Education:
Preparatory education, The University of Texas (B.B.A., 1965); legal education, Baylor University School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1971), Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review; Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Leadership Society.

Admissions:
Texas Bar in 1971; U. S. Supreme Court, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U. S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Memberships:
State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Mexican American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association, Securities Litigation and Arbitration Law Section; College of the State Bar of Texas.

Mediation and Other Professional Activities:
A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institute Mediation Training Program; Past Member of Houston Bar Association Victim - Offender Mediation Program Task Force; Past Member of Houston Bar Association Conflict Management Task Force; Past Volunteer Lawyer, Harris County Dispute Resolution Center; Past Chair, State Bar of Texas Public Affairs Committee; Past Chair, State Bar Public Law Section; Past Director, Houston Bar Association; Selected Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas, 1976; Current Chair of State Bar of Texas District 4I26 Grievance Committee Panel

Positions:
United States Army, 1966-1968; Graduate, Armor Officer Candidate School, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Separated from active duty at rank of First Lieutenant; Executive Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1975-1976; Special Legislative Counsel to the Governor of Texas, 1985-1986; Special Assistant to the Mayor of the City of Houston, 1985; Board Member, Texas Youth Commission, 1993-2000; Senior Fellow, American Leadership Forum.

Publications:
Author, Courtin' Texas , Eaken Press, 1995.