Areas of Practice
Transportation Litigation
Commercial Litigation
General Civil Litigation
Construction
Insurance Defense
Labor and Employment
Personal Injury
Certified Legal Specialties
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1988
Education
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
J.D. – 1987
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: St. Mary’s University School of Law Review, 1985 – 1987
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
M.B.A. – 1980
Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
B.S. – 1979
Major: Agricultural Economics
Representative Clients
Allied Waste
American Home Shield
Austin Industries
British American Insurance Group
Conway Truckload
Corporate Claims Service
Dollar Rental Cars
Everest National Insurance Company
Excel Global Logistics
Hylant MacLean Risk Management
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Lincoln General Insurance Group
Markel Insurance Group
Melton Truck Lines
Penske Truck Leasing
RSUI
Unitrin Specialty
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Honors and Awards
Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation (2020)
Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, Legal 2006 – Present
Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers
Woodrow B. Seals Laity Award for Christian Service, Perkins School of
Theology: Southern Methodist University, 2008
Ted Caravantes Christian Service Award: San Antonio District of the United
Methodist Church, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas
San Antonio Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
John M. Harlan Society, Member
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Trucking Industry Defense Association
ALFA Transportation Practice Group, Chairman, 2005 – 2006
ALFA Transportation Practice Group, Program Chairman, 2004
Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA)
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Past Employment Positions
Groce, Locke & Hebdon, Associate, 1987 – 1991
Ball & Weed, PC, 1991 – 2010