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STEPHEN FERRIS MALOUF
6688 N. Central Expy., Suite 1050
DALLAS, TEXAS 75206
(214) 969-7373
Website: www.smalouf.com
EDUCATION ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., 1982.
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, B.A., 1977.
REPRESENTATIVE MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING1
HONORS/ACTIVITIES AV (Very high to preeminent)
TEXAS MONTHLY TEXAS SUPER LAWYER
Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly poll of
Texas Attorneys, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Top 100 Lawyers in Texas - Texas Monthly poll of Texas
Attorneys
BEST LAWYERS IN DALLAS, D MAGAZINE - 2001, 2003,
2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
SUPER LAWYERS NATIONAL BUSINESS EDITION 2011
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA - 2005, 2007, 2008
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW - 1987-1988, 2003, 2005,
2008-2009, 2009-2010
WHO'S WHO AMONG OUTSTANDING AMERICANS - 1994
WHO’S WHO IN LITIGATION, DALLAS BUSINESS
JOURNAL - 1993
WHO'S WHO AMONG RISING YOUNG AMERICANS - 1992
1. CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc.
used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification standards and policies.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, 1983-1999; 2001 - 2003
Law Student Division, 1979-1982
Section of International Law, 1979-1982
Section of Antitrust Law, 1979-1982
International Trade Subcommittee, Section of Antitrust
Law, 1981-1982
Central and Eastern European Law Initiative Legal
Assessment Commentator, 1995-1996
AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION - FELLOW, 2002 -
AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES - 1997 -
Member
AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES -
FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL
ADVOCATES - LIFE FELLOW, 2001-
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE, 1983 -
Aviation Litigation Section, 1983
DALLAS ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG LAWYERS,
1983-1987
Continuing Legal Education Committee
Member, 1984
Fall Chairman, 1985
Programs Director, 1986.
Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Special Project
Committee, 1986.
DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION, 1983-
Computer Use and Technology Section, 1990-1991
Judiciary Committee, 2004
Chairman - Courthouse Electronics Subcommittee 2004
DALLAS BAR FOUNDATION - FELLOW, 2002-
DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
Advisory Committee, 1998 - 1999
DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY PROGRAM - LAWYERS'
EXCHANGE COMMITTEE
Co-chairman, 1990. The Committee was formed as part of
the Dallas-Riga Sister City Project. The Project plans and
supports cultural, educational, sport, and professional
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exchanges between the city of Dallas and the city of Riga,
Latvia.
DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY PROGRAM PLANNING
COMMITTEE
1991 - The Dallas/Riga Sister City Program is conducted
under the auspices of Sister Cities International and involves
legal, cultural, academic, medical, sports and educational
exchanges between the cities of Riga, Latvia and Dallas,
Texas.
DALLAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 1983-1998,
2008-
LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Organizer of the Latvian Lecture Series at the Latvian
Institute of Foreign Affairs, Latvian State University, Riga,
Latvia. The Series consisted of a twelve week course
relating to international trade and investment, monetary
policy, environmental law, private property theory, and the
European Community after 1992. The Series lecturers
included attorneys, judges, and law faculty from Texas and
California.
STATE BAR OF TEXAS, 1982-
Law Student Division, 1980-1982
New Legislation Committee, Section on Antitrust Law,
1982-1983
Soviet Lawyer Exchange Committee, 1991
Litigation Section, 2003 -
STATE BAR OF TEXAS BARLINK ONLINE SERVICE
Moderator for Litigation and Appellate Practice, 1995 -
1996. BarLink was the State Bar's initial online computer
service for Texas lawyers.
STATE BAR OF TEXAS COMPUTER LAW SEMINAR -
ANNUAL MEETING, 1995
Planning Committee Co-Chair for Trial Law
STATE BAR OF TEXAS 1999 ADVANCED PERSONAL
INJURY SEMINAR
Planning Committee
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STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 25th ANNUAL ADVANCED CIVIL
TRIAL COURSE
Planning Committee 2002
STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLE
Online Case Commentator - 2004
STATE BAR OF TEXAS - Bartech 2006
Planning Committee 2006
STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 2008 Litigation Update
Planning Committee 2007
STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 22nd ANNUAL ADVANCED
EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY COURSE
Course Co-Director 2009
STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 24th ANNUAL ADVANCED
EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY COURSE
Planning Committee 2010
STATE BAR OF TEXAS - ANNUAL ADVANCED CIVIL
TRIAL COURSE
Course Co-Director 2013
STATE BAR OF TEXAS, TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION - LIFE
FELLOW, 2007-
TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 1983-2003
Associate Director/Director, 1995 - 1999
TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
2001 Technology Breakthroughs Conference, Co-Chairman
TEXAS LAWYER - LAWTECH 95
Planning Committee
TEXAS LAWYER - LAWTECH 96
Planning Committee
Lab Director - Hands-On Computer Labs in word
processing, legal research, Internet use, computer assisted
deposition and document management, and preparation of
graphics for use in trial.
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THE LAW OFFICES OF WINDLE TURLEY, P.C.
Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1986;
Program Director, 1987.
MASTER, PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM AMERICAN INN
OF COURT
An American Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers,
and in some cases, law professors and law students dedicated
to the improvement of the skills, professionalism and ethics
of the bench and bar.
THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 2002
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW
Founders’ Board - 2010 -
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW
DAMAGES INSTITUTE
Program Committee Co-Chairman - 2004
ADMISSIONS - PAST STATE OF TEXAS
AND PRESENT
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT
OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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BOARD EXPERIENCE AESCULAPIUS INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE
Board of Directors, 1991 - 1992; Aesculapius International
Medicine is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
improving the health care in the countries of Central
America. It sponsors teams of health care professionals
that train the populations of Central American countries in
their efforts to improve life expectancy and infant mortality
rates.
AMERICA MINERAL FIELDS INC.
