Degrees

B.A., University of Texas; J.D., University of Houston.

Practice Focus

Specializes in appellate litigation and civil trial law. Briefed and argued cases in the Texas Supreme Court and intermediate Texas appellate courts. Significant appearances before and experience in the United States Courts of Appeals including in the Fifth, Federal and D.C. Circuits. Merits and amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court. Handled numerous civil trials first chair and provided appellate and error preservation assistance in complex litigation in federal and state courts in Texas, Delaware, California, Colorado, Louisiana, and Alabama, among others. Board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Civil Appellate and Civil Trial law. Areas of expertise include general commercial litigation, oil and gas, products liability and torts, intellectual property, ERISA, securities law and class actions.