Admitted
1967, Texas; 1968, U.S. District Court, Southern, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, New York
Law School
University of Houston, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Tulane University; University of Houston, B.A., English, 1964
Memberships
Houston, Harris County and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, District 4b Grievance Committee, 1981-1986; Vice-Chairman, 1983-1985; Chairman, 1984-1985); Houston Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate, 1996—)
Biographical
Listed in: One of Nation's Top Ten Civil Trial Lawyers, The National Law Journal, 1992; Who's Who in Defense Among Nation's Top White-Collar Experts, The National Law Journal, 1993; Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense, 2000-2001; Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers, London, England, 1999. Articles and Publications: Timing in Cross-Examination, Litigation Magazine, 1996; Secrets of Cross-Examination, Litigation Magazine, 1994; Winning - Successful Strategies from Ten Litigations Who Stand Apart From the Crowd, The National Law Journal, 1992; What the Civil Practitioner Needs to Know About RICO (Part I), The Texas Bar Journal (with Joel M. Androphy), 1987; Cross Examination, Litigation Magazine, 1987; What the Civil Practitioner Needs to Know About RICO (Part II), The Texas Bar Journal (with Joel M. Androphy), 1987; Best Article of 1984, Houston Bar Association, (with Joel M. Androphy, 1984; Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, The RICO Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1061-1968: The Business Client as Racketeer, (with Philip D. Zeltkow), The Texas Bar Journal, 1982. Adjunct Professor: Criminal Procedure, 1981-1982 and Advanced Criminal Procedure, 1983, Bates College of Law, University of Houston. Member: Federal Courts Lawyers Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1990-1992; Board of Directors, University of Houston Law Center Alumni Association, 1991-1995. President's Council, Tulane University, 2000—. Special Counsel, Texas State Bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline, 1996. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995—; Texas Bar Foundation, 1996—.