Introduction: Multi-disciplined business law/real estate/litigation/estate planning attorney with extensive experience representing individuals, start-ups, and established companies in a wide range of domestic and international legal matters. Comprehensive background includes, inter alia, business formations, contract drafting and negotiations, complex civil litigation, and other legal matters. Recipient of numerous professional awards and accolades, including AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Lifetime Fellow from the Texas Bar Foundation, “Rising Star” from Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters service), and “Top Attorney” from Fort Worth, Texas Magazine. Admitted to practice in Texas, the Northern District of Texas, the Southern District of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell (Martindale-Hubbell’s objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States and Canada; AV® Preeminent™ is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest and most exclusive rating for attorneys).
Lifetime Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation (one of the highest honors bestowed upon a member of the State Bar of Texas; each year, only the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation).
Selected by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 as a “Top Attorney” in business litigation.
Selected by Texas Monthly, Magazine in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 as a “Rising Star” (an honor bestowed annually to only 2.5% of all Texas attorneys under 40 years of age).
“Superb” rated by Avvo (Avvo’s objective indicator of a lawyer’s qualifications based on a proprietary mathematical model that considers a lawyer's years in practice, disciplinary history, professional achievements and industry recognition).
Selected by 360 West Magazine in 2017 as a “Top Attorney” in Tarrant County, Texas.
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
Juris Doctor
Summa Cum Laude
Order of the Coif
Academic scholarship
Angelo State University (Texas Tech University System), San Angelo, Texas
B.B.A. in Management/Accounting
Magna Cum Laude
Academic scholarship
I have more than a decade of experience representing individual and corporate clients in a variety of legal matters. I am efficient, hard-working, and successful. No task is too large.