Admitted: 1970, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1970
College: Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1967
Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Association of City Attorneys; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Advanced and Master Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education. Instructor, Dallas County Sheriff's Department and Dallas County Constables Offices. Special Counsel: Appointed to Represent Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties.
Born: Dallas, Texas, 1945
Agencies: Appointed as General Counsel to Republic of Mexico for North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Cases: United States v. Lester, 541 F.2d 499 (5th Cir.1976); Daniel v. State, 585 S.W. 2d 688 (Tex. Ct. Crim. App. 1979); Lawyers Civil Process, Inc. v. State, 690 S.W. 2d 939 (5th Cir. 1985); Spencer v. Seagoville; 700 S.W. 2d 953 (5th Cir. 1985); Hager v. State, 734 S.W.2d 180 (11th Dist. 1987); Khraish v. Hamed, 762 S.W.2d 906 (5th Dist. 1988); American Bankers Ins. Co. v. Caruth, 786 S.W.2d 427 (5th Dist. 1990); Pilgrim's Pride Corp. v. Thompson, 818 S.W.2d 185 (12th Dist. 1991); Arrington v. County of Dallas, 970 F.2d 1441 (5th Cir. 1992); Putthoff v. Ancrum, 934 S.W.2d 164 (2nd Dist. 1996); Carter v. Castillo, Civil Action No. 3:99-CV-0047-X, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17346, (N. Dist. Tex. Nov. 22, 2000); Gonzales v. Dallas County, 249 F.3d 406 (5th Cir. 2001); Pitts v. Dallas County Bail Bond Bd., 23 S.W.3d 407 (7th Dist. 2000); Holmes v. Concord Homes Ltd., 115 S.W.3 310 Texarkana Ct of Appeals 2003 no writ; County of Dallas v. Wiland, 124 S.W.3d 390 (Tex. App. Dallas 2003, pet. filed) (petition to Texas Sup. Ct. granted, case argued 3/22/05); In re General Electric Capital Corp., 203 SW3 314 (Tex. 2006); Reversed County of Dallas v. Wiland, 216 S.W.3 344 (Tex. 2007).