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Board Certified - Criminal Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Biography

Licenses, Admissions, and Certifications:

• Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1996.
• Member of the Texas Bar since November of 1986. 
• Admitted to the United States District Courts in Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas.
• Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
• Member of the National College for DUI Defense.

Criminal Defense Practice: July 2002 – present

Travis County District Attorney’s Office: Jan. 1993 - July 2002

• Chief Prosecutor 390th District Court.
• Has worked in: Trial Division, Child Abuse Unit, Grand Jury, White Collar Division, and Juvenile Prosecution Unit.
• Named 1998 Outstanding Prosecutor by Travis County Children’s Advocacy Center.

Clark, Thomas & Winters: 

• Handled Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act cases.
• Argued before Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Texarkana Court of Appeals.
• Commercial litigation.

Law clerk to United States District Judge Robert W. Porter: Northern District of Texas, Aug. 1986 - Aug. 1988.  Also worked with Judges Robert B. Maloney, Jerry Buchmeyer, and Sidney Fitzwater. 

Teaching: 

• Taught “DWI Trial: Defending and Winning a Breath Test Case” to the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association on July 15, 2008.
• Lecturer in trial advocacy basic skills course, UT School of Law, Sept. 1995 - Dec. 2001.
• Faculty Advisor for Prosecutor’s Skills Course, Texas District & County Attorneys Ass’n, July, 1999.
• Speaker and demonstrator for Prosecutor’s Skills Course, TDCAA, January, 2001 regarding confessions.
• Taught Austin Police Department new detectives class about warrantless arrests in May 1998, May 1999, and June 2000.

Legal Education
University of Texas School of Law:

• Juris Doctor 1986.
• Member of the Board of Advocates.
• Articles Editor, Texas International Law Journal.
• Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship and Teagle Scholarship.

Undergraduate Education
University of Texas: B.A. 1982.  Graduated with high honors and departmental honors in Plan II (honors program). 
Scholastic Fraternities: Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
University of Freiburg, Germany: 1982-1983.