Board Certified

Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2000)


Bar Admissions

1993, State of Texas

Also admitted to practice before:
*U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (2000)
*U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (2000)
*U.S. Supreme Court (1999)
*U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (1999)
*U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1995)
*U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (1994)


Professional Associations and Memberships

*Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Past President)
*Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1998 - 2006)
*National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Sustaining Member)
*Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
*College of the State Bar of Texas
*Tarrant County Bar Foundation
*Tarrant County Bar Association


Education

*University of Texas at Arlington - B.B.A., with highest honors, 1990
*Texas Tech University - J.D., summa cum laude, 1993


Awards

*AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
*Texas Monthly / Law & Politics "Super Lawyer" - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
*Tarrant County Business Journal "Attorney of Excellence" - 2003, 2004, 2005
*Fort Worth Magazine "Top Attorney" - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


Editorial Positions

*Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tech Law Review, 1992-93
*Assistant Feature Articles Editor, Voice for the Defense, 1995-1998
*Feature Articles Editor, Voice for the Defense, 1998 - 2004


Invited Speaker

*"Jeopardy: Snatching Victory From the Jaws of Defeat," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, 1994-95

*"Psychiatric Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases," Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project Skills course, 1996

*"Effective ALR Appeal," DWI and ALR , Taking the Battle to Them Seminar, Courtroom Publications, 1997

*"Expert Testimony," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 1997

*"Texas Rules of Evidence Significant Decisions," Fifth Annual Prosecutors' Skills Seminar, 1998

*"Jury Instructions," Lone Star Seminars Aruba Seminar, 1999

*"Effective Use of Experts," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project South Padre Island Seminar, 1999

*"Texas Rules of Evidence," Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association "Nuts and Bolts" Seminar, 1999

*"Evidence," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Ultimate Trial Notebook" Seminar, 2000-01

*"Post-Conviction DNA Testing," 14th Annual M.P. "Rusty" Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Short Course,
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2001

*"Developing the Theory Through Expert Testimony," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Theory of the Case"
  Seminar, 2001-02

*"Hearsay," State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2003

*"Experts," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Evidence for the 21st Century" Seminar, 2003

*"Experts," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Day in the Life of a Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer" Seminar, 2003-04

*"Technology in the Courtroom," 17th Annual M.P. "Rusty" Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Short Course,
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2004

*"Developing the Story," Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Communicating with Juries" Seminar, 2004

*"Anatomy of the Win," Criminal Defense Lawyer Project, 2004-2005

*"Recent Decisions of the Court of Criminal Appeals," State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2005, 2006

*"Voir Dire in a Drug Case," Criminal Defense Lawyer Project Voir Dire Course, 2006

*"Technology in the Courtroom," 19th Annual M.P. "Rusty" Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Short Course,
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2006

*"Court of Criminal Appeals Update," 27th Annual Prairie Dog Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2007

*"Technology in the Courtroom, "20th Annual M.P. "Rusty" Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Short Course,
  Texas Criminal  Defense Lawyers Association, 2007


Faculty

*Texas Criminal Trial College, Huntsville, Texas, 2000 - present
*Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, Wyoming, 2005 - present
*Capital Trial Advocacy Course, Center for American & International Law, 2003, 2004, 2005
*Capital Trial Voir Dire and Communicating With Jurors for the Defense, Center for American & International Law, 2005
*Cross Examination and Impeachment, Center for American & International Law, 2005


Course Director/Moderator

*"The Effective Use and Confrontation of Experts in Criminal Trials," Criminal Defense Lawyer Project, 2004
*"Forensics," Criminal Defense Lawyer Project, 2005
*"CSI Texas," State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2008

Published Articles

*"But I Know It When I See It: A Practical Framework for Analysis and Argument of Informal Fiduciary Relationships," 23 Texas Tech Law Review 835, 1992

*Administrative License Revocation and Double Jeopardy: The Battle Begins at the Appellate Level, " 24 Voice For The Defense 7, Sept. 1995 at 34

*"The Nature of This Debate: A Look at the Texas Foreign Corporation Venue Rule and a Method For Analyzing the Premises and Promises of Tort Reform, "25 Texas Tech Law Review 903, 1995

*"Double Jeopardy and ALR: On to the Court of Criminal Appeals," 25 Voice For The Defense 2, Mar. 1996 at 28

*"Psychiatric Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Texas, " 25 Voice For The Defense 5, June 1996 at 12

*"Is the Court of Criminal Appeals Prepared to Limit the DeGarmo Doctrine?" 25 Voice For The Defense 10, Dec. 1996 at 28

*"Experts for the Indigent," 26 Voice For The Defense 6, July-Aug. 1997

*"The Guerilla's Guide to Evidence," 29 Voice For The Defense 5, May 2000

*"Throwing Away the Book," The Warrior, Spring, 2003


Legal Commentator

*Court TV
*CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
*Fox News Channel
*KTVT (local CBS affiliate)
*National Public Radio
*KLIF (talk radio)
*WBAP (talk radio)
*Fort Worth Star-Telegram
*Dallas Morning News
*Fort Worth Business Press
*National Law Journal
*Texas Lawyer

Military Service

*United States Army, Sergeant, 1984 - 1987
*United States Of America Meritorious Service Medal, 1986
*United States Army Commendation Medal, 1986
*United States Army Achievement Medal, 1985
*United States Army Forces Command Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, 1986