Admissions
1968, Texas
1970, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court
1977, U.S. Supreme Court
1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Memberships
Ector County, Jefferson County (Director, 1994-1999
Vice President, 1998-1999
Michelle F. Mehaffy Pro Bono Award, May 1995), American (Chair, John Minor Wisdom Award Committee
Vice Chair, Sexual Orientation and Gender-Identity Committee, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section
Member, Sections on: Appellate Practice, 1998—, Class Action and Derivative Suits
Tort and Insurance)and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations
State Bar of Texas (Member: Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Pro Bono Committee, 1995—
Revision of Appellate Rules, 1979
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Section, 1998—, Council 1998-2000
Vice Chair, 2000-2001
Chair, 2001-2002
Member, Committees on: Administration of Rules of Evidence, 1989-2002 and Advisory Member, 1998-1999
Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters, 2000—
Group and Prepaid Legal Services, 1990-1993
Coordination with Other Professional Groups, 1990-1993
Member, 1978-1987 and Secretary, 1978-1979, Administration of Justice Committee)
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
St. Thomas More Society of Southeast Texas (President, 1994-1996 and 2000-2001
Chair, Red Mass Committee, 1993-1994)
St. Thomas More Award, 1999
Michelle F. Mehaffy American Inn of Court
Masters of the Bench (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1999
Reporter, 1998-1999
Chair, Program Committee, 2000-2001
President-Elect, 2001-2002
President, 2002-2003).
