University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, J.D.
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1986
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Texas, 1991
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Certified Legal Specialties
Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1997
Honors
Houstonia Magazine - Top Lawyers – 2013 to 2015
Martindale Client Distinction Award
Lead Counsel Rated – LawInfo
Better Business Bureau Gold Star Rated – 2009 to 2024
Professional Associations
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Former State Chair for the Southern District of Texas
American Inns of Court-Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, Member of the Executive Committee
American Inns of Court-Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, Master
American Inns of Court-Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, Former President, 2018-2019
Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Houston Volunteer Lawyer Association
State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section
Northwest Houston Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Classes & Seminars
"Case Law Opinions with Chief Judge Eduardo Rodriguez" - 2024
"Chapter 13 Essentials" - Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center, 2023
"The Means Test" - Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, 2022
"The Means Test" - Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center, 2018
"The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Family Law" - HBA Brown Bag, 2017
"Structured Settlements and Practice Pitfalls” - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, 2016
"Celebrity Bankruptcy Ethics" - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/ David Foltz Chapter, 2016
"The Making of the Magna Carta" - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, 2015
"Understanding the Means Test" - Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center, 2014
"Civility Matters" - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, 2013
"Bankruptcy Essentials" - Great Day Houston, 2010
"Ethical Issues in Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Practice" - Texas Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Practice for Paralegals, 2010
"Stay Just a Little Bit Longer - Automatic Stay Vignettes: Consumer, Commercial and Small Business" - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, 2009
"Sub Prime Mortgage Securitization Crisis" - Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2008
"Interactive Dialogue Among Mortgage Servicing Reps, Investigators, Debtors Attorneys, Judges and Chapter 13 Trustees" - Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2008
"Subprime Primer" - American Inns of Court, Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter, 2007
"Basic Training Course on Bankruptcy" - Houston Association of Legal Professionals, 2004
"The Intersection of Litigation and Bankruptcy" - 1999