| EDUCATION Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana J.D., Cum Laude Honors: Tulane Law School Scholarship, Moot Court, National Interappellate Team. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina B.A., Major - Economics, Magna Cum Laude Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Dean’s List (all eight semesters), Trustee Scholarship, South Carolina Honors College. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE State of Texas; Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Federal Districts of Texas; and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Admitted Pro Hac Vice in the following Federal Courts: Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division, U.S. District Court of New Jersey, Newark, Eastern District of Missouri, and Western District of Louisiana. Admitted Pro Hac Vice in the following states: Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Jersey, New York; Illinois, and Missouri. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Texas Dallas Bar Association -Appointed to Judiciary Committee 2006 -Appointed to Continuing Legal Education Committee 2006 -Appointed to Community Involvement Committee 2006 -Appointed to Media Relations Committee 2007 -Appointed to Lawyer Referral Service Committee 2007 -Appointed to Bench Bar Conference Committee 2007 Tarrant County Bar Association Plano Bar Association Collin County Bar Association PUBLISHED LEGAL OPINIONS Central Freight Lines, Inc. v. APA Transport Corp., 322 F.3d 376 (5th Circuit 2003). SPEECHES/PAPERS “Contracts in the Trucking Industry”, 2005 Trucking Law Seminar. “Are Pre-Suit Depositions Allowed After House Bill 4”, Dallas Bar Association, August 2006. "Taking the Power Out of Stowers", 2003. "The Lawyer-Client Privilege: Texas Rule of Evidence 503", April 19, 2005. ACTIVE IN Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce Plano Chamber of Commerce Frisco Chamber of Commerce Allen Chamber of Commerce COMMUNITY Board of Directors, Plano Homeowners Council Board of Directors, HOA for Cambridge Place at Russell Creek |
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