Current Employment Position(s): Shareholder

Areas of Practice:

Arbitration & Mediation, Banking Litigation, Bankruptcy, Business, Law, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Collections, Contracts, Leases and Leasing, Real Estate

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1969
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
U.S. District, Court Southern District of Texas, 1970
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1984
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1987

Education:

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1969, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence,

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1966 B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works: 

Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws, 92nd Edition (Contributing Author),

National Association of Credit Management, 2001Texas Collections Manual, Third Edition (Chair, Manual Committee and Contributing Author),

State Bar of Texas, 2000Fighting the Latest Frauds, Commercial Law Bulletin, Vol. 13 #4, July/August, 2000Texas Collections Manual, Second Edition (Editor and Contributing Author),

State Bar of Texas, revised 1996, 1987Reclamation Under Section 546(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, Commercial Law Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1988Creditors' Rights in Texas, Second Edition (Contributing Author),

State Bar of Texas, 1981Writs of Execution, Texas Bar Journal, vol. 39, p. 139 , 1976UCC Article II - Sales - Problem Areas and Pitfalls, Texas Tapes Professional Development Program, 1975

Classes / Seminars Taught:

Commercial Law League, National Business Institute, Inc.
University of Houston C.L.E.
Guest Lecturer, Houston Association of Credit Management
Guest Lecturer, Texas Association of County and District Clerks
Guest Lecturer, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program
Guest Lecturer, State Bar of TexasGuest Lecturer, Houston Bar Association
Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Bates College of Law
Guest Lecturer, South Texas College of Law
Guest Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law
Guest Lecturer, University of Alabama School of Law
Instructor / Lecturer, Commercial Law League Fund for Public Education
Guest Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Satellite Network
Guest Lecturer, Lorman Education Services
Guest Lecturer, National Business Institute, Inc.
Guest Lecturer, Stromar Educational Services, Inc.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Board of Certification - Board Certified, Creditors' Rights Specialist
Member, Houston Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Texas, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee
Member, American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators
President, Commercial Law League of America, 1999 - 2000

Fraternities/Sororities: Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information: September 15, 1944, Orange, Texas