University Attended:
University of Iowa, B.A., with honors, 1977
Law School Attended:
Boston College, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1985, Texas; 1981, Illinois; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Arizona District Court; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; Illinois Northern District Court; Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court; 11, U.S. Court of Appeals 11th, Circuit; 5, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 7, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the American Bar Association National Institute on Securities Fraud
Federal Bar Association
President, Houston Chapter, 1995-96
Board of Directors, 1993-2004
Chair, Criminal Law Subcommittee, present
National Delegate, 1996-97
Vice-President, 1994-95
Secretary, 1993-94
Houston Bar Association Foundation Member
Chicago Bar Association
American Bar Association
Committee on White Collar Criminal Defense
Current Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Securities Fraud
Co-Chair of the regional White Collar Sub-Committee
Bar Association for the Fifth Federal Circuit
College of the State Bar of Texas
American Academy of Trial Counsel (Fellow)
Languages:
Spanish and French and Thai and Japanese
Birth Information:
Highland Park, Illinois, July 2, 1955
Hobbies & interests:
Presenter at the Healthcare Fraud at the Federal Law Conference 2010, presented by the Hidalgo County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas, April 8 & 9, 2010, McAllen, Texas. Moderator of the Panel Proactive vs. Reactive Compliance Programs Panel The Second Annual National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel May 5-7, 2010, St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C. Participant in a panel discussion on Healthcare Fraud at the Federal Law Conference 2010, presented by the Hidalgo County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas, April 8 & 9, 2010, McAllen, Texas. Guest speaker at BP America Compliance and Ethics Leaders Event Houston , Texas November 4, 2009 Co-chair of the Fourth National Annual Institute on Securities Fraud held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. On October 15th Planning committee member and participant at the Fourth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud October 15-16, 2009 Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. Guest Speaker at the National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigators and In-House Counsel May 6-8, 2009 Ritz Carlton Washington, DC Panelist at the ABA Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime March 5-7, 2008 Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Miami, Florida Panelist at Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference August 11-15, 2008 Marriot Hotel, Chicago Illinois Panelist at the CLE: White Collar Practice for the Business Lawyer and In-house Counsel July 31-August 1, 2008 South Texas College of Law Houston, Texas Instructor, Attorney General's Advocate Institute, Washington, District of Columbia , 1987
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