Admissions
1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1986, U.S District Court, Eastern District of Texas
1982, Texas
1982, Texas
2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court
2002, U.S. Supreme Court
1982, Iowa (inactive)
1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Memberships
Dallas (Board of Directors, 2010-2012
Vision 2020 Commission, 2010
Appellate Section: Council Member, 1998-2007
Treasurer, 2003
Secretary, 2004
Vice Chair, 2005
Chair, 2006
Past Chair, 2007
Member: Judiciary Committee, Tort and Insurance Law Section
Business Litigation Section) and American (Member: Appellate Advocacy Committee and Insurance Coverage Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Fifth Circuit Editor, TIPS Appellate Advocacy Committee Newsletter, 1997-1998
Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee, Litigation Section
Council of Appellate Lawyers in the Judicial Division) Bar Associations
State Bar of Texas (Member: Pattern Jury Charge - Civil Committee, 1995-1996
Pattern Jury Charge Committee, General Negligence and Motor Vehicles, 2000-2001, 2002-2003
Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Business, Consumer, and Employment, 2007—
Sections on: Appellate, Insurance Law
Antitrust and Business Litigation
Consumer Law
Litigation)
Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 2008—
Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995—
Program Co-Chair, 2005 Spring Meeting)
DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar (Appellate Advocacy Committee Chair, 2007-2009, Vice Chair, 2005-2007, Steering Committee, 1997—
Chair, Appellate Advocacy Publications Subcommittee, 1997-2003
Founding Editor, Appellate Advocacy Committee newsletter, Certworthy, 1998-2003
Member: Amicus Committee, 2007—, Chair, 2008—
Insurance Law Committee
Commercial Litigation Committee)
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
SCRIBES - American Society of Legal Writers.
