Admitted
1995, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Law School
Drake University, J.D., 1995
Law School Graduation Year
1995
College
University of Iowa, B.S., 1990
Memberships
Dallas Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment; and Appellate Sections); State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment; and Appellate Sections); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Center for American and International Law; College of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law and Appellate Advocacy Sections); The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court (Associate, 2001-2002); Supreme Court Historical Society.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi; National Order of Barristers. Member, Drake National Mock Trial Team; National Criminal Justice Mock Trial Team; William F. Starr Insurance Law Moot Court Team (first alternate). Recipient: Rodney L. Hudson Appellate Advocacy Award, 1994; Davis Hockenberg Appellate Advocacy Award, 1994 and 1995; American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Volunteer Reader-Consultant: Blacks Law Directory (8th ed.). Author: Bright Lines and Balancing Tests: What Are the Fourth Amendment's Protections?, The Defense Research Institute for The Defense, 22, November 2001; Civil Rights Update, 17 Fifth Circuit Reporter No. 2, 85, December 1999. Co-Author and Lecturer: Understanding, Preventing, and Defending the Sexual Harassment Case, Employment Law Update in Texas, Sterling Education Services, July 2002. Co-Author and Co-Lecturer: Texas Payroll Basics, Lorman Educational Services, February 2002; Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities, Texas City Attorneys Association, June 1998. Co-Author: Civil Rights Update, 20 Fifth Circuit Reporter No. 4, 175, February 2003; Civil Rights Update, 19 Fifth Circuit Reporter No. 2, 73, December 2001; Ethical Considerations in Defending Government Entities in Employment Cases, Texas City Attorneys Association, October, 1998; The World of Experts from a Defense Prospective, State Bar of Texas, May, 1998. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)