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Memberships & Employment History

Associations:

  • American Bar Association
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
  • Travis County Bar Association

Employment History:

8/68 - 4/72

United States Navy, Communications Technician Second Class

8/72 - 6/73

Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

This was a part-time position while I attended graduate school. I had a class of about 20 students whom I instructed in computer programming and computer science.

6/75 - 8/75

Summer Law Clerk, Brown & Bain, Phoenix, AZ

8/75 - 6/76

Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX

I was responsible for teaching Legal Research and Writing skills to a class of 25 or so freshman law students. I was selected for this position through an application process that required certain academic levels and demonstrable skills in writing and teaching.

6/76 - 3/80

Associate, Koenigsdorf, Kusnetzky, and Wyrsch, Kansas City, Mo

This position involved mostly a general civil practice, with an emphasis on Personal Injury litigation representing plaintiffs. My practice included automobile accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, landlord-tenant, antitrust, Federal Energy Act claims, employment discrimination, Workers Compensation, Social Security appeals, family law, and other civil litigation. I also handled minor criminal cases, including mostly DUI charges in municipal court and some misdemeanor and felony cases in state district court. In addition I handled bankruptcy cases and some general office practice, including wills and estates.

3/80 - 10/82

Sole practitioner, Kansas City, Mo

During this period of time, my primary practice was still in civil litigation, and I had a broader office practice, including formation of corporations and partnerships. Most of the personal injury practice involved automobile negligence, and I continued to handle landlord-tenant, employment discrimination, Workers Compensation, Social Security appeals, family law, and other civil litigation, as well as bankruptcy and municipal court charges.

10/82 - 12/84

Associate with Gerald H. Rosen, Kansas City, Mo

In this position I concentrated primarily on Plaintiffs' personal injury litigation, as well as employment discrimination and other civil rights litigation. I also continued to handle Workers Compensation, Social Security appeals, family law, bankruptcy, and municipal court charges. I was instrumental in automating this office by procuring state of the art word processing equipment and also assisted in designing new offices in a new building.

2/85 - 2/87

Associate with Hancock, Piedfort, Galton & McGill

During this period of time, my practice varied considerably. The primary focus was civil litigation, primarily DTPA, Real Estate, and similar consumer issues, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. I continued to practice some family law and a considerable amount of bankruptcy, and I also engaged in some office practice, primarily in corporations, probate, and wills and estates.

2/87 - 12/94

Shareholder in Hancock & Piedfort, Inc.

For the past few years I have attempted to limit the scope of my practice to civil litigation and bankruptcy. Most of the litigation involves consumer and commercial issues, including especially real estate disputes of various types. I handle a limited amount of personal injury work and an even more limited amount of family law; my goal has been to concentrate on commercial and consumer litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. I have continued and will continue to handle bankruptcy for both debtors and creditors, as the economy requires. I am Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, and I am in the certification process for Consumer Law.

1/95 - present

Sole practitioner

Since the termination and dissolution of Hancock & Piedfort, I have maintained a solo practice in which I am still concentrating on civil litigation and bankruptcy. The litigation includes consumer and commercial litigation with a heavy emphasis on real estate disputes. I still handle some personal injury cases and a limited amount of family law. I continue to focus on commercial and consumer litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants. I also continue to handle bankruptcy matters for debtors and creditors. I have become Board Certified in Consumer Law.