Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1973-1974. Law clerk to the Honorable Walter P. Gewin, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1974-1975. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, SMU School of Law, Spring 1989, Fall 1993 and Fall 1994. Representative Authorships: "Challenges to Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Foreign States in the United States," The International Lawyer, American Bar Association Section of International Law, Spring 2008; "Arbitration in Las Americas-a view-Advocate's Presentation," ICDR 5th Annual Miami International Arbitration Conference, February 2007; "What Happens in Burma?" Commentary on Alien Tort Statute for U.S. energy Companies, Oil and Gas Investor, January 2007; "International Dispute Resolution for Oil & Gas Executives," Latin Oil & Gas 2003 Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2003; "Daubert - Effective Use of Experts, Including Demonstration of Direct and Cross-Examination," State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2002; Voir dire demonstration, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, June 2000; "To Litigate or Arbitrate: Tips on Handling Trans-National Commercial Disputes," Monterrey, Mexico, Summer 1999; "Fighting Lost Profits in a Commercial Case," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, August 1995. Associate and Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, 1975-2008. Member, Mac Taylor Inn of Court, Dallas, Texas. Listed: Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2006; New Orleans Top Lawyers, New Orleans Magazine, 2009; Listed, The International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers 2010-2011. Awarded, Leadership In Law, New Orleans CityBusiness, 2012. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation (Chair, 2006); American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitration Panel; ICDR International Arbitration Panel); Center for American and International Law (Research Fellow).