Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Order of Barristers. Board of Advocates, South Texas College of Law, 1980-1982. Warren P. Cunningham Award for National Appellate Advocacy, 1982; Regional Championship Teams: NAAC Moot Court Competition, 1981; Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Best Appellant's Brief, 1982. Finalist, Jessup International Law National Moot Court Finals, 1982. Briefing Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Texas' Best Lawyers; "Texas Super Lawyers", 2008-2012; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; H Texas Magazine, Houston Top Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Newsweek, Top Attorneys in the Country; U.S. News/Best Lawyers, First Tier among Medical Malpractice Defense Firms; A.M. Best's Directory of Recommended Attorneys. Speaker, "Burning Issues in Medical Malpractice Law," Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2007; "Medical Malpractice Update, the Defense Perspective," Texas Judicial Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 1990. Author: "Burning Issues in Medical Malpractice Law," Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2007; "Preparing the Defendant Doctor for Deposition," TMLT Defense Counsel Seminar, 2002; "Liability Associated with Injured Children," Edward T. Smith Orthopedic Lectureship, 1987. Sustaining Life
