Born Greenville, Texas, November 14, 1952.

Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1977.
United States District Court for Northern, Western, and Eastern Texas.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court

Practice Areas:

• Construction Law
• ADR of Construction Disputes

• Texas A & M University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1974)
• Baylor University (J.D., 1977)
  - Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1976-1977

• State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section
  - Past Chair
  - Former Council Member
• Dallas Bar Association
  - Construction Law Section - Former Council Member
  - Fellow of the Dallas Bar Association
• Fellow - American College of Construction Lawyers

Publications:

• Contributing Author, Construction Law Update, Neal J. Sweeney, Editor (Aspen Publishers, 2005, updated annually)

• Construction Insurance and Exclusions for Contractors-Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – 1995
• The Insured’s (Client’s) Response to the Carrier’s Reservation of Rights Letter – Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – 1998
• Builder’s Risk: The Forgotten Insurance - Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – 1999
• Form Follies: Void, Invalid, and Questionable AIA A201-1997 General Conditions Provisions Under Texas Law - Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – 2001
• Builder’s Risk; The Devil is in the Exclusions - Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – 2003
• Express Indemnity Clauses in Texas (Co-Author) - Winter 2003 Construction Law Journal (Official Publication of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas) – 2003
• Construction Law Causes of Action – State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Section – 2005
• Use of Expert Witnesses in Development and Prosecution of Construction Contract Claims (Co-Author) – Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – October 2005
• Risk Allocation – Owners – Contractors (Co-Author) – Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) – March 2006
• Warranty and Professional Liability Under Design and Construction Contracts – State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Section – 2006
• Things May Not be What They Appear - Discussion with Respect to Ambiguous Construction Contract Clauses - Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (In cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section) - 2007