Admitted: 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: University of Houston, J.D.
Member: San Antonio (Member, District Courts Committee) and American (Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Participant and Judge, John Black Moot Court. Lecturer, Texas Pre-Trial Procedure, St. Mary's University School of Law. Guest Lecturer, Texas Pre-Trial Procedure, St. Mary's University School of Law. Writer and Speaker: Deposing the Expert Witness, How to Win Your Case with Depositions, Continuing Legal Education Seminar; Recent Issues Concerning Provisions in Insurance Contracts, Insurance Litigation in Texas, Continuing Legal Education Seminar; Medical/Legal Malpractice in Texas, Personal Injury and Insurance Law, Continuing Legal Education Seminar; Discovery Skills for Legal Staff in Texas, Propounding Formal Discovery, Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Author: "Zoning laws written to protect city as it grows", San Antonio Business Journal, January 27, 2006; "Lis pendens claim could taint sale or development of property", San Antonio Business Journal, September 16, 2005; "Who's Who in Law and Accounting", San Antonio Business Journal, May 18, 2007; "San Antonio's Best Lawyers: Business Litigation", Scene in SA Monthly, August, 2007, 2009.
Born: Des Moines, Iowa, May 2, 1966
Cases: George Zelinski, Jr. and Pin Breaker, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellee, Cross-Appellants, v. Columbia 300, Inc., a Texas corporation, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. Nos. 02-2431 & 02-257 United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2003 U.S. App. Lexis 16567; Carl Potter, et. al., Appellants v. Kaufman & Broad Home Systems of Texas, Inc., n1 et. al., Appellees, No. 04-03-00189-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 137 S.W.3d 701: 2004 Tex. App. Lexis 3696; Ronald J. Herrman, Karen J. Herrman and Columbia Realty, Limited, Appellants v. Glenn K. Lindsey and Cynthia Lindsey, Appellees No. 04-02-00184-CV Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 136 S.W.3d 288; 2004 Tex. App. Lexis 2820; James v. Mazuca and Associates, Appellants v. Walter Schumann, Appellee, No. 04-00-00228-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 82 S.W.3d 90: 2002 Tex. App. Lexis 2668; Joseph Mangione, Appellant v. Morris D. Jaffe, Sr., Morris D. Jaffe, Jr., Jaffe Group, Inc. and Four J Real Estate, Ltd., Appellees, No. 04-00-00864-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 61 S.W.3d 591: 2001 Tex. App. Lexis 5978; Neale Wood, Appellant v. Diane TICE, D.D.S., Barry Solomon, D.D.S. and Dental Centers of America L.L.C. also doing business as Windsor Dental Center Appellees, No. 04-98-00392-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 988 S.W.2d 829, 1999 Tex. App. Lexis 1000; John A. Kahlig, Appellant v. Stephen W. Boyd and Law Offices of Boyd & Dietze, P.C., Appellee, No. 04-97-00935-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 980 S.W.2d 685, 1998 Tex. App. Lexis 4692. In Re Medistar Corporation, No. 04-05-00381-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 9556; Reliance Capital, Inc., Appellant v. G.R. Hmaidan, Inc. et. al., Appellees, No. 14-05-00061-CV Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 4411; Trada Partners VI, LP v. Vogt, No. No. 04-06-00723-CV, Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 406.