Education
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University, 1979,
Graduate: ,
Career History
Professional Activities
- Member, American Bar Association (Sections: Construction Industry, Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation, Real Property, Probate and Trust, Entertainment and Sports Industry)
- Member, State Bar of Texas (Sections: Litigation, Construction Law, Business and Real Estate Law, Entertainment and Sports)
- Editor, Construction Law Section Newsletter, State Bar of Texas (1997-2003)
- Editor, Construction Law Journal, State Bar of Texas (2003-present)
- Panel Chair, State Bar of Texas 4D Grievance Committee
- Fellow, Houston Bar Association (Sections: Litigation, Construction Law, Business Law, Real Estate, Oil and Gas Law)
- Director of Nominating Committee, Construction Law Section, Houston Bar Association (1989)
- Council Member, Construction Law Section, Houston Bar Association (1991)
- Member, American Arbitration Association
- Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
- Sustaining Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Fellow, College of State Bar of Texas
- Former Council Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association, Houston Chapter
- Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
- Member, Texas A&M Bar Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars
- Editor: Construction Law Journal, Volume 1, No. 1 (Spring 2003) through Volume 7, No. 1 (Fall 2009)
Speeches, Panel Discussions, Seminars
- "Tips from the Bench" - moderated a penel of Judges before the attendees of the 2010 Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, TX.
- "The Dirty dozen: Twelve Things You Should Know Regarding Construction Law" - Houston Bar Association (2009)
- Short Course on International Energy Law, Contracts and Negotiations - Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Houston, Texas (2006-2009)
- "AIA Contracts in Texas" - Lorman Education Services (2004)
- "Terminating a Subcontractor: Pitfalls and Pratfalls" - 16th Annual Construction Law Conference, Dallas, Texas (2003)
- "Consequential and Similar Damage Claims and Application of the Economic Loss Rule" - 12th Annual Construction Law Conference, Dallas, Texas (1999)
- "Foremost Legal Issues Facing Contractors" - American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Houston, Texas (1998)
- "The Texas 'Economic Loss' Rule and "Contorts", Separating Tort from Contract" - Defense Research Institute, Construction Law Seminar, San Antonio, Texas (1998)
- "The 'Contorted Contract' and Use of the Texas 'Economic Loss' Rule to Dis-Tort the Con-Tort" - 10th Annual Construction Law Conference, Austin, Texas (1997)
- Liability Issues Regarding Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Energy Seminar - American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (1996-97)
- "Builder Risk Insurance" - 6th Annual Construction Law Conference, Austin, Texas (1993)
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Community Activities
- Member, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Greater Houston Chapter
- Member, Associated General Contractors of America, Houston Chapter
- Member, Associated General Contractors of America, Texas Building Branch, Legislative Committee
- Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Houston Contractors Association
- Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Houston Chapter
- Member, Rice Design Group Alliance
- President, 12th Man Foundation, Texas A&M University (2006)
- Board Member, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1986-1992)
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