Admitted: Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1987; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1988; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1994; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1999
Law School: Texas Tech University, J.D., cum laude, 1987
College: Texas A & M University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1984
Member: Law: President, Denton County Bar Association, 2005-2006; Chairman, Courts Committee, 2003; Member, Subcommittee on Revision of Denton County Local Rules, 2003
Community: Member, Finance Committee, Highland Village First Baptist Church; Member, Texas Charter Review Committee, City of Highland Village, Texas, 2001
Biography: Law School: Member, Law Review, 1985-1987; Order of Barristers, 1987; Texas Tech National Mock Trial Team—Regional Champion and National Quarter Finalist, 1987; Trial Advocacy Award, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1987; Phi Delta Phi (Parliamentarian, 1987)
College: Corps of Cadets, Squadron Commander, 1984; Ross Volunteer Company, 1982-1984; Fish Drill Team, 1980-1981; Phi Kappa Phi, 1983; Mortar Board, 1983; Phi Eta Sigma, 1981; Phi Sigma Alpha, 1983; General Ormond R. Simpson Corps Honor Society, 1982-1984; Legion of Valor Bronze Cross, 1983
Publications: Author: "Why Congress Should Not Legislatively Repeal The Feres Doctrine: A Struggle in Equity," 18 Texas Tech Law Review 819, 1987; "Lead Poisoning and You," Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2003; "The Paralegal at Trial," National Business Institute, 2003.
Born: Topeka, Kansas, July 28, 1962
MilitaryService: Capt. USAF, JAG Corps, 1987-1991; Award for Trial Advocacy, 1990