Director - September 1997 - President and Chief Executive
Officer - March-December 1998. America Mineral Fields
Inc. is a publically-traded Canadian mining company. I
was asked to take over as CEO/President in March 1998 on
a temporary basis, move the company’s offices to Dallas,
Texas, re-structure the company, and direct the company’s
efforts to have its mining contracts in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo reinstated. I agreed to take the
position on a temporary basis and completed my
assignments in December 1998, stepping down as
CEO/President on December 15, 1998.
DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL
Director - November 2002 to February 2003. Diamond
Fields International is a publically-traded Canadian mining
company. I acted as counsel to a shareholder in a
successful proxy battle, and served on the board to assist in
the transition to new management.
EMPOWER AFRICAN CHILDREN -
Founding Chairman
Chairman - 2006-2007; 2008-2011
Empower African Children is a Dallas-based charity
dedicated to improving the lives of Ugandan children
orphaned by HIV/AIDS and war.
JONATHAN’S PLACE
Advisory Board, 2003-2004
Jonathan’s Place is a Dallas-based facility devoted to the
care of at-risk children.
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PECAN BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
Founder and Chairman, 2009 - 2011
Pecan Biotherapeutics was a start-up, preclinical
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing HIV
vaccines, STAT inhibitors for treatment of cancer, and other
technologies affecting large patient populations.
ST. ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL BOARD OF
TRUSTEES - 2004 - 2009
Policy Committee
Chairman, 2004-2005, 2007-2008
Member, 2005-2006
Member, 2006-2007
Committee on Trustees,
Member, 2004-2005
Chairman, 2005-2006
Chairman, 2006-2007
Special Project Committee - East Campus
Member, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
ST. ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Member, Capital Campaign Committee, 2003-2006
RECENT CASES 2015-2016 Ebola Outbreak - Dallas
Retained by Amber Vinson, one of two Dallas nurses
who contracted Ebola while caring for Eric Duncan
at THR - Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in negotiating
a long-term disability settlement with THR -
Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and its parent company.
2014 Sovereign Debt Default Litigation
Retained by the Ministry of Justice and the Central
Bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to
represent them in sovereign debt-default litigation in
the United States.
2014 Wrongful Death
Retained by the surviving widow of Thomas Eric
Duncan, the first person to die in the United States
from an Ebola virus infection.
2013 Titanium Mineral Sands Corporate Acquisition
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Retained to represent the largest shareholder in a
publically-traded Australian mining company in
negotiations related to a titanium mineral sands
project in Madagascar.
2011-15 Real Property Records Litigation
Retained to represent Brazoria County, Cameron
County, Fort Bend County, Cameron County, Dallas
County, Harris County, Rockwall County, and
Williamson County, Texas in an action brought
against members of the mortgage banking industry
for improper use of county real property records.
2012 Tollway Construction Litigation
Retained to represent the North Texas Tollway
Authority in an action against contractors arising out
of roadway construction defects.
2012 Wrongful Death
Retained to represent the surviving widow of a
decorated veteran who was fatally injured when the
parade float on which he was a passenger was hit by
a Union Pacific freight train.
2012 Oil and Gas Licensing Dispute
Retained to represent the license holder in a dispute
arising out of an oil and gas exploration license
issued by the government of the Union of the
Comoros Islands off the coast of Mozambique.
2010 Insurance Coverage Litigation
Successful management of an insurance coverage
claim arising out of the capsize of a titanium mining
and processing ship in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
2010 Tax Advise Claims Against Attorneys and
Accountants
Representation of taxpayer in legal malpractice
action involving estate and gift tax advice. Settled on
confidential terms favorable to the client.
2008 Tax Shelter Litigation
$20+ million in settlements in litigation against law
firms and accounting firms for negligent tax advice
to numerous clients.
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2007 Riggs v. Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
$81.5 million class settlement in legal malpractice
claim arising out of tax shelter advice. Represented a
class representative and acted as class co-counsel.
Lead class counsel was David Deary of Dallas,
Texas.
2006 Lane’s Gifts & Collectibles v. Google
$90 million + technology audit of Google click-fraud
technologies. Class counsel in action against Google,
Yahoo! Inc. and other search engines for claims
arising out of click-fraud. Settlement included
Google’s agreement to submit its pay-per-click
monitoring efforts to evaluation by an independent
expert.
2005 Texas Treasure Fields v. Corona, et al.
Confidential settlement. Represented client in
claims arising out of the largest residential fire in
U.S. history. Home on the market for $44.5 million
was completely destroyed by fire. Settled on
confidential terms favorable to the client.
2003 Davis v. Shlishi
Confidential settlement. Represented the family of
Dallas firefighter Vincent Davis, killed in the line of
duty as the result of negligent construction practices.
2002 Frentzen v. Continental Airlines
Confidential settlement. Retained with Dallas lawyer
John Howie by the surviving relatives of 17
passengers killed in the crash of the Air France
Concorde at Charles DeGaulle Airport, Paris,
France, in July 2000, to represent them in litigation
in the United States. Global settlement reached by
German co-counsel on terms favorable to the clients.
2001 Doe v. Doe
$100+ million. Concluded 10 year representation of
a Dallas-based oil & gas exploration company in an
oil field operation dispute. Client’s total recovery,
including debt forgiveness, exceeded $100 million,
before attorney’s fees.
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AFRICA EXPERIENCE Since 1991, I have been involved in numerous matters involving
African mining interests, including diamond and titanium mines in
Sierra Leone; copper, cobalt, zinc, and diamond mines in The
Democratic Republic of the Congo; mineral sands deposits in
Madagascar; zinc deposits in Zambia; marine diamond mining in
Namibia; and diamond deposits in Angola.
Between 2002 and 2013 I represented the government of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo in various actions involving debt
collection litigation brought by U.S.-based vulture funds and
expropriation claims brought against the Congo for the alleged
unlawful expropriation of gold mining operations in the Congo.
