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Admitted: 1969, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court Law School: University of Texas at Austin, J.D. Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Biography: Contributing Editor, Manual for the Lawyer's Assistant (Third Edition, 1994). NASD Board of Arbitration. Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas. Born: Galveston, Texas, January 26, 1945
Education
University of Texas (J.D. 1969)
University of Texas (B.B.A. 1967)
Postgraduate Course in Federal Securities Law (1990); co-sponsored by the University of Colorado School of Law and American Law Institute--American Bar Association.
Securities Arbitrator Training (1993); sponsored by the American Arbitration Association.
Securities Arbitrator Training (1995); sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange.
Securities Arbitrator Chairperson Training (1997); sponsored by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Contributing Editor, Manual for the Lawyer's Assistant, Third Edition, 1994.
Professional Experience
Sole practitioner ("av" rated by Martindale-Hubbell; highest independent rating a lawyer can receive from his peers and judges); Houston, Texas.
Practice encompasses counseling and trial practice in the fields of corporate, business, securities and real estate matters in state and federal courts, as well as appellate practice. Have conducted all aspects of pleading, discovery, pretrial and trial of complex civil actions involving breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, securities fraud, and other business torts. Discharged responsibility for all aspects of trials in state and federal courts.
Have represented both brokers and customers in arbitration proceedings before the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.. Prepared statements of claim and answers. Discharged all other responsibilities for NASD hearings through the award. Member NASD Board of Arbitrators.
Have represented numerous clients regarding general corporate parnership and securities matters, including executive pay, stock transfers, shareholders' meetings, amend
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