EDUCATION:
Southwestern University B.A. 1963
University of Texas LL.B. 1966
BOARD
CERTIFIED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION:
Family Law 1976, Re-certified 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006
MEDIATION TRAINING:
American Academy of Attorney - Mediators, Inc.; Basic Mediator Training
Family Dynamics, Child Development & Family Law Seminar; Family Law
Training
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Divorce Mediation Training
COLLABORATIVE LAW TRAINING:
Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Chip Rose Collaborative Law Training
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 1st Annual Retreat
MEMBERSHIPS & HONORS:
Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Attorneys Fees Committee
1993 - 1994; Special Concerns of
Children Committee 1997-2000)
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Board of Directors, 1988-91)
North Texas Family Law Specialists Association (President 1985-87,
Vice-President 1984, Secretary-Treasurer
1983)
Special Counsel for The State Bar of Texas and The Commission For Lawyer
Discipline 1997-1998
American Bar Association Family Law Section, (Law Practice Management
Committee 1993-1994;Certification Committee
1993-1995)
Child Support and Visitation Guidelines Committee, Supreme Court of Texas
(1989-1990)
Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section (Board of Directors, 1984-88;
Secretary, 1986; Treasurer, 1987;
Vice-President, 1988; President, 1989)
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section and Alternate Dispute Resolution
Section
College of the State Bar of Texas
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas (www.collablawtexas.org)
Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County (www.aboutcollaborativelaw.com)
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (www.collabgroup.com)
International Institute for Responsible Conflict Resolution - Charter
Member, 2004
Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar Association; Appellate Section and Alternate Dispute
Resolution Section
Irving Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1968; Vice-President, 1969)
Municipal Judge, Irving, Texas 1973-1978
Municipal Judge, Southlake, Texas 1979-1988
Association of Attorney - Mediators
Who's Who in American Law (Current Edition)
Who's Who in America (Current Edition)
Who's Who in the World (Current Edition)
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (Current Edition)
A Texas “Super Lawyer” - TEXAS MONTHLY, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce "Business Hall of Fame" Recipient for 2004
ARTICLES AND LECTURES:
"Piercing the Corporate Veil" Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists,
Annual
Trial Advocacy Course, Las Vegas 1988
"Fraudulent Transfers and Related No No's," Advanced Family Law Course,
State
Bar of Texas, 1988.
"Additional Parties in Divorce", Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Annual
Trial Advocacy Course, Las
Vegas, 1989.
"The Trial Notebook," Family Advocate, Spring 1990.
"Support Matters and Child Custody Issues" and "Preparing for
Court-
Litigation Techniques and Strategies",
Effective Family Law Practice
in Texas, Fort Worth and Dallas, 1993.
"Is Specialization in Your Future", American Bar Association Family Law
Section
Spring Meeting, 1994,
Charleston, South Carolina.
"An Effective Trial Notebook", Tarrant County Summer Seminar, 1993.
"Civil Appellate Procedures and The Equitable Bill of Review", 1994
Tarrant
County Summer Seminar.
"Re-Codification of the Texas Family Code - 74th Legislature", Tarrant
County/
Dallas County Summer Seminar, 1995
“1999 Re-Codification of the Texas Family Code - 76th Legislature”,
Tarrant County/Dallas
County Summer Seminar, 1999.
“Legislative Changes Relating to Texas Family Law - 77th Legislature”,
Tarrant County/Dallas County Summer Seminar, 2001.
"Legislative Changes Relating to Texas Family Law - 78th Legislature",
Tarrant County
Summer Seminar, 2003
"Family Law Revisions of the 79th Legislature" - Tarrant County Family Law
Bar Summer Seminar,
2005
