About
COLLEGES: University of The South, B.A. 1977
Durham University, Durham, England
Rotary Foundation Fellow 1977-78
Baylor University School of Law, J.D. 1981
PRACTICE DISCIPLINE: Concentration on civil trial and personal injury claims, both plaintiff and defendant. Also handles bad faith and unfair claims settlement practices litigation, toxic tort, product liability, personal injury, commercial litigation, employment and family law matters.
ORGANIZATIONS: State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Montgomery County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation – Sustaining Life Fellow
Houston Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Phi Beta Kappa
OFFICES: Houston Young Lawyers Association –
Board of Directors 1984-1986
Secretary 1986-1987
Vice President 1987-1988
President-Elect 1988-1989
President 1989-1990
Texas Young Lawyers Association –
Board of Directors 1986-1990
Committees - Editorial
Legislative
Victims/Witness Assistance
Bylaws/Policy Manual
Houston Bar Association
Board of Directors – Ex Officio 1989-1990
Montgomery County Bar Association
Board of Directors 1999-2000
Chairman – TYLA National Trial 1990-1991
Competition
COMMITTEES: State Bar of Texas –
Professionalism Committee 1990-1991
Houston Bar Association –
Professionalism Committee, Chairman 1992-1993
Speakers’ Bureau 1994-1995
Montgomery County Bar Association –
CLE/Public Education Committee, Chairman 1999-2000
ARTICLE: Morrison & Trimble, Duncan: Texas Reorders Product Strict Liability, 48 TEX B.J. 508(1985)
SPECIALIZATION: Texas Board of Legal Specialization — 1995 – present
Certification in Civil Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization — 1995 – present
Certification in Personal Injury Law
HONORS: Texas Bar Foundation – 1986
Outstanding Journal Award
Outstanding Young Men in America 1985-1987
Who’s Who in American Law 1987-1988
Who’s Who in the South/Southwest 1988-1989
1991-1992
College of the State Bar of Texas 2000 – present
PRO BONO: South Texas Asylum Project – Port Isabel, Texas – May, 1990
SPEAKER: Texas Bad Faith and Unfair Claims Settlement Practices — May 25-27, 1988, in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas, Texas
South Texas College of Law Advanced Civil Litigation Short Course — October 21, 1988 and November 4, 1988, in Houston and San Antonio, Texas
Texas Automobile Accident Insurance Coverage & Practices — September 13-15, 1988, in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas
Tort & Insurance Seminar – November 21, 1990 – Houston, Texas
Texas Automobile Accident Litigation – November 14-16, 1990, in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas
Houston Claims Association Seminar – October 24, 1991, Houston, Texas
Texas Insurance and Tort Litigation Update – May 13-15, 1992, in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, Texas
Texas Insurance and Tort Litigation Update – January 19-21, 1994, in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, Texas
Medicine Made Easy for Lawyers – February 17, 1994, Houston, Texas
Texas Insurance and Tort Litigation Update – May 4-6, 1994, in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, Texas
International Association of Arson Investigators, Houston, Texas, Chapter, Seminar – October 17-18, 1996, Houston, Texas
CORPORATE: Board of Directors – Lufkin-Conroe Communication, Inc. – 1996-1997
CIVIC: Board of Directors – American Diabetes Association, Houston, Texas – 1993-1997; 2003-present
New Year’s Gala Committee – 1993
Walktoberfest Committee – 1995
Sporting Clays Tournament – Co-Chairman – 1995
Walk for a Cure Committee – 2003
Wine Auction Committee – 2004
Executive Board – By-Laws Chairman, 1994-1995
Chairman Elect, 1995-1996
Chairman, 1996-1997
Montgomery County Council for American Diabetes Association - Chairman – 1998-1999
Board of Directors – Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter – 1998-2000
Crighton Players, Conroe, Texas – Board of Directors – 2001-2004; 2005- present
Treasurer – 2001 – 2004; 2005-2006
President-Elect—2006-present
President – 2007 — 2008
Players Foundation, Inc. – Board of Directors – 2004 – present
Assistant Treasurer – 2004 – 2005
President – 2005 – 2007
Rotary Club of Lake Conroe – Board of Directors – 2001-2002
Secretary – 2002 – 2003
President-Elect – 2003-2004
President – 2004 – 2005
South Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Leadership
Montgomery County – Class of ’98
Cokeberry Forest Civic Association – President, 1994 – 1997
Lamar Elementary School, The Woodlands, Texas
Parent Teacher Organization -
Membership Chairman, 1998-1999
Historian, 1999-2000
South Montgomery County YMCA – Baseball Coach (6-year old boys) 1999-2000
O.R.W.A.L.L. Little League – Baseball Coach (2000-2001)
MEMBER: Trinity Episcopal Church, The Woodlands, Texas
Lay Eucharistic Minister – 2003-present
Lake Conroe, Texas, Rotary Club
Crighton Players – Conroe, Texas