Honors and Awards: Recognized in Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine (2006, 2007, 2008); Editor-in-Chief, Tulsa Law Review; Outstanding Law Graduate of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Bar Association (top 3 statewide); Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification; NITA Advocates Society, National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, Robert W. Calvert Chapter; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Founding Life Fellow, Austin Bar Foundation; Marquis Who's Who in American Law (General Litigation)

Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Bar/Professional Activity: Member, Advisory Committee to the National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, Boston, Massachusetts (2009-present); Board Member, Board of Examiners, National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Speciality Certification (2005-present);Member, Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee of the State Bar of Texas (1996-98);Member, Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the State Bar of Texas (2000-04);Panel Chairman, District 9A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas (2002-03)(member from 1997);Member, Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas (1992-present);Member, College of the State Bar of Texas (2000-present);Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel (1990-present);Board Member, Board of Directors, Austin Bar Association (1997-99);Board Member, Civil Litigation Section, Austin Bar Association (2009-present); Chairman, Bar & Grill Committee, Austin Bar Association (1995-97);Chairman, Docket Call Committee, Austin Bar Association (1993-96)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Co-Chair, "Ultimate Trial Notebook 2009," Austin Bar Association Civil Litigation Section (Oct. 2009); Author, Advanced Evidence Examination, National Board Certification of Civil Trial Specialists, National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Speciality Certification (Jan. 2009); "The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: Economic Bailout - Litigation Fallout, Subprime Mortgage Crisis," American Inns of Court, Austin, Texas (Nov. 2008); "Tort Reform Time Machine,“ American Inns of Court, Austin, Texas (Mar. 2007);"Ask a Super Lawyer,” Automated Camera Defenses, Texas Monthly (Oct. 2006); Litigating Disaster Recovery Issues, American Inns of Court, Austin, Texas (Oct. 2006); Author, Advanced Evidence Examination, National Board Certification of Civil Trial Specialists, National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification (2006); National Business Institute, How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Texas (Co-Chair) Austin, Texas (2002);Review of Litigation/Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, Conflicts of Interest Symposium: Cutting Edge Conflicts of Interest Hypotheticals, Austin, Texas (1997);Advanced Civil Trial Course, Offering and Excluding Evidence, Houston, Texas (State Bar of Texas) (1996);Austin Bar Association, Offering and Excluding Evidence in Commercial Trials, Austin, Texas (1996);Advanced Civil Trial Course, Sanctions and Alternatives to Sanctions, Houston, Texas (State Bar of Texas) (1996);Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Texas Rules of Evidence: Predicates and Exclusions for Selected Rules, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (1996);Advanced Civil Trial Course, Offering and Excluding Evidence, Fort Worth, Texas (State Bar of Texas) (1996);Advanced Civil Trial Course, Offering and Excluding Evidence, San Antonio, Texas (State Bar of Texas) (1996);Houston Board of Realtors, Dual Agency and Broker Liability, Houston, Texas (1986);Nova Health Systems, Preparing for the Jury Trial, San Antonio, Texas (1986);Whom Do You Represent: Knowing Your Principal – Accidental Agency (co-author), 39 Texas Realtor 6 (Feb. 1986);Texas Association of Realtors, Litigation Tips for the Unwary, Austin, Texas (1985); Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall: Clarifying the Limits of Personal Jurisdiction, 48 Texas Bar J. 651 (1985)

Representative Clients: Washington Mutual, Providian National Bank, Richardson Enterprises, Inc., A & B Cattle Company, Coca Cola Enterprises, HB Fuller Inc., TEC Incorporated

Educational Background: University of California at Los Angeles (1977), B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Political Science, University of Tulsa College of Law (1981), J.D., Highest Honors