Honors and Awards: TACTAS is composed of Texas lawyers who have been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the specialties of Civil Trial Law, Civil Appellate Law or Personal Injury Trial Law., President, Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, Elected by Board of Directors, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications: ADMITTED: 1975, Louisiana; 1976, Texas.

Bar/Professional Activity: PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: President, Texas Association of Trial and Appellate Specialists ("TACTAS"); Board of Directors, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Chairman, State Bar of Texas Committee on Court Costs and Delay; Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy College of Texas; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Nominating Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates; Faculty, University of Houston Trial Advocacy Institute; Instructor, American Bar Association Family Law Advocacy Institute.

Pro bono/Community Service: Director, American Heritage Education Foundation; Board of Directors, Theatre Under the Stars; Member, Texas Children's Hospital Development Council.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Speaker, "Voir Dire: The Art and Science of Jury Selection," Houston Bar Association; Speaker, "Use of demonstrative evidence in business cases," Houston Bar Association; Speaker, "Logical Presentation of Exhibits," Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas; Speaker, "Voir Dire Workshop," University of Houston Trial Advocacy Institute; Speaker, "Voir Dire and Jury Selection," University of Houston Law Center; Speaker, "Voir Dire," Trial Advocacy College of Texas; Speaker, "Voir Dire Demonstration Panel," State Bar of Texas; Speaker, "Overview of the Enron Civil Litigation," South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; Speaker, "Considerations in Choosing the Forum," Houston Bar Association; Speaker, "Voir Dire," Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Speaker, "Voir Dire and Jury Selection," University of Houston Law Foundation; Guest Lecturer, "Voir Dire and Jury Selection," South Texas College of Law; Speaker, "Class Actions in State Court," The University of Texas School of Law; Speaker, "What Every Practitioner Needs to Know," University of Texas School of Law; Speaker, "Patent Licensing and Litigation in Prepaid," Intele-Card Expo; Speaker, "From Perry Mason to The Practice: The Impact of Television and Movies on Juror Expectations," American Inns of Court; Speaker, "Voir Dire and Jury Selection," Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Moderator, "Judicial Independence, Effect of Tort Reform on Trials and Forecast for Trial," Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists; Panelist, "Transitioning from a Personal Injury to a Civil Trial Practice," South Texas College of Law; Presiding Judge, Texas Regional Mock Trial Competition; Speaker, "Voir Dire and Jury Selection," State Bar of Texas; Moderator, "The Enron Jury," Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.

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