Attorneys

Year Joined Organization:

1984

Areas of Practice:

Criminal Law

Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1978

Education:

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1978
Doctor of Jurisprudence

North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, 1975
B.B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Weatherford Junior College, Weatherford, Texas, 1973
A.A.

Representative Cases:

Gardner v. State, 733 S.W.2d 195 (Tex.Crim.App. 1987)

Gilley v. Collins, 968 F.2d 465 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1992)

Pinkston v. State, 681 S.W.2d 893 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1984)

Dawson v. State, 645 S.W.2d 915 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1983)

Jackson v. State, 636 S.W.2d 275 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1982)

Garner v. State, 648 S.W.2d 436 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1983)

Hewitt v. State, 734 S.W.2d 745 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1987)

Knight v. State, 635 S.W.2d 650 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1982)

Lumpkin v. State, 681 S.W.2d 885 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1984)

Schenck v. State, 624 S.W.2d 757 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1981)

Honors and Awards:

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Parker County Bar Association, 1980

President

State Bar of Texas

Member, Grievance Committee

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member

Beta Gamma Sigma

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Felony Prosecutor, 1978 - 1984