Year Joined Organization

• 1979

Areas of Practice

• Trials and Appeals
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury
• Oil and Gas
• Business Litigation
• Probate Litigation

Litigation Percentage

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified - Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979

Education

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1975
  B.A.
  
  

Representative Clients

• Devon Energy, Inc.
• A.I.G.
• British Petroleum
• Mid-Continent Insurance

References

• First National Bank of Bryan, Texas

Honors and Awards

• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Rated AV - Martindale Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Brazos County Bar Association, 1990 - 1991
  President
  
  
• American Bar Association, Section on Litigation
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Texas, 1986 - 1989
  Member, Committee on Funding the Judiciary
  
  
• State Bar of Texas, 1990 - 1992
  Member, Committee on Administration of Justice
  
  
• State Bar of Texas, 1992 - 1995
  Chairman, District 8 Grievance Committee
  
  
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1982 - 1984
  Director
  
  
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1982 - 1984
  Irman, Courthouse Efficiency Committee
  
  
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1983 - 1986
  Chairman, Legislative Committee
  
  

Birth Information

• December 21, 1952, Amarillo, Texas, United States of America