Areas of Focus

• Business Entity Formation

• Business Transactions

• Real Estate Transactions 

• Probate

• Estate Administration

• Guardianships

 

Education

• The University of Houston, J.D.

• The University of Texas, B.A.

• Vanderbilt University

 

Certifications

• Certified Mediator

 

Admissions

• Texas

• Southern District of Texas

 

Professional & Community Involvement

• City of Bunker Hill Village, Harris County, Texas, Council Member & Police Commissioner (2022)

• City of Bunker Hill Village, Harris County, Texas, Presiding Municipal Judge (2005-2021 Retired)

• City of Bunker Hill Village, Harris County, Texas, Chief Municipal Court Prosecutor (1991-2005)

• South Texas College of Law, Adjunct Professor (2004-2014)

• State Bar of Texas

  • Real Estate Law Section

  • Corporate Law Section

  • Environmental Law Section

• Fort Bend County Bar Association

• Houston Bar Association

• Houston Neighborhood Justice Center Training

• Hedwig Village Teen Court Program

• Fort Bend County Fair Association

• Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (Parade Committee & Legal Committee)

• Houston Marathon Committee, Board of Directors (1979-2003)

• Houston Marathon, Houston Marathon Hall of Fame Inductee (2015)

• City of Bunker Hill Village, Board of Adjustment (1990)

• Houston-Galveston Area Council, Natural Resources Advisory Committee (1993-2000)

 

Publications & Guest Lecturer

• Speaker, “Representing the Guardian Ad Litem & Guardianship Certification,” Thurgood Marshall School of Law (January 2012)

• Instructor, “Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions,” Houston Association of Realtors (1991-2000)

• Speaker, “Environmental Compliance Conference,” Vail, Colorado (February 2002)

• Author, “Environmental Compliance in the 90’s,” Professional Review (November 1992)