Certifications & Specialties
Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1978
Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1978
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1969
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1973
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
J.D. – 1969
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Graduated first in Class, 1969
Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review, 1969
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
B.A. – 1967
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Political Science
Minor: History
Hill Junior College, Hillsboro, Texas
A.A. – 1965
Honors: Class Valedictorian
Published Works
Note, Prenatal Injuries, 20 Baylor Law Review 140, 1968
Note, Hospital Liens, 20 Baylor Law Review 365, 1968
Comment, Procedures for Claiming and Priority of Mechanics’ and
Materialman’s Liens in Texas, 21 Baylor Law Review 21, 1969
Comment, “Delinquent Child”: A Legal Term Without Meaning,
21 Baylor Law Review 352, 1969
Classes/Seminars
Speaker; “Summary of Texas Legal Malpractice Law,” 23rd Annual
General Practice Institute, Baylor University School of Law, 2000
Speaker and Author; “Lawyer Professional Liability,” 26th
Annual Legal Conference, Texas Savings and Community Bankers Association
and Independent Bankers Association of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 2000
Speaker; “Final Argument,” The Judge Abner v. McCall American
Inns of Court, Waco, Texas, 1999
Speaker; “Truth Really Matters,” Ethic Seminar Sponsored by
The Tarrant County Bar Association, Fort Worth, Texas, 1999
Speaker and Author; “Walking the Walk,” Texas Lawyer Insurance
Exchange Legal Malpractice Seminar, Waco, Texas, 1998
Speaker and Author; “Legal Malpractice: Avoiding It and Insuring
Against It,” 19th Baylor General Practice Institute, Waco, Texas, 1996
Speaker and Author; “Professional Liability for the PI Lawyer, The
Sword and The Shield,” 11th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law
Course, State Bar of Texas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas, 1995
Speaker; “New Attorney’s Guide to Legal Malpractice Insurance,”
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism program at the Baylor
University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1995
Speaker and Co-Author; “Avoiding Malpractice in Litigation,”
7th Annual Baylor Litigation Institute, Waco, Texas, 1994
Speaker and Co-Author; “Lawyers Professional Liability,” 17th
Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas and Houston,
Texas, 1994
Speaker; “Sexual Discrimination and Harassment,” Texas Municipal
League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop for Attorneys, Austin, Texas, 1994
Speaker; “Hospital and Nursing Home Liability,” 10th Annual
Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 1994
Speaker and Co-Author; “Legal Malpractice Update,” State Bar
of Texas Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, 1993
Speaker and Co-Author; “Selected Topics Concerning Retaliation,”
Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Wokshop for Attorneys,
San Antonio, Texas, 1992
Speaker and Co-Author; “Recent Developments in Premises Liability
Under the Texas Tort Claims Act – Ordinary Defects and Special Defects,”
Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop for Attorneys,
San Antonio, Texas, 1992
Honors and Awards
Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters Legal, 2003 – Present
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, elected 1987, (Texas State Chair,
2000-2002)
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation, elected 1993
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Recipient, The W.R. Meritorious Service Award (in recognition of noteworthy
service to Baylor University), 1997
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association, 1980
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas, Director, 1980-1983
State Bar of Texas, State Bar Executive Committee, Member, 1981-1982
Texas Young Lawyers Association, President, 1981-1982
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Vice-President, 1979-1980
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Secretary, 1978-1979
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Director, 1977-1978
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association, President, 1975-1976
Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, President, 1987-1988
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Vice-President, 1988-1989, Director, 1976-1978