Admitted
1981, Louisiana; 1982, Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court;
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
George Washington University, B.A., 1978
Memberships
Jefferson County, Dallas, Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1991).
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. Law Clerk to Honorable Joe J. Fisher, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1982-1983. Instructor, Paralegal Institute, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1983-1984. Editorial Assistant, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1980. Regent, Texas State University System, 2001—, (Governor Perry's Administration). Board Member, Texas Board of Health, 1997-1998 (Governor Bush's Administration). Member, Pilot Commission for the Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries, 1988-1990 (Governor Clement's Administration). Chairman, Jefferson County Republican Party, 1995-1998. (Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)