Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, A.B.
Law School Attended:
University Of Texas, J.D., 1978
Year of First Admission:
1978
Admission:
1978, Texas; Texas Western District Court; U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court - Northern District of California; U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court - Western District of Texas; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; US Supreme Court; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; California Northern District Court; Texas Eastern District Court; Texas Northern District Court; Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court; Supreme Court of the United States
ISLN:
909562067
Areas of Practice (9)
Administrative
Class Action Defense
Commercial and Corporate Ethics-Legal Malpractice
Government
Labor-Employment
Litigation: Commercial
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Commercial
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Peer Reviews
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