Admitted: 1974, Texas, all U.S. District Courts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court

Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1967); University of Arkansas (J.D. 1974)

Bar Associations: Houston Bar Association (Mentor Program; Elder Law Committee, 2001-2002; Arbitrator, Fee Dispute Committee, 1999-2003; Cyber Law Section, 2003-2009); State Bar of Texas (Intellectual Property and International Law Sections)

Professional activities: University of Arkansas National Moot Court Team, 1972. Student Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1973. First Vice President, Student Bar Association. Delta Theta Phi (Dean: Student Senate, 1973; Dean: Houston Alumni Senate, 1988); Delta Theta Phi Foundation (Vice President and Trustee, 1992-2010). Judge, Municipal Court of Texas City, Texas, 1975. Panelist, National Arbitration Forum, 1999—. Member, 1974-1975 and President, 1975, Galveston County Young Lawyers Association. Galveston County Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1975; Co-author "Trademark Surfing in Domain Name Space," 44 Houston Lawyer Number 3, November-December 2006; ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Task Force, 2001-2002. Member, Congress of Fellows, Center for International Legal Studies. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation

Born: St. Louis, Missouri, November 21, 1945

Military Service: Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971