Areas of Practice
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Governmental Law
Real Estate
Wills and Probate
Bar Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1988
Texas, 1986
Education
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1986
Honors: Order of Lytae Honor Society
Lamar University , Beaumont, Texas
B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1982
Honors: Blue Key Honor Society
Honors: National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Major: Criminal Justice
Elected Offices
City of Lumberton, City Councilman, 1981 - 1982
City of Lumberton, Mayor, 1982 - 1983
Texas House of Representatives, 1989 - 1993
District 20 (Hardin, Jasper & Northwest Jefferson Counties
Texas House Committees:
County Affairs
Labor and Employee Relations
Retirement and Aging
Lumberton ISD School Board, 1997 - 2000 (Board President, 1999-2000)
Public Service
Former Member, Lamar Institute of Technology Foundation Board of Directors
Former Member, Attorney General's Child Support Advisory Committee
Former Member, Texas Lottery Advisory Taskforce
Former Member, Hardin County Supervision and Corrections Committee Justice
Council and Taskforce
Former Director, Southeast Texas Food Bank
Current Advisory Board Member, Southeast Texas Food Bank
