Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law -- Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Life Fellow -- Texas Bar Foundation
• Chair, Appellate Law Section -- Dallas Bar Association, 1997

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "With Colorful Language, High Court Upholds Plaintiff's Win", Texas Lawyer, Apr. 19, 2010

Transactions:

• Representative cases: HCBeck, Ltd. v. Rice, 284 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. 2009) (providing guidance for general contractors seeking statutory employer status for the employees of their subcontractors under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act); Phillips v. Phillips, 296 S.W.2d 656 (Tex. App.--El Paso 2009, pet. denied) (divorce appeal involving complex property issues); Dalworth Trucking Co. v. Bulen, 924 S.W.2d 728 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1996, no writ) (upholding jury award in wrongful death case); City of Lancaster v. Chambers, 883 S.W.2d 650 (Tex. 1994) (establishing objective good faith standard for official immunity; cited by state and federal courts in more than 600 cases); State v. Arellano, 801 S.W.2d 128 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1990, no writ) (establishing retroactive applicability of Texas expunction statute); Alexander v. State, 740 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987) (reversing conviction in death penalty case); Ex parte Williams, 630 S.W.2d 803 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1982, no pet.) (holding that denial of claim for relief from allegedly excessive bail pending appeal without hearing violated state and federal constitutions).

Educational Background:

• B.A., cum laude -- Tulane University of Louisiana, 1975
• J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law, 1979