Admitted
1979, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., with highest honors, 1976
Memberships
Houston (Member: Committee on the Appellate Judiciary, 1989-1990; Appellate Practice Section, 1990—) and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Vice-Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1993-1994; Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Committee, 1987—; Council of Appellate Lawyers, Appellate Judges Conference, Judicial Division, 2002—; Chair, Speakers' Bureau Committee, 2003—) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; State Bar of Texas (Chair, 1989-1990, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section); Defense Research Institute (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 2003—)
Biographical
Recipient, Certificate of Merit, State Bar of Texas, 1993. Editor in Chief, Texas Appellate Practice Manual (2d ed. 1993). Author and Speaker: Managing Expectations on Appeal, Houston Bar Association, 2003; Preservation of Error, Fifth Circuit Appellate Practice and Advocacy Seminar, 2002, 2003; Appellate Advocacy: The Myth vs. the Reality, University of Texas, 1999; Attacking and Defending Contractual Liability and Promissory Estoppel on Appeal, State Bar of Texas, 1998; Brief Writing in the Texas Courts of Appeals, Houston Bar Association, 1996; State Standards of Review: Cornerstone of the Appeal, University of Texas, 1996; Oral Argument by the Masters, State Bar of Texas, 1995; An Analysis of Texas Charge Practice, University of Texas, 1993; The Theory of Appeal-The Decision to Appeal-Frivolous Appeals-Dealing with Trial Counsel, University of Texas, 1992; Brief Writing: Advanced Techniques for Writing a Statement of Facts, State Bar of Texas, 1991; The Interrelationship of Common-Law Contract Claims and Negligence Claims, Southern Methodist University, 1990; Pitfalls for Corporate Counsel in Appealing the Disastrous Judgement, American Corporate Counsel Association Institute, 1988; Preservation of Reversible Error in Texas, Houston Bar Association, 1988.Director and Fellow: American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)