Admitted: 1977, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, Arkansas, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1989, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Tax Court
Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D.
Member: Travis County and Austin Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Member, Southwestern Law Journal, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to the Honorable William S. Sessions, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1977-1979. Member, Professional Ethics Committee, Texas Supreme Court, 1979-1981. Member, International Association of Defense Counsel, 1988-1998. Member, Counsel of School Attorneys (Texas and NASB).