"Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization"

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Mediation
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1980
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 1971
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Economics
  
  
• College of Financial Planning, Denver, Colorado, 1989
  C.F.P., Certified Financial Planner
  
  

Published Works

• Anticipating Divorce, Copyright, 1990
• How to Resolve Any Family Law Dispute, Dallas Bar Assn., 1993
• Preparing for Mediation, Dallas Bar Assn., 1993
• Do's and Dont's of Marketing Family Law Mediation, Dallas Bar Assn., 1994
• How to Select a Mediator, The Advocate, 1994
• The Role of the Advocate in Family Law Mediation, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, 1994
• Optimizing Wealth, Copyright, 1995
• The UPL Issue, The Texas Mediator, Winter, 1995
• Negotiating Divorce, Copyright, 1996
• Efficient Resolution of Family Law Disputes, Dallas Bar Assn., June, 1996
• Objections to Mediation, Dallas Bar Assn., December, 1996
• Optimizing Wealth: Financial Planning For Lawyers, State Bar of Texas, 1996-97
• A Ten Minute Tour Through the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Dallas Bar Assn., February, 1997
• Interspousal Torts: Unique Problems for Mediators?, Texas Assn. of Mediators, March, 1997
• Basic Financial Planning as Part of Your Professional Responsibility, 1997

References

• Cooper Blankenship
• Anthony Atwell

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar College, 1989 - Present
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Dallas Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
  Member
  
  
• Dallas Family Courts Pilot Project
  Chairman of Criteria Team
  
  
• International Board of Certified Financial Planners
  Member
  
  
• Institute of Certified Financial Planners
  Member
  
  
• Dallas Bar Association, 1999 - Present
  Chair, ADR Section
  
  
• Dallas OK Commission, 1998 - 1999
  Treasurer
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Association of Attorney Mediators, Co-Chair, Family Section, 1993
• Association of Attorney Mediators, Co-Chair, Family Section, 1995
• Association of Family Mediators, President, 1995 - 1997
• Dallas Bar Association, Vice-Chair, ADR Section, 1998

Pro Bono Activities

• Dallas OK Commission
• Dispute Mediation Service of Dallas

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Chi

Birth Information

• October 28, 1949, Dallas, Texas, United States of America