• Doctor of Jurisprudence -St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1975
• B.B.A. - cum laude, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1970

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Practice of Public Accountancy with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., San Antonio, Texas, 1970-1972
• Assistant Professor -Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1975-1984 (Business Law and Legal Environment of Business)
• Practice of Law in Wichita Falls, Texas, since 1975

MEMBER

• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Bar Foundation
• North Texas Estate and Financial Planning Council (President, 1996-1997)
• Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Supreme Court of Texas
• Wichita County Bar Association (President, 1999-2000)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Law.
• Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Estate Planning & Probate Law.
• Certified Public Accountant -Licensed in Texas in 1973
• Attorney - Licensed in Texas in 1975
• Achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating for legal ability (A) and the Martindale-Hubbell rating for professional ethics (V)