In 2006 I was the founding chairman of Empower African Children
and served in that role until 2007. I returned to that position from
2008 to 2011.
2005-2011 - FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC v. The Congo and
S.N.E.L.
Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to defend
against efforts by U.S.-based vulture funds to execute on
Swiss Arbitration Awards arising out of a sovereign debt
default action. Successfully defended against efforts to
execute on judgment by seizure and forced sale of
diplomatic properties.
2004-2007 - Adastra Minerals Inc. v. Empresa Nacional de
Diamantes de Angola, E.P.
Engaged by Adastra Minerals Inc. and IDAS, its wholly
owned subsidiary, to pursue a claim against Empresa
Nacional de Diamantes de Angola, E.P. the Angolan State
diamond company, for unlawful expropriation of a mining
concession in Angola.
2002-2003 - Red Mountain Finance, Inc. v. The Congo and
Central Bank of the Congo
Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to
negotiate resolution of sovereign debt arrears judgments of
the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division,
Commercial Court London. Settlement of the claims
facilitated an International Monetary Fund Poverty
Reduction and Growth Facility of approximately US
$750mm and a Belgian, French, South African and Swedish
contribution of a bridge loan to clear the debt arrears of
approximately $450mm with the International Monetary
Fund.
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2002 - Banro Resources Corporation v. The Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to defend
it against claim of expropriation of gold mining assets.
Settled by the government on favorable terms.
1998 - America Mineral Fields v. Anglo American Corporation of
South Africa
Retained to pursue tortious interference claims against
Anglo American Corporation of South Africa:, DeBeers
Consolidated Mines, and affiliated entities arising out of a
mining project agreement between America Mineral Fields
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a
copper/cobalt mine. Settled on confidential terms favorable
to the client.
PROFESSIONAL MALOUF & NOCKELS LLP; THE LAW OFFICES OF
STEPHEN F. MALOUF, P.C.; MALOUF, WEINSTEIN,
SOMMERMAN, BAGELMAN & LINK, P.C.; MILGRIM,
THOMAJAN & LEE
Dallas, Texas. July 1987 to Present. Commercial, product
liability, and medical negligence litigation. I joined MILGRIM,
THOMAJAN & LEE as Counsel in July 1988. I continued in my
representation of most of my existing clients and reopened my own
practice in March of 1990. The Law Offices of Stephen F. Malouf,
P.C. was a partner with other firms during this period.
MILGRIM, THOMAJAN & LEE was a New York based
international, antitrust, and trade secret firm. Responsibilities
included establishment and operations of the Dallas, Texas office
and management of all defense litigation for Lloyd's, U.S. Duties
also included pursuit of catastrophic injury product liability and
medical negligence cases on behalf of plaintiffs.
LAW OFFICES OF WINDLE TURLEY, P.C.
Dallas, Texas. January 1983 to March 1984 and July 1985 to July
1987. Personal injury law - product liability specializing in firearms
and vehicular restraint systems, fuel systems, and brake design
litigation. Also assisted in medical negligence and aviation
litigation.
LAW OFFICES OF BOYD WAGGONER, P.C.
Dallas, Texas. March 1984 to July 1985. Personal injury law.
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COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH SUPREME JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Dallas, Texas, May 1982 to December 1982. Briefing attorney to
Ted Z. Robertson.
BOOK CHAPTERS How to Prepare Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures:
Getting What Your Client Deserves, Attorney’s Medical
Advantage, West Publishing Co. 2001.
Automobile Owners and Operators Liability, Texas Torts &
Remedies (Mathew Bender, 1987).
ARTICLES/PAPERS2 Technology, Discovery, and Research on a Budget, Building Your
Career CLE, State Bar of Texas and the Texas Young Lawyers Association, Austin, March 2016
If I Knew Then What I Know Now - It is a Small World After All,
The Advocate Magazine 2015 Winter Symposium, Litigation
Section of the State Bar of Texas. Winter 2015.
Discovery on a Budget, State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced
Evidence & Discovery Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May
2015.
Discovery on a Budget, State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced
Evidence & Discovery Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May
2015.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association 2015
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar, Corpus Christi, March 2015.
Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 31st
Annual Litigation Update, San Antonio, January 2015.
Presentation Techniques at Trial, State Bar of Texas Essentials for
the General Practitioner 2014, San Antonio, December 2014.
Malpractice Issues Related to Imaging Specialties, American
College of Nuclear Medicine, Scanner Magazine, Fall, 2014
2 Several of the articles/papers related to technology utilize the same basic paper
with, in some instance, minor or no modifications.
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Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 37th
Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston,
July 2014.
Opening Statement – Plaintiff, State Bar of Texas 18th Annual
Choosing and Courting a Jury Course, Houston, May 2014
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced
Civil Trial Law Seminar 2013, Corpus Christi, April 2014.
Demonstrative Aids in a Damages Presentation, State Bar of Texas
Damages in Civil Litigation 2014, Dallas, February 2014.
Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 36th
Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston,
July 2013.
Effective Visual Presentation, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2013, Corpus Christi, April
2013.
eDiscovery, State Bar of Texas 4th Annual Business Torts Institute,
Dallas, September 2012.
Information Overload - How to Maintain Your Sanity in the
Digital Age, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial
Law Seminar 2012, Corpus Christi, April 2012.
The Art of Presentation, Rockwall County Bar Association 2012
Bench Bar Conference, April 2012, Rockwall, Texas, April 2012.
Publicly Available Discovery Using the Internet, State Bar of Texas
Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2011, San Antonio and
Houston, May 2011.
Communicating with the Modern Jury, State Bar of Texas 26th
Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, San
Antonio, and Houston, July-September 2010.
The Practice of Law in the Information Age: How to Survive and
Flourish, State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and
Discovery Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July
2010.
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Demonstrative Evidence on Your Own, State Bar of Texas 23nd
Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, San Antonio,
Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.
