Phi Alpha Delta. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law. Named "Texas Super Lawyer" and "Top 100 in Dallas/Fort Worth," 2003-2006; "Top 100 in the State of Texas," 2004-2005 Texas Monthly Magazine; "Attorney of Excellence," The Fort Worth Business Press; "Top Lawyer" Fort Worth, Texas Magazine. Author: "Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute, 1986; "Witnesses, Opinion Testimony, Relevancy," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1987, 1988; "Duty to Disclose: Constitutional and Ethical Considerations of Brady," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999. Speaker: "Recent Decisions," Sex Crimes Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1986; "The Court's Charge," D.W.I. Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1987; "Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute Seminars," 1987-1988; "Witnesses, Opinions, Testimony, Relevancy," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1987-1988 & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers State and Federal Short Course, 1989; "Taking the Fifth," Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, 1989; "Jury Selection," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993; "Cross-Examination of the Government's Main Witness," The Zen of Winning Seminar, 1995; "Cross-Examination," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995; "Pre-Trial Motions," Federal Law Short Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1996; "Cross-Examination," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996; "Top 10 Tips for Winning Your Case in Jury Selection," Winter/Spring Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1997; "How to Conduct a Meaningful and Effective 30-Minute Voir Dire in a Criminal Case," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Trial Skills Seminar, 1998; "Basic Winning - Jury Selection," Criminal Defense Advocacy Training Seminar, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 2004; "Voir Dire Demonstration," Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors in Criminal Cases Seminar, The Center for American and International Law, 2004; "Opening Statements," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2004; "Sexual Assault Voir Dire," Anatomy of the Win Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2004; "Opening Statements," Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006; Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors in Criminal Cases Seminar, The Center for American and International Law, 2006; "Indigent Defense," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2006; "Trial Advocacy in Criminal Cases," The Center for American and International Law, 2006. Faculty Teacher, Criminal Trial Advocacy Institute, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1997-2006; Advanced Program on Trial Advocacy in Criminal Cases, The Center for American and International Law, 2004. Co-Director, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Federal Short Course, 1999. Course Director, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2001. Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County, Texas, 1974-1975.
(Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
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