Honors and Awards:

• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Texas Super Lawyer – 2003-2009; D Magazine – Best Lawyers Under 40 – 2002, 2004.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003

Bar/Professional Activity:

• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:  Recovered net settlement proceeds in various plaintiff litigation cases in excess of $50 million; Trial counsel in numerous commercial litigation cases resulting in plaintiff and defense judgments, including litigation involving defrauded limited partnerships, landlord/tenant disputes, breach of commission agreements, officer and director liability, consumer fraud claims, and age and sex discrimination allegations; Represented energy companies in matters involving condemnation, eminent domain and right of entry disputes; Counseled clients in intellectual property claims, including litigation involving patents, licensing, trademarks and trade secrets.   PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association - Judiciary Committee, Vice Chairman, Bench Bar Book; State Bar of Texas, Member; Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow.   BAR ADMISSIONS: State Bar of Texas; U. S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 7th Circuits; U. S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U. S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• National Breast Cancer Foundation, Secretary/Treasurer, 1990-2003.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: “Handling Litigation Through Trial and Appeal – From Plaintiff's and Defendant's Perspective”; “Libel, Slander, and False Light in Texas” – 2003 CLE/TDI Seminar Legal Issues of Disaster Response; “Mold, the New Catastrophic Claim Creature, and What Contract Sureties Should Know About It”; “Preparing the Big Case for Trial and Appeal” - Dallas Bar Association.

Educational Background:

• Southern Methodist University, B.B.A. Finance, cum laude, 1987