Admitted
1971, Texas; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
University of Texas, B.B.A., 1967
Memberships
Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Former President; Former Editor, NABTalk); American Bankruptcy Institute.
Biographical
Briefing Attorney, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 14th Judicial District, 1971-1972. Standing Panel Trustee, Southern District of Texas, 1979—. First non-resident of Turks and Caicos Islands, appointed Liquidator under Companies Ordinance. First to successfully prosecute, UNCITRAL Model Law, Cross-Border Insolvency, U.S. bankruptcy, Mexico. Author: A Trustee's Response to 20/20: Where Did the Money Go? NABTalk, Vol. 8, No. 1. 1992; Repatriation of Overseas Assets, presented to NABT Annual Convention, 2000; Repatriation of Foreign Assets (Or Bringing It All Back Home), presented to Beverly Hills Bar Association, March 2001; Appointment Considerations and Powers and Duties of a Chapter 11 Trustee, South Texas Bankruptcy Law Conference, April 11-12, 2002; The Extraordinary Remedy and Its System of ‘Checks and Balances’—an Examination of the Chapter 11 Appointed Trustee, ABI website - Cracking the Code, Nov. 29, 2002. Co-Author: Modern Fee Applications and the Art of Defining 'Reasonable' Compensation, NABTalk, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1994. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification)