Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; the College of the State Bar of Texas (2008-2010); the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas (1999-2000, 2002-2004); Travis County Bar Association Member; American Bar Association.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Boards:  S.W. Regional and Austin Anti-Defamation League; Ballet Austin; GENAustin; Breakthrough Austin; Texas Tribune

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Program Co-Chair and Lecturer (2003-2011) Eminent Domain:  CLE International; Texas Land Title Institute:  Condemnation (2010); Program Co-Chair, Eminent Domain: Understanding Special Issues and Litigation Strategies (2007); Program Co-Chair, 6th Annual SuperConference, "Eminent Domain: Advanced Topics for an Advancing Field" (2007) Lecturer, International Right of Way Association, Texas Convention (2003) Lecturer, Land Use Civil Rights and Eminent Domain, CLE International Programs (1998, 2003) Lecturer, Trial Tactics, The University of Texas at Austin (1987-1989) Chairperson, Condemnation Committee of the Real Property Section, American Bar Association (1995-1998) Member, American Bar Association, Condemnation Committee, Real Property and Litigation Sections (1995-2009) Lecturer, Eminent Domain, American Bar Association Convention (1994, 1995, 1998) Publication, "Road to Confusion," American Bar Association Journal (1994) Publication, "Takings and Related Causes of Action Under Federal and Texas Law," Southwestern Legal Foundation, 24th Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain (1994) Lecturer, Eminent Domain, State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Seminar (1993) and Advanced Real Estate Drafting Seminar (2003) Publication, "The Taking of Property," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Seminar (1993) Publication, "Texas Measure of Remainder Property Damage: A Review of Schmidt," Southwestern Legal Foundatioin, 22nd Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain (1992) Lecturer, Southwestern Legal Foundation (1991, 1993)

Educational Background:

• 1978 AB Degree, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University