Education:
Preparatory education, Howard Payne University; Legal education, Baylor University (L.L.B. 1949)

Admissions:
Texas Bar in 1949
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:
State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Chairman, Grievance Committee 1968); American Bar Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation; Faculty, Texas College of Trial Advocacy

Certifications:
Board certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Reported Decisions:
CSR Limited, Realtor v. The Honorable Scott Link, Judge, 925 S.W.2d 91 ( Tex. 1996); Carol Henderson v. Heyer-Schulte Corporation of Santa Barbara , et al , 600 S.W.2d 844 (Tex. App. - Houston [1 Dist.] 1980, writ ref'd n.r.e.); Margaret Lois Dupree, et vir v. Piggly Wiggly Shop Rite Foods, Inc., et al 542 S.W.2d 882 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1976, writ ref'd n.r.e.); Lawyers Surety Corporation v. Walter H. Rankin, Constable Precinct #1, Harris County, the Texas, et al , 500 S.W.2d 181 (Tex. App. - Houston [14 Dist.] 1973, writ ref'd n.r.e.).