Position: Member

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FAX: 214-200-0506

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Admitted: 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Law School: Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., 1973

College: Creighton University, B.A., 1970

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Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts Litigation; Toxic Waste; Fiduciary Law; Intellectual Property Law; Real Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Workouts

Additional Information:  State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Council; Editorial Board, The Advocate); American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Delta Theta Phi. Named as Texas Super Lawyer, 2004-2010; Recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law, 2008-2011; Global Register Who's Who in Executives and Professionals; Recognized in the 2009 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Cambridge Who's Who Registry among Executives and Professionals; Staff Member, Southwestern Law Journal, 1972-1973. Adjunct Professor of Law, Creditors' Rights and Remedies, Southern Methodist University School of Law. Author: "An Overview of Selected Issues in Punitive Damages," presented at UT Continuing Education, The Damages Institute, September and October 2004. Frequent Lecturer and Panelist for the American Bar Association Litigation Section, the State Bar of Texas and numerous other trade and professional organizations. Recent Speaker and Writer on a wide variety of topics including Lender Liability Claims, Oil and Gas Disputes, Trial Practice areas and Commercial Transactions. Frequent Speaker and Writer on his and his Firm's extensive use of technology in the office and the courtroom. Served for several years as an Adjunct Professor of Law on Creditors' Rights and Remedies, Southern Methodist University School of Law. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Has over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer; Trial practice has spanned such diverse areas as commercial and transactional litigation, debtor/creditor disputes, disputes in the oil and gas industry, land use disputes, labor-management disputes, products liability litigation, aviation litigation and medical malpractice defense; Has acted as lead counsel in more than two dozen trials leading to a verdict, as well as scores of non-jury trials; Trial practice has taken him to numerous federal, state and bankruptcy court venues in Texas and throughout the United States, as well as proceedings in foreign countries.

Firm Members: Heather New

Firm Members: Walter Tate III

Firm Members: Werner Powers

Firm Members: Erika Blomquist