Cutting Edge Technologies in the Courtroom, State Bar of Texas
17th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, San Antonio,
March 2010.
Anatomy of a Financial Fraud: Madoff, Stanford, and the $100
Billion Shell Game, University of Texas School of Law Continuing
Legal Education Department, 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil
Litigation Conference, Austin, October 2009.
The Internet for Lawyers, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2009, Corpus Christi, April
2009.
Using the Internet for Discovery, State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston and San
Antonio, April-May 2009.
Hang on Lads, I’ve Got a Great Idea: Technology in the
Courtroom, State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Family Law
Course, San Antonio, August 2008.
The Effective Use of Imagery: PowerPoint for the Jury, Start to
Finish, 12th Annual Choosing and Courting a Jury Course, Dallas,
May 2008.
Publicly Available Discovery, State Bar of Texas 21st Annual
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston and San
Antonio, April-May 2008.
Technology: Start to Finish, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2008, Corpus Christi, April
2008.
Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties, Southwestern
Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 53rd Annual Meeting,
Little Rock, March 2008 (Syllabus only).
Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties, Texas
Radiological Society 95th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, March
2008 (Syllabus only).
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Technology for Litigators, State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual
Litigation Update, Austin, January 2008.
Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas,
30th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Dallas, Austin, and
Houston, August October November 2007.
Effective Depositions: Use of Technology and Video
Impeachment, 2007 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference,
Austin, October 2007
Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up Some
CLE, South Padre Island, May 10-11, 2007.
Publicly Available Discovery, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San
Antonio, April-May 2007.
Technology: Start to Finish, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2007, Corpus Christi, April
2007.
Effective Use of Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas West
Texas General Practice Symposium, Lubbock, March 2007.
Publicly Available Discovery, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update,
San Antonio, January 2007.
Effective Use of Technology, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal
Injury Law Course, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, July-August
2006.
Discovery at Trial, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and
Discovery Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May
2006.
Innovative Forum Selection Strategies in Today’s Litigation
Environment, University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2005 Page
Keeton Civil Litigation Seminar, Austin, October 2005.
Mental Anguish and Exemplary Damages, Texas Center for the
Judiciary, 2005 Annual Meeting, Austin, October 2005.
Using Pictures to Develop Your Case Theme, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Annual Convention, Toronto, July 2005.
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Software Technology on a Budget , State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio,
July - August 2005.
High Impact, Low Cost Demonstrative Evidence, Association of
Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Seminar During Jazzfest, New
Orleans, April 2005.
Presentation Techniques - Using Your Discovery Effectively at
Trial, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery
Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2005.
Selecting and Working with Your Expert with Daubert in Mind,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention,
Palm Springs, January 2005.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
January-February 2005.
Winning Trial Presentations: A Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words, Colorado Bar Association CLE, Snowmass National CLE
Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, January 2005.
Every Picture Tells a Story: Preparing and Presenting Your Case
to the Jury, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Learning from the
Masters, New Orleans, December 2004.
Medical Malpractice and HB4: What Every Plaintiff’s Lawyer
Needs to Know, Texas Lawyer, November 2004.
Presenting the Damages Case to the Jury: Voir Dire to Verdict,
The University of Texas School of Law Damages Institute, Dallas
and Houston, October 2004.
Selecting Your Expert and Preparing for the Discovery Process,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Teleseminar, October
2004.
Electronic Evidence: Spoliation, Discovery, and Admissibility,
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division, Fort Worth September
2004.
Selecting and Working with Experts to Become a More Effective
Team, National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial
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Lawyers of America, Medical Negligence: Missed Diagnoses,
Surgery, and Trial Techniques, Washington, D.C. June 2004.
Spoliation and Retention, State Bar of Texas Litigation in the High
Tech Industry, San Antonio, March 2004.
Technology and the Courtroom: Gadgets and Seamless
Presentations, Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth,
February 2004.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
January 2004.
Using Technology for Seamless Courtroom Presentations, Law
Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen, Colorado,
January 2004.
Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility, Fort Worth
Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, September 2003.
Software and Technology, State Bar of Texas 2003 Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, June
2003.
The Courtroom Edge: Gadgets and Seamless Courtroom
Presentations, Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi,
April 2003.
From Concept to Execution: Seamless Courtroom Presentations,
Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,
Colorado, January 2003.
Must-Have Technology for the Trial Lawyer, Dallas Bar
Association Headnotes, November 2002.
Demonstrative Evidence: Including How to Prepare it on a
Budget, University of Houston Law Foundation, Trial Tactics
Seminar, Houston and Dallas, September 2002.
Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility, State Bar of
Texas 2002 Advanced Civil Trial Law Course, Dallas, Houston, San
Antonio, September 2002.
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How to Manage Your Practice with Technology, State Bar of Texas
2002 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston and San
Antonio, August 2002.
Demonstrative Evidence, The National Law Journal Litigation
Summit & Exposition, San Antonio, April 2002.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced
Civil Trial law Seminar, Corpus Christi, Texas. March 2002.
Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence Before and During Trial,
University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude
Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2002.
Presentation Technologies: What to Use to Present Your Case in
Mediation and Trial, Texas Trial Lawyers Annual Convention,
Houston, December 2001.
Captured on Disk: Recording, Editing and Using Digital
Depositions, National College of Advocacy of the Association of
Trial Lawyers of America at LEGALTECH 2001, San Francisco,
August 2001.
Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget, Texas Trial Lawyers
Association Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas and
Houston, April 2001.
Failure to Diagnose & Mistreatment of Diseases - Colon Cancer,
National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers
of America and Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, Waikiki,
Hawaii, February 2001.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
February 2001.
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using Videos in Mediation,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention,
New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001.
To Try or Not to Try - The Use of Technology in Preparing a Case
for Mediation and Settlement, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
Inc. Annual Seminar, Destin, Florida, June 2000.
New Millennium - New Technology, State Bar of Texas 7th Annual
Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, San Antonio, March 2000.
