Education
B.A. — University of Texas–Permian, 1983
J.D. — University of Texas School of Law, 1986
Admissions
All trial and appellate courts of the State of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern, Northern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas
Fifth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations
State Bar of Texas, 1986-present (Section memberships: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Business Litigation Appellate; Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation)
Federal Bar Association 2013-present
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit 1994-present
Corpus Christi Bar Association 1986-present
The Hon. Reynaldo G. Garza American Inn of Court, Barrister 2004-present
Padre Little League, Inc. Board of Directors, 2013-present (Board Secretary 2013-2017) (Corrected dates and added Board Secretary)
Corpus Christi Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers’ Project, Volunteer, 1988-present
Corpus Christi Literacy Council, Board of Directors 2001-2003
Better Business Bureau of the Coastal Bend, Board of Directors, 1991-1994
Corpus Christi Texas Exes, Vice President 1991-92; Scholarship Chair 1991-1994; President 1996
Texas Law Alumni Association, Texas District 14 Director, 1992-1994
Carroll High School Mock Trial Team, Non-faculty Advisor, 1992-1993
Manager and Coach of the Padre Little League Tee Ball Giants, 2013-2014