Admitted
1980, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Texas, B.B.A., 1977
Memberships
Tarrant County Bar Association (Director, 1992-1994; District 7-A Grievance Committee); Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Past President, 1991); Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2002-2003); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Board of Trial Advocacy (Board Certified Criminal Trial Specialist)
Biographical
Publications: McClung's Lawyers' Handbook for Texas Criminal Practice. Course Director, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1999, 2000, 2002. Author and Lecturer: Texas Punishment Hearings, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1998; Forfeitures and Double Jeopardy, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Advanced Federal Law Course, 1995, 1996, 1997; Cross-Examination, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1994-1996, 1999, 2003; Defenses, State Bar of Texas Advance Criminal Law Course, 2001 and 2002; Pre-Trial Motion Practice, 2003, Grand Jury Practice, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1993-1996, 1999; Death Penalty, Special Issue Submission Practice, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1992; Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1992; Motion Practice Unique to Capital Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1991; Motions That Make A Difference in Capital Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, 1992. Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County, 1980-1983. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas at Arlington, 1980-1984. Faculty, Criminal Trial Advocacy Institute, Huntsville, Texas, 1991-2003. Member, College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)