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Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures - Getting What Your
Client Deserves, National College of Advocacy of the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America - Winter Convention, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, January 2000.
High-Tech Courtroom Presentation: Closing Argument, National
College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America - Technology for the Trial Lawyer Seminar, Washington,
D.C., October 1999.
Case Management Technologies, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, July
1999.
Using Computers to Present the Case in the Courtroom, State Bar
of Texas Practical Computing CLE Course, Fort Worth, Texas
June 1999.
What Attorneys Should Know About the Internet - Attorney
Website Strategies, State Bar of Texas Professional Development
Program, Houston, Dallas, and Austin, March 1999.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
March 1999.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Advanced Personal Injury Course, 1998.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
February 1998.
Computerized Litigation Support, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio - July-
August 1997.
The Use of Technology in the Courtroom, Amarillo Bar
Association, Annual Spring Institute, May 3, 1997, Amarillo, Texas.
The Use of Technology in the Courtroom, South Texas College of
Law, Advanced Civil Trial Conference, Houston, March 1, 1997.
Use of Computers in Your Practice, Louisiana Trial Lawyers
Association 1997 Winter Ski Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, February
10, 1997.
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Computers and Trial Practice, Start to Finish, Law Education
Institute and Bureau of National Affairs 1997 National CLE
Conference, Vail Colorado, January 9, 1997.
Computers and the Trial Lawyer: What to Buy, Where to Get It,
and How to Use It, 16-2 The Tennessee Trial Lawyer Magazine 24,
December 1996.
Use of Computers in Preparing a Case for Trial, Louisiana Trial
Lawyers Association Last Chance Seminar, New Orleans,
Louisiana, December 13, 1996.
Use of Computers in Trial Preparation, Texas Lawyer, Law
Technology 96 Conference, Dallas, October 1996.
Technology and the Trial Lawyer: Preparation to Presentation,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts, July 1996.
Demonstrative Evidence and More: The Use of Computers and
Technology in the Law Office and Courtroom, Texas Trial
Lawyers Association Litigation Refresher Course, April 1996.
Beyond Gimmicks: Computers as a Competitive Advantage, Law
Education Institute, Inc. 1996 National CLE Conference,
Washington, D.C. March 1996.
Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law
of the Republic of Kyrgyz, American Bar Association Central and
East European Law Initiative, January 15, 1996.
Starwars: Demonstrative Aids and Technology for Small Firms,
South Texas College of Law Evidence Seminar, Houston,
September 1995.
Computers and Trial, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing and Texas
Lawyer, Law Technology 95, Houston, September 1995.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Dallas and Houston,
August 1995.
Technological Wizardry in the Courtroom, State Bar of Texas 21st
Annual Advanced Family law Course, August 1995.
21
Technology and Trial, State Bar of Texas Annual Convention,
May 30, 1995, San Antonio, Texas.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Advanced Personal Injury Course, 1995.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Nuts
and Bolts Seminar/Litigation Short Course, 1995.
Demonstrative Evidence: High- and Low-Tech: How to Do It on
a Budget, How to Offer and Exclude It, University of Houston Law
Foundation Seminar, March 1995.
Technology in the Courtroom, Dallas Bar Headnotes December 15,
1994.
Technology & Trial - News You Can Use, Texas Lawyer Fourth
Annual Law Technology Conference and Exhibition, Houston,
September 30, 1994.
Demonstrative Evidence on a Small Budget, The Nuts and Bolts of
Practicing Plaintiff's Law in Dallas, Dallas Trial Lawyers
Association, November 1994.
Comments on Proposed Amendments to the 1991 Anti-Monopoly
Law of the Republic Of Kazakhstan, American Bar Association
Central and East European Law Initiative, March 1, 1994.
Computer Use in the Courtroom and Elsewhere, Dallas Bar
Association, Learning from the Masters Seminar, Dallas, September
10, 1993.
Russia in 1992 - A Western View, Ural State Law Academy, 1993
International Scientific Symposium, Ekaterinburg, Russia, April
1993.
Limitations on Attorneys' Fees in Personal Injury Actions
Involving Minors, with M. Mitchell, 55 Tex. B. J. 1122 (1992).
Translating Medicals Into Loss of Earnings and Physical
Impairment, Preparing, Trying, and Settling Auto Collision Cases,
State Bar of Texas Seminar, October 1992.
Law Office and Court: Automation and Management, Baltic
Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R., April 12-15,
1990.
22
Insurance and Risk Management - Principles, Litigation, and
Advocacy, Baltic Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia,
U.S.S.R., April 12-15, 1990.
Day-in-the-Life Videos: The Attorney's View, National Forensic
Video Association Journal, Winter 1987.
Criminal Appellate Rights of the United States, 11 Voice for the
Defense 5 (1983).
PRESENTATIONS Discovery on a Budget, State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced
Evidence & Discovery Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May
2015.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association 2015
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar, Corpus Christi, March 2015.
Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 31st
Annual Litigation Update, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, January
2015.
Presentation Techniques at Trial, State Bar of Texas Essentials for
the General Practitioner 2014, San Antonio, December 2014.
Professional Liability Risks in an Imaging Practice: How to Avoid
Becoming a Statistic, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular
Imaging and the American College of Nuclear Medicine, Webinar,
November 2014.
Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 37th
Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston,
July 2014.
The Internet and Lawsuits: Discovery to Trial, San Antonio Bar
Association, San Antonio, May 2014.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced
Civil Trial Law Seminar 2013, Corpus Christi, April 2014.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced
Civil Trial Law Seminar 2013, Corpus Christi, April 2014.
Demonstrative Aids in a Damages Presentation, State Bar of Texas
Damages in Civil Litigation 2014, Dallas, February 2014.
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Publicly Available Discovery Resources, State Bar of Texas 36th
Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston,
July 2013.
