Highly Qualified Criminal Defense Attorney
Admitted to Practice
Texas – 1979
United States Supreme Court – 1981
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – 1983
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas - 1981
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas - 2018
Education
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1973
J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1979
Certifications and Awards
- Board Certification: Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1984
- Named Best Lawyers’ 2010 San Antonio Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar Lawyer of the Year, by Naifeh & Smith, 2009
- Named to The Top 50 Lawyers, Central & West Texas Region, by “Texas Super Lawyers,” 2008 & 2009
- Rated Among “The Best Lawyers in America”, by Naifeh & Smith, since 1992
- Included in ” Texas Super Lawyers”, since 2003
- Included in San Antonio’s Best Attorneys, by Scene In SA Magazine, since 2004
- Defender of the Year, 2004: San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Amicus Award, 2001: St. Mary’s University School of Law, Center for Legal and Social Justice
- Course Co-Director, Rusty Duncan Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (1996, 2016)
- Course Co-Director, San Antonio Criminal Law Institute (1996, 2014, 2016, 2017)
- Course Co-Director, Fiesta Criminal Law Seminar, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (2019)
- Course Director, 19th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas (1993)
- Best CLE Paper for 1992, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Lawyer of the Year, 1989: George Hanson Society
Organizations
- President, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (2000-2001)
- Board of Directors, San Antonio Bar Association (2000-2002)
- Board of Directors, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (1986-1992)
- George Hanson Society (since 1989)
Academic Positions
- Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Mary’s University School of Law (since 1990)
- Supervising Attorney, St. Mary’s University School of Law, Criminal Justice Clinic (1993-1995)
- Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department, Trinity University (1990-1991)
- Adjunct Professor, Public Justice Department, St. Mary’s University (1988-1992)