President, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2018); President, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (2008); Listed, Texas Super Lawyers (2009-2019), Top 50 Texas Super Lawyers in Central Texas (2017-2018), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas (2011-2019), Best Lawyers in San Antonio (2012-2019); ‘AV’ Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, since 2000; Superb ‘10.0’ Rated, Avvo; Managing Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1990. Author/Speaker: "Preface: The Crisis That Was Created," Texas Tech Law Review, Vol. 51, Number 4 (2019); “Health Care Liability Update,” State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, 2019; “Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2019; “Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” Soaking Up Some CLE 2019, A South Texas Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, 2019; “Ethical and Effective Marketing,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2018; “When Personal Injury Settlements Meet Special Needs Planning,” University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2018; “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2018; Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2018; “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” South Plains Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2018; “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2017; “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolving Standard,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar, 2017; “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017; “Legislative Update,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017; “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2016; “Arbitration - Tips and Traps from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 27th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2016; Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2016; “Arbitration Trends,” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Medical Torts Course, 2016; “Capped Med Mal Cases – Tribulations, Traps & Tips,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 26th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2015; “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear CLE Seminar, 2015; Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014; “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2013; “Does a Medical Malpractice Practice Still Exist in Texas?,” St. Mary’s Law School Student Chapter of the American Association of Justice, 2013; “Chapter 74 Reports: You Might Not Need the Kitchen Sink Anymore,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 24th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2013; “Recent Med Mal Cases 2012: The Good, Bad and Really Ugly,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 23rd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2012; Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2012; “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” South Plains Trial Lawyer Association CLE Luncheon, 2012; "The Carreras Trap and Stockton Excuse," Texas Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2011; "Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases," Texas Trial Lawyers Association Road Rules San Antonio - A Crash Course, 2011; "Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases," San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual 'Real World' C.L.E., 2010; "Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases," Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Houston Advocates Luncheon CLE, and Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2007-08; "Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy," State Bar of Texas 22nd and 23rd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Courses, 2006-2007, and Legal Ethics in Texas Seminar, 2005; "The Money Pit: Liens and Subrogation Interests," State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005; "New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine (Same Song, Second Verse)," Texas Trial Lawyers Association 15th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2004; "New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine," Texas Trial Lawyers Association 14th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2003, and State Bar of Texas Real Damages After HB4 Seminar, 2004; "New Malpractice Caps Will Hurt Children, Elderly," San Antonio Express-News, 2003; "The Most Commonly Encountered Liens and Subrogation Interests in Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence Cases," State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2003; "Arizona v. Youngblood: A Blueprint To Convict The Innocent?" 41 Baylor L. Rev. 4 (1989).