Effective Visual Presentation, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2013, Corpus Christi, April
2013.
eDiscovery, State Bar of Texas 4th Annual Business Torts Institute,
Dallas, September 2012.
Overview of the Operation of the MERS System and Trends in
Wrongful Foreclosure Claims, American Association for Justice
Education Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS)
Teleseminar, June 2012.
Information Overload - How to Maintain Your Sanity in the
Digital Age, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial
Law Seminar 2012, Corpus Christi, April 2012.
The Art of Presentation, Rockwall County Bar Association 2012
Bench Bar Conference, April 2012, Rockwall, Texas, April 2012.
Technology in Mediation and Trial, Dallas Bar Association Tort &
Insurance Practice Session, Panel Moderator, Dallas, December
2011.
Maximizing your Case with the Aid of Technology, The University
of Texas School of Law 2011 Car Crash Seminar, Austin, August
2011.
Publicly Available Discovery Using the Internet, State Bar of Texas
Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2011, San Antonio and
Houston, May 2011.
Communicating with the Modern Jury, State Bar of Texas 26th
Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, San
Antonio, and Houston, July-September 2010.
Demonstrative Evidence on Your Own, State Bar of Texas 23nd
Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, San Antonio,
Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.
The Practice of Law in the Information Age: How to Survive and
Flourish, State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and
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Discovery Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July
2010.
Panel Discussion, Securities Litigation: Ponzi Schemes and Scams
from Madoff to Stanford, 32nd Annual Conference on Securities
Regulation and Business Law. University of Texas School of Law,
Dallas, February 2010.
The Stages of Mediation: Conflict, Communication &
Compromise, Dallas Bar Association Section on Alternative
Dispute Resolution Panel Discussion, Dallas, November 9, 2009.
Anatomy of a Financial Fraud: Madoff, Stanford, and the $100
Billion Shell Game, University of Texas School of Law Continuing
Legal Education Department, 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil
Litigation Conference, Austin, October 2009.
The Internet for Lawyers, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2009, Corpus Christi, April
2009.
Using the Internet for Discovery, State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston and San
Antonio, April-May 2009.
How to Avoid Malpractice Claims in the Information Age, Society
for Nuclear Medicine Mid-Winter Educational Conference,
Clearwater, Florida, February 2009.
Hang on Lads, I’ve Got a Great Idea: Technology in the
Courtroom, State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Family Law
Course, San Antonio, August 2008.
The Effective Use of Imagery: PowerPoint for the Jury, Start to
Finish, 12th Annual Choosing and Courting a Jury Course, Dallas,
May 2008.
Publicly Available Discovery, State Bar of Texas 21st Annual
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston and San
Antonio, April-May 2008.
Technology: Start to Finish, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2008, Corpus Christi, April
2008.
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Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties, Southwestern
Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 53rd Annual Meeting,
Little Rock, March 2008.
Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties, Texas
Radiological Society 95th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, March
2008.
Technology for Litigators, State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual
Litigation Update, Austin, January 2008.
Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas,
30th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Dallas, Austin, and
Houston, August October November 2007.
Effective Depositions: Use of Technology and Video
Impeachment, 2007 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference,
Austin, October 2007.
Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up Some
CLE, South Padre Island, May 10-11, 2007.
Publicly Available Discovery, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Houston and San Antonio, April-
May 2007.
Technology: Start to Finish, Corpus Christi Bar Association
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar 2007, Corpus Christi, April
2007.
Effective Use of Technology on a Budget, State Bar of Texas West
Texas General Practice Symposium, Lubbock, March 2007.
Malpractice Issues Related to Imaging Specialties, Society of
Nuclear Medicine Mid-winter Educational Symposium, San
Antonio, February 2007.
Effective Use of Technology, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal
Injury Law Course, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, July-August
2006.
Electronic Persuasion, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Austin,
June 2006.
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Discovery at Trial, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and
Discovery Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May
2006.
Technology at the Courthouse, Dallas Bar Association Litigation
Section, Dallas, April 2006.
Innovative Forum Selection Strategies in Today’s Litigation
Environment, University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2005 Page
Keeton Civil Litigation Seminar, Austin, October 2005
Mental Anguish and Exemplary Damages, Texas Center for the
Judiciary, 2005 Annual Meeting, Austin, October 2005.
Using Pictures to Develop Your Case Theme, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Annual Convention, Toronto, July 2005.
Software Technology on a Budget , State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio,
July - August 2005.
High Impact, Low Cost Demonstrative Evidence, Association of
Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Seminar During Jazzfest, New
Orleans, April 2005.
Presentation Techniques - Using Your Discovery Effectively at
Trial, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery
Seminar, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2005.
Selecting and Working with Your Expert with Daubert in Mind,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention,
Palm Springs, January 2005.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
January-February 2005.
Every Picture Tells a Story: Preparing and Presenting Your Case
to the Jury, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Learning from the
Masters, New Orleans, December 2004.
Presenting the Damages Case to the Jury: Voir Dire to Verdict,
The University of Texas School of Law Damages Institute, Dallas
and Houston, October 2004.
27
Electronic Evidence: Spoliation, Discovery, and Admissibility,
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division, Fort Worth,
September 2004.
Residential Design and Estimation for Specific Disabilities and
Diseases, The Attorney’s Perspective, American Society of Interior
Designers - Texas Chapter, 2004 Annual Meeting, Dallas,
September 2004.
Selecting and Working with Experts to Become a More Effective
Team, National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Medical Negligence: Missed Diagnoses,
Surgery, and Trial Techniques, Washington, D.C. June 2004.
Spoliation and Retention, State Bar of Texas Litigation in the High
Tech Industry, San Antonio, March 2004.
Technology and the Courtroom: Gadgets and Seamless
Presentations, Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth,
February 2004.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
January 2004.
Using Technology for Seamless Courtroom Presentations, Law
Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen, Colorado,
January 2004.
Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility, Fort Worth
Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, September 2003.
