- Trained for Online Video Mediations
- Completed in Excess of 15,000 + Mediations
- AAM Advanced Certified Mediator
- Association of Attorney-Mediators, Houston and National Chapter
- National Association, President, Board of Directors, 1994-1995
- National Association, Vice President, Board of Directors, 1993-1994
- National Association, Secretary, Board of Directors, 1992-1993
- Member of the ADR Panel for the United States Judicial District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, 2002, 2003
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, Charter Member
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin, December 1972
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art History), University of Texas, Austin, May 1973
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas, Austin, August 1976
Licensed to Practice Law
- Texas, November 1976
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, October 1977
Alternative Dispute Resolution Activities
- International Academy of Mediators, Fellow Member, 1997-2005
- Association of Attorney-Mediators, Advanced Mediator Training, Trainer, 1999
- Adjunct Professor, Mediation Course, University of Houston Law School, 1993
- Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop Training, 1992
- Attorney-Mediators Institute, Inc., Dallas, Texas, Faculty and Trainer
- Attorney-Mediators Institute of Advanced Mediation Training, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Houston Bar Association Settlement Week Mediation Training
- Attorney-Mediators Institute, Inc., Mediation Training, 1991
Speaker
- Association of Attorney-Mediators; Advanced Mediator Training, New Tools for your Mediation Toolbox: "The Exception to the Rule", November 8, 2013.
- Houston Bar Association ADR Section: Mediating with Difficult People, November 13, 2012
- Houston Bar Association Summer Seminar Series: Mediation in 2012, June 7, 2012
- Association of Attorney-Mediators Advanced Mediator Training, AAM High: Mediation, It's Not Just a Hobby Anymore, Masters of Mediation, Houston, Texas, September 2010
- TDAC's Commercial Litigation Seminar, Mediation for the Commercial Litigator, Houston, Texas, April 2009
- State Bar of Texas 14th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, A View from the Mediator, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 2007
- Houston Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, The Five Most Difficult Ethical Problems in Mediation, Houston, Texas, January 2007
- Association of Attorney-Mediators Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training Seminar, 9 Habits of Highly Effective and Ethical Mediators, Houston, Texas, November 2006
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Course, Methods & Mechanics of a Successful Mediation, Houston, Texas, August 2005
- Houston Bar Association, The Ten Top Things You Hate About Mediation and How to Avoid Them, Houston, Texas, October 2004
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Mediation, Houston, Texas, August 2004
- South Texas College of Law Automobile Injury Conference, Trends in Mediation, Houston, Texas, March 2002
- Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Settlement Strategies, Houston, Texas, October 2000
- Association of Attorney-Mediators, Houston Chapter, Medical Malpractice Mediations, Houston, Texas, May 2000
- International Academy of Mediators Fall Educational Conference, Mediation Ethics, Houston, Texas, November 1998
- Houston Bar Association, ADR Committee Annual Meeting, True Confessions of a Mediator, April 1998
- International Academy of Mediators Fall Educational Conference, Mediation Mistakes, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1997
- Association of Attorney-Mediators Annual Meeting, How to Administer and Mediate Complex Multi-Party Cases, April 1997
- The CLE Institute, Advocacy in Mediation, Techniques and Strategies for Representing Clients in the Mediation Process, October 1996
- Association of Attorney-Mediators, Getting to Yes: Principles in Mediation, February 1995
- Houston Bar Association Institute, Continuing Legal Education, Mediation--Five Years Later, October 1994
- South Texas College of Law, Advanced Products Liability Law--How to Prepare Your Products Case for Mediation, July 1994
- Association of Women Attorneys, Mediation Tips, April 1994
- South Texas College of Law, Mediating Personal Injury Disputes, May 1993
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Alternate Dispute Resolution, May 1993
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Preparation for Mediation, December 1992
- South Texas College of Law, Collection Strategies: ADR—Fact or Fiction, May 1992
- South Texas College of Law, Negotiation and Mediation, March 1993
- Bates College of Law, University of Houston, How to Handle Mediation Impasse, September 1991
Trainer
- New Orleans Bar Association (AMI Training Course), Mediator’s Introduction, January 1994
- Louisiana State University (AMI Training Course), Negotiation Principles, October 1993
- Houston Chapter Association of Attorney-Mediators, Troubleshooting ( And Handling Large Mediations), April 1993
- Statewide Meeting, Association of Attorney-Mediators, Hurdles in Mediation, March 1992
- Trainer for the Attorney-Mediator Institute, New Orleans Bar Association, January 1994
- Trainer for the Attorney-Mediator Institute, Louisiana State University, October 1993
- Trainer, Mediation Course for A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institution, February 1993
- Trainer for the Attorney-Mediator Institute, March 1992
- Board of Directors, Houston Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1993-1995
- Litigation Task Force
- Peer Mediation Project
- Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
- Member, ADR Section, State Bar of Texas
- Ethics and CLE Committees
- Member, Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable
- Other Activities:
- Special Master, Harris County District Courts, 1987-1997
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Director, 1981-1989
- Vice-President, 1990-1991
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1977-2009
- Associate Director, 1980-1983
- Director, 1983-1986
- Sustaining Fellow Member, Houston Bar Foundation
- Sustaining Fellow Member, Texas Bar Foundation
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellows Nominating Committee, 2012
- Member of Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Ethics, 1992