Licenses: State Bar of Texas (#16069800) 1975 to present, State Bar of Tennessee (#25860); United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Claims, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, US District Courts of Texas, (Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western) (Federal Bar #2842).
• State Bar of Texas (District 11-A Grievance Committee, 1989-1995, Chairman, 1991–1995); (Texas State Court Rules Committee, 1995-1999, Vice Chairman 1996–1997); (Texas Lawyers Assistance Program, 1984-2013);
• SBOT CLE Speaker Presenter on Ethics, Grievance Rules and Procedure and Professional Life Challenges;
• Texas Bar Foundation-Sustaining Life Fellow;
• Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas;
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member-Advocate, Corpus Christi Chapter; Chapter President 2003-2004; first recipient-David Yancey White Memorial Civility Award-1999);
• ABOTA National Board of Directors 2005-2009;
• TEX-ABOTA (Director 1997-2005);
• Life Member of ABOTA Foundation-Sustaining Life Fellow
• Corpus Christi Bar Association-first recipient, Judge Paul W. Nye Outstanding Professionalism Award-2005;
• American Bar Association (1975-present);
• “Best Lawyers in America”- Plaintiffs Personal Injury & Product Liability
& Defense Personal Injury Litigation
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers;
• Texas Super Lawyer;
• Texas Lawyer “Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame”;
• “AV-Preeminent” rating-Martindale-Hubbell;
• Certified Mediator-Dispute Resolution Center;
• Board member-Texas Attorney Mediator Coalition;
• Board member-St. Mary’s Law School Alumni Association;
• President’s Club-St. Mary’s University;
• Founding Trustee-St. Mary’s Law Foundation;
• Commissioner-Port of Corpus Christi (2000-2003);
• Board member-Doctor’s Regional Hospitals-HCA (2001-2002);
• Chairman-Art Museum of South Texas (1994-1995);
• Chairman-Incarnate Word Academy Million Dollar Capital Campaign;
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