Admitted
1979, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Houston, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Texas, B.A., with honors, 1975
Memberships
Houston Bar Association (Secretary, Consumer Law Section, 1989-1990); State Bar of Texas (Member, Grievance Committee, 1998-2003; Member, Chairman Panel, 4J, 2000-2003); Federal Bar Association, South Texas Chapter (Treasurer & Director, 1996; Secretary and Director, 1997; President Elect, 1998; President, 1999-2000; National Delegate, 2000-2001; Board Member, 2001-2002); College of the State Bar of Texas (1993-2002); American Inns of Court (Founding Fellow); Garland Walker Inn (Member, Executive Committee)
Biographical
Co-Author: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices, Continuing Legal Education Section of the Houston Bar Association, 1987. Faculty Member, Continuing Legal Education of the Bar, Houston Bar Association, 1987—. Lecturer, Terminating the Subcontractor at a Continuing Legal Education seminar, September 1989 on the Recent Developments in Construction and Engineering Law; Lecturer and Co-Author: Recent Court Decisions: An Update 1990-1991 at Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association River and Marine Industry Seminar, September 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995; Recent Developments in The Law 1998-1999 at Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association River and Marine Industry Seminar, September 1999; Basic Insurance and Unfair Claims Settlement Practices, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association River and Marine Industry Seminar, September 2002. Lecturer: How to Prepare for Your Deposition at Houston Claims Association, October 1991; The Basic Insurance Policies, Part Four: General Umbrella, Continuing Legal Education, University of Houston, 1993, 1994 and 1995; Insurance Bad Faith, The Defense Perspective for Houston Claims Association, 1995; Advanced Civil Litigation - and Insurance Litigation - Coverage Disputes, University of Houston, 1997; Expert Discovery Under the New Rules, University of Houston, 1999; Investigatory/Evidentiary Hearings, How They are Different, State Bar of Texas, 2000. Briefing Attorney, Federal District Judge, Hugh Gibson, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, 1979-1981. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation.