Practice Areas - Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Products Liability
- Environmental/Pollution
- Oil and Gas
- Employment Law
| - Insurance Coverage
- Mediation
- Business Dispute Resolutions
- Negligence
- Title VII and Civil Rights Claims
- Governmental Liability
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| University | University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., 1975 |
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| Law School | St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., with distinction, 1978 |
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| Admitted | 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas |
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| Memberships | Texas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2005; President-Elect, 2004; Executive Vice-President, 2002-2003; Secretary/Treasurer, 2000-2001; President's Award, 1991 and 1999; Vice-President 1990-1999; Chairman, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, 1998-2000); Austin Bar Association (President, 2011; Secretary, 2009-2010; Treasurer, 2008-2009; Outstanding Board Director, 2008); Defense Research Institute (Named The Outstanding Defense Bar Leader in the United States, Fred Sievert Award, 2006; Texas State Representative, 2006-2009; Member, National Membership Committee, 2008-2009; Regional Marketing Chair, 2006-2009); State Bar of Texas (Course Director, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2007; Planning Committee, 2005-2009; Texas Business Torts Planning Committee, 2009; Advanced Insurance Law Planning Committee 2008; Member, Select Committee on SB 1204; Court Reorganization, 2007; Chairman, State Bar Jury Project, 2005-2006; Court Rules Committee, 1997-2000; Sunset Committee, 2002-2003; Planning Committee, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, 1999-2000); Bar Association for the Fifth Circuit; Austin Young Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988); International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Texas Civil Justice League (Board of Directors, 2004—); Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Nominating Chairman, 2000-2001); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; United States Supreme Court Historical Society (Member, 1998—); St. Mary's University School of Law Alumni Association (Director, 1990-1993); College of State Bar (Member, 2005—). Fellow: Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (1990—; Fellow and Board Director, Austin Bar Foundation (2004—). |
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| Biography | Phi Delta Phi (Vice-President, 1978; Outstanding Law Graduate, 1978). Harlan Honor Society. Note and Comment Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1977-1978. Author: Texas Legislative Update (State Bar Advanced Personal Injury Course, 2007, 2006, 2008, 2009 and Austin Bar Association, 2007, 2009); Insurance Coverage Update (State Bar Advanced Insurance Law Course, 2007, 2008); Insurance Issues in Construction Defect Litigation (San Antonio 2007); Texas Legislative Update, Texas Bar Journal, January, 2007; Tort Trends (State Bar, 2006); Texas Legislative Update (State Bar, Advanced Civil Law Trial Course, 2005); Texas Tort Reform (2003 and 2004); Trying Tough Cases in Tough Venues (TADC, 2004); Mold Litigation (2002); Daubert Overview (State Bar, Advanced Civil Law Trial Course, 2000); Negligence Update (1999); Texas Summary Judgments (1997); Government Liability (1998); Insurance Coverage of Employment Claims (Austin Bar Association, 1997); Editor in Chief -Texas Update (2002—); "Governmental Liability," 1998; "The Diminishing Role Of Negligence In Manufacturer's Liability For Unavoidable Unsafe Drugs and Cosmetics," 9 St. Mary's Law Journal 102, 1977 (reprinted, Practicing Law Institute, 1978); Note, "Texas Appellate Procedure — Rule 21c," 8 St. Mary's Law Journal 550, 1976. Briefing Attorney to Associate Justice Sears McGee, Texas Supreme Court, 1978-1979. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
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| ISLN | 908452208 |
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