PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to bar: 1967, Texas; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court.

Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1963); University of Texas (LL.B., with honors, 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1966-1967. Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Robert W. Hamilton, Supreme Court of Texas, 1967-1968. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Member). Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law (1982).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member: Austin Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Law Institute.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc., Appellate Practice; Litigation - Environmental, 2012 - 2013
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale.com
• Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, J. Chrys Dougherty Award for probono service
• The University of Texas College of Natural Science, Hall of Honor Award, 2004

COMMUNITY

• Legal Aid of Central Texas, Board Member and past President (1999-2000)
• Seton Fund of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, Vice-Chair of Board of Directors and Executive Committee
• Coastal Conservation Association, State of Texas and the National Boards of Directors and Executive Committees
• Coastal Conservation Association, Texas Governmental Affairs Committee, Chair of the Water Subcommittee
• Marine Science Institute Advisory Council of the University of Texas at Austin, Member and former Chairman (1989-2002)
• The Advisory Board of Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute of Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Member and former Chairman (1989-1999)
• St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas; Member of and Secretary of the Board of Trustees (1987-1999)