Honors and Awards: Martindale-Hubbell (AV) rated, see summary

Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2005Licensed, State Bar of California, 1994U.S. Federal District Courts, Northern District of California; Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of TexasU.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1995U.S. Courts of Appeals, 5th and 9th Circuits

Bar/Professional Activity: The College of the State Bar of TexasFellow, Texas Bar FoundationTexas Trial Lawyer's Association, (TTLA) Board MemberAmerican Association for Justice (AAJ)Austin Bar Association, Board Member, Civil Litigation SectionAmericann Inn of Court, Robert W. Calvert chapterAmerican Bar Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Paper, "Voir Dire: Strategies after Cortez and Hyundai," State Bar of Texas Advanced PI Course, August 2007.                                          In the Eyes of the Beholder, (an article on driver perception-reaction), Trial, February 2007.                                          Speaker, "Voir Dire after Cortez," UT CLE Car Wrecks Seminar, January 2006.                                          Speaker, "Voir Dire after Cortez," TTLA Car Wrecks Seminar, November 2005.                                          Speaker, "Voir Dire after Cortez," TTLA New Techniques Under HB4, October 2005.                                          Speaker, "Common Discovery Issues in Personal Injury Litigation," State Bar of Texas, Legal Assistant's University Annual Seminar, September 2005.                                          Voir Dire in Low Speed Collision Cases - Plaintiff's View, 96 Am Jur TRIALS 1,     (2005).Speaker, "The Law of Voir Dire," TTLA Advanced PI Conference, April 2005.The Client Who Needed Me Most, Trial, April 2005.Speaker, "Common Evidentiary Issues and Problems," ABA Ultimate Trial Notebook, February 2005.Speaker, "How to Prosecute the $5-50K Car Wreck Case," UT CLE Car Wrecks     Seminar, December 2004.Speaker, "Handling Property Damage Claims," TTLA Car Wrecks Seminar, Sep 2004.                                          Select the Right Jury for Your Case, Trial, April 2004.                                          Speaker, "Overcoming Juror Bias in Auto Cases," TTLA Car Wrecks Seminar, 2003.                                          Proof of the Road Hazard Case, 71 Am Jur POF3d 1, (2003).                                          When Poles in the Right-of-way are Wrong, Trial, Feb. 2003.Paving the Way for a Road Hazard Case, Trial, Jan. 2002.An Equitable Approach to Applying the Attorney Client Privilege to Defunct Lenders, 19 J. Corp. L. 69 (1993)., see summary, see summary, See Summary