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Representing Individuals in All Criminal Cases:
- Felonies
- DWI/DUI
- Drug Crimes
- Assault Family Violence
- White Collar Crime
Experience: Assistant County Attorney, Travis County, 1983-1984. Hearing Examiner and Assistant Director, Legal Division, Texas Water Commission, 1984-1988. Appellate Division, New Mexico Public Defender, 1988-1989. Prosecutor: Travis County District Attorney's Office, 1989-1995; Special Crimes Unit, including Public Integrity Unit, White Collar cases and Motor Fuels Tax Fraud; Trial Division. Private practice, exclusively criminal defense from 1995 to present.
Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Bar Membership: 1983, Texas; 1987, New Mexico; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New Mexico; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Recipient, College of State Bar of Texas Certificate.
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1983.
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government, 1974. Wroxton College, Banbury, UK., 1973. Austin College, 1969-1971.
Associations: Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors); Travis County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Cases Appealed: Kutner v. Russell, 658 S. W. 2d 585 (Tex. Cr. App. 1983; rehearing denied); State v. Porter, 996 S. W. 2d 317 (Tex. App--Austin 1999; rehearing denied) (trial counsel), Zurla v. State, 109 N.M. 640, 789 P. 2d 588 (New Mexico S. Ct. 1990); Franks v. State, No. 03-06-00231-CR (Tex. App.--Austin 2007) (trial counsel); State v. Foster, 974 P. 2d 140 (New Mexico S. Ct. 1999).
Born: Webster City, Iowa, December 18, 1950.