Serving Texans for Over 45 Years
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1978
- University of Texas, B.J., 1975
- University of Texas, B.A.
Bar Admission
- Texas, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell A-V Rated Since 1998
Representative Cases
- Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Grimes, 724 S.W.2d 956 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1987, writ ref’d n.r.e.)
- Ainsworth v. United States, 897 F. Supp. 309 (E.D. Tex. 1995)
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Kunze, 996 S.W.2d 416 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1999, pet. denied)
- C&D Robotics, Inc. v. Mann, 47 S.W.3d 194 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001, no pet.)
- Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Nichols (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 13, 2001, no pet.) (mem. op.)
- Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Smith, 99 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003, pet. denied)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Kirkendall, 151 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004, pet. denied)
- Silsbee Hosp., Inc. v. George, 163 S.W.3d 284 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, pet. denied)
- Whitmire v. Terex Telect, Inc., 390 F. Supp. 2d 540 (E.D. Tex. 2005)
- Bowie v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. E-182248 (172nd Dist. Ct., Jefferson County, Tex. May 25, 2015)
- Toyota Motor Co. v. Cook, 581 S.W.3d 278 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2019, no pet.)
- Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. v. Beard (Tex. App.—Houston 2020, pet. denied)
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Kappa Tau Alpha
Professional Associations
- Pattern Jury Charges, General Negligence — Member — 1994 to 1996
- District 3A Grievance — Chair: Sub-Panel — 1995 to 1999
- District 3A Grievance — Committee — 1998 to 1999
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