Current Employment Position(s): Of Counsel

Areas of Practice: Arbitration, Civil Trials, Mediation, Mock Trials, Ad Litem, Appointments, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Probate, Real Estate, Receiverships

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1969
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

Education:

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1969
J.D.University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, 1965
B.B.A.
Major:  Accounting

Published Works: 

Editor, Revision of Chapter 23A, "Bank Liability in Letter of Credit Transactions", Law and Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.


Classes/Seminars Taught:

Preparing for a Successful Mediation, General Practice Seminar, August, 2000 and May 2001, Stromar Education Services, Inc.

"Ethics/Judicial Ethics", Hot Topics & Ethics Institute, Stromar Education Services, Inc., 2001

"Property of the Bankruptcy Estate & Exceptions," Basic Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Sterling Education Services, L.L.C., 2001

Honors and Awards:

AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
American Jurisprudence Awards: Corporations & Equity

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Member, State Bar of Texas, Litigation, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Sections
Member, American Bar Association, Litigation, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Sections, 1972 - Present
Member, Houston Bar Association, Litigation, Real Estate Law, Probate Sections, 1972 - Present
Member, American Judicature Society
Member, College of the State Bar
Board of Directors, Association for Conflict Resolution, 2000 - Present
Member, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program

Past Employment Positions: 270th Civil District Court, Former Judge, 1995 - 1998

Languages: Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities: Phi Sigma Kappa & Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information: July 4, 1942, Houston, Texas