Summary of Experience
In excess of fifty-first chair jury trials during over twenty-five years as a
trial attorney representing plaintiffs, defendants, insurers, business entities,
health care providers and governmental entities. Three years as a university
instructor and ten years occupying corporate offices and as corporate counsel.
Almost 20 years as a neutral in arbitration (2500+ cases) and mediations (6000+
cases) of litigated and pre-litigation disputes, with over 400 hours of training
in dispute resolution. Continuing education lecturer and trainer for numerous
alternative dispute resolution training programs, including American Arbitration
Association, American Academy of Attorney Mediators, Attorney Mediators
Institute, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, Professional Attorney
Mediators, JAMS Endispute and Resolute Systems, Inc. Judge for numerous law
student ADR competitions, including ABA National, University of Houston and
South Texas College of Law, Association of Attorney Mediators Advanced Certified
Mediator and Texas Mediator Credentialing Association Credentialed Distinguished
Mediator.
Education
Texarkana College (A.S. 1968); Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S. in
Business Administration 1970); Rice University (grad. 1971-72); South Texas
College of Law (J.D. 1973); U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School (1980);
Texas College of Trial Advocacy (1981); Life Office Management Association, Inc.
(Fellow 1987); Attorney-Mediators Institute, Inc. (Basic 1991 Advanced & Family
1992); American Arbitration Association Mediation Training (Basic Court
1991-Court Annexed, 1992-Trainer, 1992-Present); AA White Dispute Resolution
Institute (Basic 1991-Advanced-1992, Instructor-1992); Academy of Attorney
Mediators (Advanced 1993-Trainer/Basic-1996); Professional Attorney/Mediators
(Instructor-1996).
Professional Associations
Houston Bar Association, American Bar Association, Association of Attorney
Mediators, Association for Conflict Resolution, American Arbitration Association
(Panel of Arbitrators 1991-Present), admitted to the U.S. District Courts –
Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Districts of Texas, 5th and 11th Circuit
Courts of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Supreme Court, College of the State Bar
of Texas, Pro-Bono College of State Bar of Texas, Life Fellow Houston & Texas
Bar Foundation, American Society of Law & Medicine, N.A.S.D. approved mediator.
Awards and Recognition
Who’s Who in American Education 1992; E.E. Townes Award for Academic
Excellence-South Texas College of Law 1973; Distinguished Military Student-Rice
University 1973; American Jurisprudence Award-Legal Medicine 1973; Who’s Who of
Emerging Leaders in America; Member/Chair District 4; Grievance Committee of
State Bar of Texas 1979-83; Who’s Who in American Law 1985-95; Who’s Who in
Finance & Industry 1988-91; Commendation for Achievement by Mayor and City
Council of Houston 1996; Who’s Who in America 1997; President of Deerfield
Village Community Association 1997 to 2002; H-Houston Magazine: Houston’s Top
Lawyers 2006-2008 and Who’s Who in Alternative Dispute Resolution by Texas State
Bar ADR Section-2007.
Political Involvement
Who’s Who in the Republican Party in America 1991; Circle R; Houston Young
Professional Republicans, Greater Houston Pachyderm Club, Republican Leadership
Council of Harris County, Republican Party of Harris County; Republican Party of
Texas; Republican Lawyers of Texas (President, Secretary); Republican National
Lawyers Association (Secretary); Delegate to Numerous Precinct, Senatorial
District, State and National Conventions; Chair-Precinct 003 Harris County;
Precinct Judge-2006-present; Harris County Republican Party Executive Committee
and Judicial Screening Committee.
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