Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1997-1998. Member, 1988-1990 and Note Editor, 1989-1990, Texas Tech Law Review. Author: "Employment Law for Engineers," Legal Issues for Texas Professional Engineers, 2006; "Managing Intermittent Leave," Employment Law Update, 2005; "Handling The Administrative Charge: Best Practices," Employment Law Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, 2005; "Are you In Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act," Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators, 2005; "Handling Performance Problems," Employee Discharge and Documentation, 2004; "Time Off and the Fair Labor Standards Act," Time Off, State and Federal Laws on Employee Leave, Vacation and Holidays, 2003; "OSHA Administrative Procedures," State and Federal Personal Law, 2002; "Investigations and Employee Privacy Rights," Internal Investigations of Employment Issues Seminar, 2001; "Employment Law Update," Civil Trial Seminar, 2000; "Effective Hiring," Introduction to Employment and Labor Law Seminar, 2000; "Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits," Texas Unemployment Compensation Seminar, 1999; "Compelling the Mental Examination of a Party to a Civil Law Suit," 20 Texas Tech Law Review 1303, 1989. District Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Supreme Court of Texas, 1997—. Listed, in Texas Super Lawyers 2007-2011; Best Lawyers in America, 2012. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)