Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1976
- Columbia University, B.A. (with honors), 1973
Law Firm Associations
- Senior Trial Partner, Sidley Austin
- Senior Trial Partner, Baker Botts (Co-Chair, Energy Litigation Section)
- Trial Partner, King & Spalding
- Trial Partner, Porter & Hedges
Recognitions
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Recognized in Chambers USA as a leading practitioner in General Commercial Litigation
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation, and Energy Litigation
- Recognized in The Legal 500 in Energy Litigation
- Recognized in Benchmark Litigation in General Commercial and Securities Litigation
- Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Energy
- Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Litigation
- Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Energy and Natural Resources Litigation, and as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the Houston region
- Recognized as one of the nation’s Top Business Litigators by Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel
Publications, Speeches, and Presentations
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the Texas Pretrial Practice Treatise
- “The Shareholder’s Right of Books and Records Inspection Under Texas Statutory and Common Law,” InsideCounsel, January 2015
- Roundtable: Litigation, Who’s Who Legal , October 2014
- “The Assignment of Oil & Gas Leases: Conditions, Constraints, and Consequences,” The Center for
American and International Law 62nd Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference, Houston, February 2011 - “Oil & Gas Class Actions: The Condition of Texas Law and the Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005,” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, Houston, September 2005; Midland, November 2005
- “The Enforceability of Letters of Intent,” Houston Business Journal, February 2004
- “Forms of Proof in Non-Trial Proceedings,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Austin, November 1998; Vail, December 1998
- “On Parol: The Construction and Interpretation of Written Agreements and the Role of Extrinsic Evidence in Contract Litigation,” Baylor Law Review, Volume 49, #3, 1997
- “The Role of Extrinsic Evidence in Contract Litigation,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Santa Fe, May 1997; Dallas, December 1997; Santa Fe, May 1998
- Former Faculty Member, American Arbitration Association Arbitration Training Institutes
- Former Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Summer Trial Seminars
Memberships and Activities
- Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 2009 – 2012
- Member, State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee, 2006 – 2010
- Member, Governing Council of the Antitrust and Business Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2006 – 2009
- Chair, Houston Bar Association Securities Litigation and Arbitration Law Section, 2005 – 2012
- Member, Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of The University of Texas School of Law, 2005 – 2011
- Member, Advisory Council of The University of Texas School of Law Center for Public Interest Law, 2004 – Present
- Chair, Houston Bar Association, Federal Practice Section, 2003 – 2005
- Director, Federal Bar Association, South Texas Chapter, 2000 – 2001
- Member, Supreme Court of Texas Jury Task Force, 1996 – 1997
- Co-Chair, Houston Bar Association Administration of Justice Committee, 1996 – 1997
- Member, State Bar of Texas District 4-C Grievance Committee, 1993 – 1999
- Adjunct Professor, University of Houston School of Law, 1984 – 1986
Civic and Charitable Activities
- Director, Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2000 – 2003
- Trustee, Foundation for the Retarded, 2009 – 2013; Vice President, 2010 – 2013
- Director, Texas Appleseed, 2007 – 2016; Chair, Development Committee, 2011- 2016