Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Born Dallas, Texas, August 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.

Education: Preparatory and legal education, University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1984; J.D., with honors, 1986).

Fraternities and Honors: Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Golden Key; Order of the Coif. Board of Advocates. Benton Moot Court Team, 1986; American Bar Association Moot Court Team, 1986. Recipient, Dean's Award of Distinction (Highest grade in class), Bankruptcy, Constitutional Law, Advanced Constitutional Law and Evidence.

Recent Authorship & Speeches: (Author) "Abstracts of Recent State and Lower Federal Court Decisions on Consumer Class Actions," Consumer and Personal Rights Litigation Newsletter, May 1995; (Co-Author) "Dealing with Attorneys' Fees and Objections in Class Action Settlements," National Institute on Class Actions, ABA, Chicago, 1997; (Co-Author and Speaker) "Resolving Class Actions in the Plaintiffs' Favor: Settlements and Contested Final Judgments," Federal Bar Association, April 2001; (Author) "High Court: Class Action Standards Too Strict," Texas Lawyer, June 2002; (Speaker and Co-author) "Summaries of Significant Class Action Opinions in Texas State and Federal Courts, 2001-2002," Texas Trial Lawyers Association July 2002; (Speaker) "Class Action Update," Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2003; (Speaker) "Where Will the Big Cases Come From After HB4," Conference on State and Federal Appeals, Continuing Legal Education Department, University of Texas, June 2004; (Speaker and Co-author) "The Class Action Unfairness Act of 2005;" Dallas Bar Headnotes, April 2005; (Speaker) "Credit Card Developments," 10th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute, April 2005.


Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1997-06); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2002-06); American Association for Justice; Public Justice Foundation (Board of Directors, 2001-06); National Association of Consumer Attorneys; Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation.