Areas Of Practice
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Divorce
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury - Defense
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 1996
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1973
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1974
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. - 1973
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- B.A. - 1971
Classes / Seminars
- Guest Panel, Wind Law Institute, Texas Tech University School of Law and West Texas Wind Energy Consortium, Sweetwater, Texas, 2006 to 2007
- Guest Panel, 2nd Annual Wind Energy Trade Fair, Trent, Texas , 2006 to 2010
- Speaker, 2007 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
- "Hot Air can be Worth Money", Tips on Texas Wind Rights
- Speaker, Texas Farm Bureau Conference, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, 2008 to 2008
- Speaker, General Practice Institute, Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas , 2008 to 2008
- Speaker, Texas Tech Agricultural Law Seminar, Lubbock, Texas , 2008 to 2008
- Speaker, Disaster Planning, 2010 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Nolan County Bar Association, Member
- Nolan County Bar Association, Past President
- Nolan County Bar Association, Past Chair, 1998 to 1999
- State Bar of Texas, General Practice, Small Firm and Solo Section, Member
- State Board of Law Examiners, District 14 Committee on Admissions, 1981 to 1989
- Baylor Law Alumni Association
- Baylor Law Alumni Association, Counselor, 1989 to 1989
- Supreme Court of Texas, Attorney and Counselor, 1973 to 1973
Pro Bono Activities
- Sweetwater Independent School District Board of Trustees, Past President and President
- Sweetwater Rotary Club, Current Member; President, 2016 - 2018
- Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, Current Member; President, 2013 - 2014
- Sweetwater Lions Club, Current Member; President, 1993 - 1994
- Baylor University Alumni Association, Area Director
- Sweetwater Jaycees, Past Member
- Sweetwater Pioneer City Museum, Board President, 1977 - 1978