Admitted
1965, Texas; 1967, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School
Baylor University, J.D., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
Southern Methodist University; Baylor University, B.B.A., 1959
Memberships
Port Arthur (President, 1974), Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1981); American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; International Society of Barristers.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Recipient, Baylor Lawyer of the Year, Baylor Law School, 2000. Listed, Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering, 2000. Listed, Best Lawyers of America. Author: Recognizing and Developing the Case, Masters at Work Seminar, October, 1985; Voir Dire - The Initial Assault, Advanced Practice Seminar, March 1988; Post Trial Settlement Techniques - Winning on Appeal, Advanced Appellate and Post Trial Settlement Techniques, December, 1989; Developing and Managing Class Actions 25, Trial Lawyers Forum 3, 1991; Punitive Damages after Haslip and Moriel, Dynamic Advocacy Seminar, Jackson Hole, Wyoming - TTLA - July, 1994. Prosecuting Attorney and Chief Felony Prosecutor, Jefferson County District Attorney Office, 1965-1969. Vice Chairman, Texas State Parks and Wildlife Commission, 1991-1997. Member, Committee on Admission of Attorneys to Practice, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division, 1980—. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist, by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)