EDUCATION
University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas, J.D., 1979
Board of Advocates
Legal Research Board
UT Moot Court Team
Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia; B.A. in History, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa graduate with high honors
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
30+ years of experience working with thousands of clients on cases involving:
•motor vehicle accidents
•drunk driving victims
•bicycling deaths
•construction injuries
•trucking accidents
•animal attacks
•defective products litigation
•nursing home abuse and neglect
•medical malpractice
•mass torts
•claims against insurance companies for unfair claims handling practices
BAR ADMISSIONS
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Military Appeals
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas
All Texas Courts
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Austin Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
HONORS & AWARDS
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating (highest available peer review for professionalism)
Featured in the Texas Legal Leader's "2013 Top Lawyers" magazine
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas (for time devoted to free legal services to low-income Texans)
Washington & Lee University Alumni Association President
(Central Texas Chapter) 2002-2007
