Honors and Awards:

• board member, Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College
• AV rating by Martindale-Hubble.
• I have acheived the rank of ADVOCATE membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. This is an invitation only organization that is dedicated to the preservation of the jury trial. The advocate rank is open only to lawyers that have practiced 8 years and have tried at least 50 civil cases to a verdict., Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2005

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified, Personal injury trial law, 1987
• Civil Trial Advocacy, 1990

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Teaching staff Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College
• Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of the District 2A greivance committee
• State Bar Board of Directors

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board member of Longview chapter of Habitat for Humanity
• National Board member of Justice for Children an organization whose mission is to raise the consciousness of our society about the failure of our governmental agencies to protect victims of child abuse, to provide legal advocacy for abused children and to develop and implement collaborative solutions to enhance the quality of life for these children., 2010