Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Defense and Prosecution of Elected Officials
Civil Practice
Criminal Law
Employment Law
Civil Rights
Marital Property Law
Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1970
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1967
Admitted
State Bar of Texas, 1970
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1978
U.S. District Courts for the Western and Southern Districts of Texas, 1981
U.S. Tax Court, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1987
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1993
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Member
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Associations
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.
Awards & Recognitions
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.
Appointed as General Counsel to Republic of Mexico for North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale –Hubbell Since 1975. Highest possible rating for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.
Reported Cases
Blaylock v. Holland, 396 S.W.3d 720 (Tex. App. — Dallas, March 06, 2013)
Johnson v. Smith, No. 07-10-00017-CV, 2012 WL 140654 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 18, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.)
County of Dallas v. Wiland, 216 S.W.3d 344 (Tex. 2007)
In re General Electric Capital Corp., 203 S.W.3d 314 (Tex. 2006)
Holmes v. Concord Homes Ltd., 115 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003, no pet.)
Gonzales v. Dallas County, 249 F.3d 406 (5th Cir. 2001)
Carter v. Castillo, No. 3:99-CV-0047-X, 2000 WL 1753039 (N.D. Tex. 2000), aff’d, 31 Fed. App’x 156 (5th Cir. 2001)
Pitts v. Dallas County Bail Bond Bd., 23 S.W.3d 407 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2000, pet. denied), cert. denied 531 U.S. 1151 (2001)
Putthoff v. Ancrum, 934 S.W.2d 164 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, writ denied)
Arrington v. County of Dallas, 970 F.2d 1441 (5th Cir. 1992)
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. v. Thompson, 818 S.W.2d 185 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1991, no writ)
American Bankers Ins. Co. v. Caruth, 786 S.W.2d 427 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1990, no writ)
Khraish v. Hamed, 762 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988, writ denied)
Hager v. State, 734 S.W.2d 180 (Tex. App. –Eastland 1987, pet. ref’d)
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)
Daniel v. State, 585 S.W. 2d 688 (Tex. Ct. Crim. App. 1979)
United States v. Lester, 541 F.2d 499 (5th Cir.1976)
Born
Dallas, Texas, 1945