Honors and Awards:

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Amicus Curiae Committee (Chair 2000 - 2005); Texas Association of Defense Counsel, President's Award.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Smith County Bar Association Pro Bono Award

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Briefing to Win: Attention-Grabbing Motions and Briefs," Tex. Ass'n of Def. Counsel (2007); "Everything New in Arbitration," TADC (2006); "Transitioning from Trial to Appeal," State Bar of Texas, Federal Court Practice (2004); Is this Interlocutory Appeal Really Necessary?" State Bar of Texas (2001); Guide to the New Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, State Bar of Texas (co-author)

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244 (1994); Kinney v. Weaver, 367 F.3d 337 (5th Cir. 2004)(en banc); Patterson v. Mobil Oil Corp., 335 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2003); ERI Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. Swinnea, 318 S.W.3d 867 (Tex. 2010); In re E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 136 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. 2004); State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Whitehead, 988 S.W.2d 744 (Tex. 1999); Stuart v. Bayless, 964 S.W.2d 920 (Tex. 1998)

Representative Clients:

• E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.; Ford Motor Company; Nissan Motor Company; Smith County, Texas; Brookshire Grocery Company; Key Production Company

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• East Texas Symphony Orchestra, President-Elect

Educational Background:

• University of Texas, Juris Doctor (with honors) Rice University, Master of Chemical Engineering Baylor University, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (with honors)