Admitted
1974, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1984, U.S. Tax Court
Law School
St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Texas, B.B.A., 1970
Memberships
Cameron County (Board of Directors, 1977-1983; Treasurer, 1979-1980; President, 1983-1984), Hidalgo County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (U.S. Magistrate Selection Committee, Brownsville-McAllen Division, Southern District of Texas; Grievance Committee, District 12B, 1986-1989; Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures, Southern District of Texas); College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Liberty Bell Award Committee, 1978); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; National Association of Bank Counsel; Texas Association of School Boards (Council of School Attorneys); Texas and National Associations of School Attorneys; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi (Member, Consumer Affairs Committee). Speaker: Lender Liability Bank School, 1989-1991, sponsored by the Texas Tech University School of Banking; Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation, NBI Conferences; American Health Care Association Conference Nursing Home Defense, Chicago, 1998. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation.