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📞 (361) 851-0730Licenses: 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;