporate Counsel Review, Volume VIII, No. 2, November 1989. Speaker: A Trial Lawyers Perspective On Wrongful Foreclosures And Deficiencies, Houston Bar Association Lender Liability FDIC and FSLIC Institute, 1989; Preparation And Presentation Of Plaintiff's Expert, Houston Bar Association Trial Practice and Procedure Institute, How To Be A Witness, Expert And Otherwise, C.P.A. Seminar, 1990; Advanced Employment Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1992; How to Prove & Try a Complex Commercial Case, Houston Bar Association, 1992; Choosing the Correct Party to Sue, Texas Association of Civil Trial & App. Spec., 1992; The Plaintiff Attorneys' Dilemma: Deciding What to Sue For, Who to Sue and For How Much, Advanced Employment Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1992; Trial Techniques in Wrongful Termination and Job Discrimination Suits, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program Litigation Update, 1993; Suing Foreign Manufacturers, Business Disputes Through Channels of Distribution, 1993; Preserving the Big Punitive Damage Award, Houston Bar Association's Appellate Section Luncheon, 1993; State Employment Torts, Advanced Employment Law Course, 1993; Asking For and Getting the Big Damages Verdict, Houston Bar Association's Litigation Section Luncheon, 1993; The Nuts and Bolts of Plaintiff's Litigation, National Employment Lawyers Association Employment Law Seminar, 1993; The Triton Energy Case -- Plaintiff's Attorney Perspective, Institute of Business Law's Employment Regulations in Texas, 1994; Using Demonstrative Aides to Simplify and Condense the Complex Case, State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property