Current Employment Position(s)

President

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Criminal Litigation
• Family Law
• Collaborative Law
• Professional License Discipline

West Practice Categories

Licensing, Criminal Law, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1967
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1969
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1969
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1969

Certification/Specialties

• Thirty-Seven Year Trial Lawyer - Board Certified, Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1981
• Texas Academy of Board Certified Family Law Specialists

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee, District 6A (Former Chairman)
• Grievance Oversight Committee of Supreme Court of Texas
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• District 6A State Bar of Texas Professionalism Enhancement Program (Former Chairman)
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (Board of Directors)
• Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Dallas (Co-Founder and Past President)
• Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program Committee
• Collaborative Law Institute of Texas (Co-Founder and Board of Trustees)
• Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers (Co-Founder)
• Texas Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• State Bar of Texas Service Award, 1988
• State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation, 1991
• Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Ralph A. Mock Lifetime Contribution Award, 1995
• Selected as one of Dallas' top six divorce lawyers in "D" Magazine - May, 1995
• Profiled in June, A Journal as the "Passionate Practitioner", 2000
• Selected as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by "D" Magazine - May, 2001
• Selected as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by "D" Magazine - May, 2007
• Selected as a "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program
• Speaker, Advanced Family Law Course, 1990 - 2006
• Course Director, "The Complete Lawyer: Mastering Your Law Practice and Your Life,", 1993
• Frequent Lecturer and Author on Legal and Quality of Life Topics at Continuing Education Programs of Attorneys, Law Schools, Physicians, Dentists, Nurses, etc.
• Participant in Various Panel Discussions, Symposiums, and Radio and Television Talk Shows Relating to Legal and Quality of Life Issues

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1967
  J.D.
• St. Mary's University, 1964
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Economics

Published Works

• Author for the State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program
• Author at the Advanced Family Law Course, 1990-2005

Address

Campbell Centre, Tower I
(Caruth Haven Exit - North Gold Tower)
8350 N. Central Expy., Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75206-1624

Phones

(214) 365-9007

Faxes

(214) 365-9030

Emails

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Websites

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