Law Practice After HB 4 - What Every Practitioner Needs to
Know: Cap Busting and Maximizing Economic Damages,
University of Texas School of Law CLE - Austin and Dallas, August
2003.
Software and Technology, State Bar of Texas 2003 Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, June
2003.
The Courtroom Edge: Gadgets and Seamless Courtroom
Presentations, Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi,
April 2003.
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From Concept to Execution: Seamless Courtroom Presentations,
Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,
Colorado, January 2003.
Demonstrative Evidence: Including How to Prepare It on a
Budget, University of Houston Law Foundation, Trial Tactics
Seminar, Houston and Dallas, September 2002.
Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility, State Bar of
Texas 2002 Advanced Civil Trial Law Course, Dallas, Houston, San
Antonio, September 2002.
2002 Technology Update, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association,
Dallas, August 2002.
How to Manage Your Practice with Technology, State Bar of Texas
2002 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston and San
Antonio, August 2002.
Demonstrative Evidence, The National Law Journal Litigation
Summit & Exposition, San Antonio, April 2002.
Demonstrative Evidence, Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced
Civil Trial law Seminar, Corpus Christi, Texas. March 2002.
Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence Before and During Trial,
University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and
Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2002.
Mock Trial of a Medical Negligence Action, University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, Dallas, September 2001.
Captured on Disk: Recording, Editing and Using Digital
Depositions, National College of Advocacy of the Association of
Trial Lawyers of America at LEGALTECH 2001, San Francisco,
August 2001.
Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget, Texas Trial Lawyers
Association Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas and
Houston, April 2001.
Friday Clinic - The Use of Experts, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas,
February 2001.
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Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
February 2001.
Ethics in Mediation - Panel Discussion, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention, New Orleans,
Louisiana, February 2001.
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using Videos in Mediation,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention,
New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001.
New Trial Presentation Technologies, Dallas Trial Lawyers
Association, September 2000.
To Try or Not to Try - The Use of Technology in Preparing a Case
for Mediation and Settlement, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
Inc. Annual Seminar, Destin, Florida, June 2000.
New Millennium - New Technology, State Bar of Texas 7th Annual
Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, San Antonio, March 2000.
Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures - Getting What Your
Client Deserves, National College of Advocacy of the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America - Winter Convention, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, January 2000.
High-Tech Courtroom Presentation: Closing Argument, National
College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America Technology for the Trial Lawyer Seminar, Washington,
D.C., October 1999.
Case Management Technologies, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, July
1999.
Using Computers to Present the Case in the Courtroom, State Bar
of Texas Practical Computing CLE Course, Fort Worth, Texas June
1999.
What Attorneys Should Know About the Internet - Attorney
Website Strategies, State Bar of Texas Professional Development
Program, Houston, Dallas, and Austin, March 1999.
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Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
March 1999.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Advanced Personal Injury Course, 1998.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas,
February 1998.
Hands-On Computer Labs - Word Processing, Legal Research,
Internet Use, and Preparation of Graphics for Use in Trial,
Lawtech97, Texas Lawyer, Dallas, September 1997
Computerized Litigation Support, State Bar of Texas Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, Houston, August 15, 1997.
The Use of Technology in the Courtroom, Amarillo Bar
Association, Annual Spring Institute, May 3, 1997, Amarillo, Texas.
The Use of Technology in the Courtroom, South Texas College of
Law, Advanced Civil Trial Conference, Houston, March 1, 1997.
Use of Computers in Your Practice, Louisiana Trial Lawyers
Association 1997 Winter Ski Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, February
10, 1997.
Computers and Trial Practice, Start to Finish, Law Education
Institute and Bureau of National Affairs 1997 National CLE
Conference, Vail Colorado, January 9, 1997.
Use of Computers in Preparing a Case for Trial, Louisiana Trial
Lawyers Association Last Chance Seminar, New Orleans,
Louisiana, December 13, 1996.
Litigation and Technology, Keynote Presentation, Law Technology
1996 Conference, Dallas, October 1996.
Computer Use in Civil Litigation, University of Texas School of
Law Advanced Civil Trial Course Guest Lecturer, September 23,
1996, Austin, Texas.
Beyond Gimmicks: Computers as a Competitive Advantage,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts, July 1996.
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Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Advanced Personal Injury Course, Dallas and Houston, April-May
1996.
Demonstrative Evidence, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Fort
Worth, April 1996.
Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget, Texas Trial Lawyers
Litigation Refresher Course, Dallas and South Padre Island, April
1996.
Technology in Civil Litigation: Preparation to Presentation,
National CLE Conference, Co-sponsored by the Georgetown
University Law Center, Bureau of National Affairs, and the Law
Education Institute, Washington, D.C., March 1996.
Use of High-Tech Demonstrative Aids, Dallas Bar Association,
Bench/Bar Conference, The Woodlands, October 1995
Starwars: Demonstrative Aids and Technology for Small Firms,
South Texas College of Law Evidence Seminar, Houston,
September 1995.
Demonstrative Evidence, University of Houston Law Foundation,
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar, Dallas and Houston,
August 1995
Technological Wizardry in the Courtroom, State Bar of Texas 21st
Annual Advanced Family Law Course, August 1995.
Demonstrative Evidence, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas,
June 22, 1995.
Technology and Trial, State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, May
30, 1995, San Antonio, Texas. Panel Moderator and speaker.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Advanced Personal Injury Course, Houston and Dallas, April 7,
1995.
Demonstrative Evidence, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Nuts &
Bolts Seminar, Dallas, Houston, and Austin, February 24, and
March 3 and March 24, 1995.
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Demonstrative Evidence: High- and Low-Tech: How to Do It on
a Budget, How to Offer and Exclude It, University of Houston Law
Foundation Seminar, March 1995.
The Use of Technology in Cross-Examination, Dallas Bar
Association Third Annual Bench/Bar Conference, The Woodlands,
October 7, 1994.
