Admitted
1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
Baylor University, B.A., 1982
Memberships
Houston Bar Association (Appellate Section); State Bar of Texas (Appellate Section).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Barristers. South Texas College of Law Outstanding Individual Advocate, 1987-1988, 1988-1989. Continuing Legal Education Speaker and Author. Author: Poetry in Motions: Motion Practice in the Courts of Appeals, State Bar Appellate Practice Institute, 1998; Motion Practice in the Courts of Appeals: What You Should Say and How You Should Say It, South Texas College of Law, 1997; Co-Author, Techniques of Persuasion: Drafting an Effective Legal Argument, Houston Bar Association Appellate Law Section, 1998; Legislative and Case Law Update, Couth Texas College of Law, 1996. American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition Championship Team, 1988. Recipient: Oralist Award; Brief Award; American Bar Association Regional Appellate Advocacy Competition Championship Team, 1988; Association of the Bar of the City of New York Regional Moot Court Competition Championship Team, Best Oralist Award, 1988; Association of the Bar of the City of New York National Moot Court Competition Third Place Team; TYLA State Bar of Texas Moot Court Competition Third Place Team, 1988; Best Oralist Award; Best Brief Award; John Marshall National Moot Court Competition in Information, Technology and Privacy Law Third Place Team, 1987; Association of the Bar of the City of New York National Moot Court Competition Second Place Team, 1987; Philip C. Jessup International Law Regional Moot Court Competition Third Place Team, 1987; Oralist Award. Lecturer in Appellate Advocacy, South Texas College of Law, 1989—. Chief Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, January 1996-May 1997. Senior Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, May 1993-1996. Research Attorney, First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas December, 1991-1993. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)