Admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; also admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts of Texas.
Preparatory education, St. John’s University in Minnesota (B.A., 1972)
Legal education, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977)
Almost 20 years experience as a trial lawyer in state and federal courts.
President of East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (1993-1994)
Over 12 years experience as a mediator having conducted
over 1550 mediations as of January 1, 2009.
Experienced in the mediation of patent cases.
Over the years, has spoken on mediation to various organizations. In 2008, was on a panel that discussed successful mediation strategies at the TADC Intellectual Property Seminar in Dallas, and spoke on mediation at a program on conflict resolution sponsored by the Istanbul Policy Center in Istanbul, Turkey.
Member:
American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law and Dispute Resolution Sections)
State Bar of Texas: Intellectual Property Law Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution (on Section's Council, 2005-2008), and District 2A Grievance Committee, 1986-88
Smith County Bar Association (President, 1987)
American Board of Trial Advocates: Advocate (President East Texas Chapter, 2007)
Association of Attorney-Mediators
Texas Association of Mediators
Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation
President Smith County Bar Foundation (2008-2009)
AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
Chairman of the City of Tyler Historical Preservation
Board (2007-2009)