Technology & Trial - News You Can Use, Texas Lawyer Fourth
Annual Law Technology Conference and Exhibition, Houston,
September 30, 1994.
Ten Things You Should Know About Outside Counsel and
Computer Automation, Dallas Chapter, American Corporate
Counsel Association, Dallas, June 2, 1994.
Custer's Last Stand: Sitting Bull and Information Technology,
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates Regional Meeting,
Houston and Austin, April 15 and 22, 1994.
How to Use Demonstrative Evidence in All Phases of Trial, Texas
Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course,
Houston and Dallas, February 3 and 23, 1994.
Computer Use in the Courtroom and Elsewhere, Dallas Bar
Association, Learning from the Masters Seminar, Dallas, September
10, 1993.
How to Attract Foreign Investment, Ural State Law Academy,
1993 International Scientific Symposium, Ekaterinburg, Russia,
April 1993.
Business Opportunities in the Baltic Republics - Cultural and
Political Climate, Dallas Bar Association Friday Clinic, June 12,
1992, Dallas, Texas.
The Risks of Product Liability - How to Minimize, ASQC Meeting,
Dallas, March 19, 1992.
Current Trends in Politics and Economics in the Baltic Republics,
Dallas Office of Foreign Relations, Dallas, October 1991.
Panel Moderator - Privatization in the U.S.S.R. - 1991, State Bar of
Texas Annual Convention, Houston, Texas July 1991.
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Product Liability Litigation and How to Avoid, American Society
for Quality Control, Dallas Chapter, Foundations for Quality
Seminar, May 1991.
The Role of the Legal Assistant in Trial Preparation, Dallas
Association of Legal Assistants Seminar, Irving, May 1991.
Protection of Consumers in Commercial Transactions in the
United States, Sverdlovsk Law Institute, 60th Anniversary Jubilee,
Sverdlovsk Law Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russian Federation,
U.S.S.R., April 1991.
Law Office and Court: Automation and Management, Baltic
Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R., April 12-15,
1990.
The Role of the Legal Assistant in Trial Preparation, Dallas
Association of Legal Assistants, Dallas, November 9, 1990.
Product Liability and How to Minimize, Foundation for Quality,
Texas Quality Consortium and Dallas Section of ASQC, January
1990.
Managing the Risks of Technology - Litigation Risks, a risk
management symposium for electronics and information technology
firms sponsored by St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company,
Dallas, April 18, 1989.
Hogan & Associates, Group II Quality Control Symposia,
Computer Related Litigation Issues, December 1988.
Hogan & Associates, Group III Quality Control Symposia,
Computer Related Litigation Issues, February 1989.
National Association of Legal Investigators, Inc., Region IV
Seminar, Dallas, November 6-7, 1987. Investigation of the
Vehicular Product Liability Case - The Plaintiff's View.
Research & Development - New Frontiers in Tort Litigation,
October 1986 - St. Mary's University School of Law.
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REPRESENTATIVE Multiple State Bar of Texas and other bar association meetings and
MEETINGS conferences, 1997 - Present
LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,
Dallas, September 1997.
LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,
Dallas, September 1996.
LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,
Houston, September 30, 1994.
LEGAL PROBLEMS OF EUROPE-ASIA COOPERATION,
Ural State Law Academy, 1993 International Scientific Symposium,
Ekaterinburg, Russia, April 1993.
ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State
Bar of Texas, Dallas, July 1992.
ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State
Bar of Texas, Dallas, July 1991.
BALTIC REPUBLICS LEGAL CONFERENCE, Dallas,
February 1991.
ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL SEMINAR, State Bar of Texas,
Dallas, August 1990.
BALTIC REPUBLICS LEGAL CONFERENCE, Riga, Latvia,
U.S.S.R., April 1990.
COMPUTER USE IN LITIGATION, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Dallas, October 1989.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY, Southern
Methodist University, 1986.
ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State
Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, July 1985.
LAW SCHOOL ST. MARY'S LAW JOURNAL
ACTIVITIES St. Mary's Law Journal Oil and Gas Symposium - Associate
Symposium Editor, 1981-1982. Law Journal Staff, 1980-1981.
35
THE BOARD OF ADVOCATES
Member and Officer, Spring 1981. The Board of Advocates is an
eleven-member organization which plans, organizes, and sponsors
8 oral advocacy competitions per year.
WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Elected by the law faculty, 1982.
PHI DELTA PHI HONOR FRATERNITY.
NATIONAL ORDER OF THE BARRISTERS, elected 1982.
MEMBER - ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY STATE MOOT
COURT TEAM, 1981.
WINNER - 1980 WALKER NATIONAL MOOT COURT
BEST BRIEF AWARD.
FINALIST - 1980 WALKER NATIONAL MOOT COURT ORAL COMPETITION.
SEMIFINALIST - 1980 NOVICE MOCK TRIAL.
SEMIFINALIST - 1980 FRESHMAN MOOT COURT.
COMPETITOR - 1981 NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL.
INSTRUCTOR. Legal research and writing, Fall 1981.
INSTRUCTOR. LEXIS computerized research, Spring 1982.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR - 1981 FRESHMAN MOOT COURT. Responsible for preparation of the freshman moot court problem. The problem was also utilized by all first year research and writing classes for their brief-writing requirements.
AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AWARD - Remedies, 1981.
LAW SCHOOL OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, KELLEHER & EMPLOYMENT WHEATLEY
San Antonio, Texas. December 1981 to May 1982. Law-clerk to Mr. Seagal Wheatley and Mr. Reece Harrison.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO DIVISION San Antonio, Texas. August 1981 to December 1981. Clinical Intern to the Honorable Fred Shannon.
MAEBIUS & DUNCAN San Antonio, Texas. May 1980 to August 1981. Law-clerk. Duties included research and writing in the areas of civil procedure taxation, pension plans, family law, and wills and probate.
REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. UNIVERSITY HONORS AND WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND ACTIVITIES COLLEGE STUDENTS. July 28, 2017