| Admission Details | 1989, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas |
| Education | Southern Methodist University, B.A.; The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: SMU Political Science Scholarship; "Legislative Excellence Award," Texas Municipal Police Association; "Distinguished Legislative Service Award," Texas Municipal League. Voted, Top Attorney in the area of Personal Injury Law and Product Liability Law, Fort Worth, Texas, Magazine, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006 and 2007. Named: "Rotarian of the Year," 1993-1994; "Alumni of the Year," Trinity High School, 1995-1996. Member: The First Baptist Church of Euless; Appropriations Committee; Elections Committee. Member, Board of Directors: The Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce; The Mid-Cities Optimist Club; H-E-B Rotary Club. Aide, Tarrant County Judge Tom Vandergriff (former U.S. Congressman), 1983. City Council Person, Euless, 1991-1996. State Representative, 1996. Honored: "Outstanding Legislator," The Texas Police Chiefs Association; "Legislative Star," The Texas Classroom Teachers Association; "Fighter for Free Enterprise," Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce. Former Vice-Chair, Judicial Affairs Committee. Appointed by Speaker of the House, Tom Craddick, to the Task Force on Indigent Defense, Texas Judicial Council and to serve on the Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures (April 2005). Appointed by Speaker of the House, Pete Laney, to the National Conference of State Legislatures Committee on Education (July 1999) and to the NCSL Council for State Health Leadership Development (November 1997). Appointed by Governor George W. Bush, to represent the State of Texas on the Southern Regional Education Board (May 2000). Formerly with: Government Reform Committee (78th Session); Appropriations Committee (76th, 77th and 79th Sessions); Public Education Committee (76th and 77th Sessions); Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance (77th Session); Committee on the Equalization of Appellate Court Funding (77th Session); Select Committee on Teacher Health Insurance (76th and 77th Sessions); Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (76th Session); Select Committee on Judicial Interpretations of Law (76th Session); Financial Institutions Committee (75th Session); Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee (75th Session). |