Qualifications:

Professional Experience

  • Licensed to Practice Law in 1982
  • 28 years of practicing law in civil, criminal and appellate courts
    • 12 years in private practice
    • 16 years as Assistant District Attorney
  • Over 100 Jury Trials
  • Appellate experience before the State Courts of Appeal, Court of Criminal Appeals, Supreme Court of Texas and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Licensed to practice in:
    • All state courts in Texas
    • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    • Supreme Court of the United States
  • Selected for Special Prosecution Unit that prosecutes crimes that occur
    in TDCJ units across the state

Education

  • BA—Sam Houston State University 1977
  • JD—South Texas College of Law 1981
  • Commissioned Peace Officer—Alvin Police Academy 2005

Honors

  • Law Review
  • Order of Barristers
  • International Moot Court Team Competition, Washington D.C.—runner-up

Professional Affiliations:

  • Past President and Current Member, Brazoria County Bar Association
  • Past Chairman, State Bar of Texas Area 5-C Grievance Committee
  • Member, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Member, Texas District and County Attorney’s Association

Community Involvement, Past and Present:

  • Board of Directors-BACH (Brazoria County Association for Citizens with Handicaps)
  • Brazoria County Aggie Moms
  • Implemented, directed and facilitated “For Kids’ Sake” Program, Brazoria County
  • Board of Directors-Angleton Area Emergency Management Services
  • Police Chief Advisory Committee-City of Freeport
  • Paralegal Program Advisory Committee-Brazosport College
  • Board of Directors-Brazoria County Fair Association
  • Board of Directors-Angleton Girls’ Softball Association
  • Parent Representative-Advisory Board; Angleton ISD
  • Volunteer-Junior Achievement
  • Volunteer-Brazoria County Public Schools