Honors and Awards:

• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Top Attorney in Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine, 2002
• Elite 100 Attorney of Excellence, Fort Worth Business Press, 2003
• Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Weaver & Tidwell Fort Worth Construction Advisory Board 2006 to present
• Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member, Council Member 2003-2006, Treasurer 2006-2007, Secretary 2007-2008, Chair Elect 2008-2009, Chair 2009-2010
• Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court Northern, District of Texas, Member 1995-1998
• Fee Arbitration Committee of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Member 1990-1991, 1993-1995
• Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, President 1980-1981
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, Director 2004-2006
• State Bar of Texas, Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

• TCU National Alumni Association, Board of Directors 2007-2009
• TCU Clark Society, Chair 2005-2007, Board Member 1999-2007
• TCU Fort Worth Alumni Chapter, Co-Chair of Board of Directors 1991-1993, Board Member 1991-2001
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, North Texas Chapter, Board of Directors 1994-1999; March of Dimes Fort Worth WalkAmerica, Chairman 1994 and 1995
• United Way Campaign, Section Chairman 1989-1991, Division Chairman for Business & Industry West 1992-1996
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes North Central Texas, Board of Directors 1988-1990, and Board of Directors and Executive Committee 1991-2001, Board of Directors 2006 to present
• University Baptist Church, Deacon, 1980 to present, past Vice Chairman
• TCU Lettermen’s Association, President 2001

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Third Party Influence on the Security Agreement: The Primary Source Doctrine; Uniform Commercial Law Journal, Summer, 1977
• Texas Apartment Association Lease and Tenant Security; CLE Presentation, International Property Management Seminar, 1986
• Presentation to lawyers the practical tips and pitfalls in handling large to small forcible detainer actions in Texas, Speaker, Forcible Detainer: Quick or Quack Justice; CLE Presentation, Tarrant County Bar Association, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Tarrant Count Bar Association CLE , Attorneys Handling Forcible Detainer Actions In Texas, 1987
• Spoke and presented written materials for a seminar with 3 other faculty members. I spoke on liens on commercial projects, giving both the practical and legal aspects of commercial mechanic's liens in Texas. I first gave the presentation as part of a one day seminar in 1998 and continued to give the seminar with updated materials each year through 2008, Speaker, Commercial Liens on Private Projects; CLE Presentation, Lorman Education Services Construction Lien Law Seminars, Construction Industry, 1998
• Presented insights about the construction activity in the Fort Worth Metroplex and predictions for growth in the coming year, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, The Panel on the Tarrant County Construction, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, 2006
• Practical and legal requirements for locating, choosing, preparing and presenting experts in construction cases geared for the young practitioner, Speaker with written materials, The Successful Preparation and Use of Construction Experts, Basics Course in Texas Construction Law, Construction Law Section for the State Bar of Texas, Construction Industry, 2008
• Part of a litigation panel that spoke on the effects of bankruptcy in different legal practice areas to young lawyers, with my area being construction litigation, Speaker, Effects of Bankruptcy: Different Perspectives from Different Practices, FWTYCLA Annual Member CLE, All Young Lawyers, 2009

Representative Clients:

• Autobahn Motorcar Group; AZZ incorporated; XTO Energy/Barnett Gathering; Denny’s; Range Resources/Energy Assets Operating Company; Western Rim Investment Advisors

Educational Background:

• Senior Scholar of Management Department, M.J. Neely School of Business
• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, B.B.A.; Honors: Cum Laude, 1973
• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, J.D., 1976