Current Employment Position(s): Associate

Member of Governmental Section of Firm, which acts as City Attorney and outside litigation counsel for various municipalities;
Lead counsel for City of Magnolia, Texas, 2004 – present;
Lead counsel for City of Wallis, Texas, 2003 – present.

Areas of Practice:  State and Local Government; Economic Development; Business Litigation; Landlord / Tenant.

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1991
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2003

Education:

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1990, J.D.
Honors:  Dean's Honor List
Honors:  Who's Who Among American Law Students, 9th Edition

Texas State University, MBA – 1985; BA – 1982
 
Papers/Classes/Seminars:

Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Ethics, Management, LeTourneau University, 1999 - Present

Author & Presenter, “Economic Development Corporation Dissolution” – TCAA Semi-Annual Meeting in South Padre Island, Texas, June 2004;

Author & Presenter, “Protecting Your Economic Development Corporation from Litigation” – Accelerated Board Training Seminar for Economic Development Corporations and other Board Members in Bellville and New Caney, Texas, 2004;

Author & Presenter, "Commercial Landlord's Liens", 2003 - Commercial and Residential Evictions Seminar - Sterling Education Services, Houston, Texas, May 21, 2003

Author & Presenter, "Reclaiming Abandoned Property", 2003 - Commercial and Residential Evictions Seminar - Sterling Education Services, Houston, Texas, May 21, 2003

Author & Presenter, "EDC's - Do's, Don'ts and Traps for the Unwary", 2003 - Enhancing our Economic Development Potential Seminar in Austin, Texas, January 31, 2003

Instructor, Research and Writing, Criminal Law, Probate, Procedure, Center for Advanced Legal Studies (Paralegal Certification), 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Texas Municipal League Texas City Attorneys Association;