Professional Affiliations & Activities
• State Bar of Texas
• Defense Research Institute
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Webinars: "Product Liability Recalls on the Rise: Legal Strategies – Preparing for Recalls, Defending Litigation and Leveraging Case Developments" –Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by Strafford Publications (September 2011)
• Lectures: "Crashworthiness: Defending Against Plaintiff Claims Relating to Automotive Design" - Automotive Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Conference Institute (November 2009, Chicago)
• "Simplifying Critical Issues for the Jury" – Automotive Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Conference Institute (October 2008, Chicago)
• "A Focus on Accident Reconstruction" – Automotive Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Conference Institute ( September 2010, Chicago )
• "Hazards of Distracted Driving" – Automotive Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Conference Institute (Summer 2012)
• "And Now, The Law" – Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Bar Association (April 2013, Phoenix)
• "Cell Phones, Smart Phones, Navigation/Other Electronic Devices and Beyond: How Defense Counsel Can Use the Distracted Driver Defense as a Shield in Products Cases and New Liability Theories Being Advanced" – Automotive Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Conference Institute (June 2013, Chicago)
• "Distracted Driving" – Webinar sponsored by Defense Research Institute (September 2013)
• "And Now, The Law" – Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Bar Association (April 2014, Phoenix)
• "Mock Trial: Manufacturer Liability for Distracted Driving" – Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation seminar, sponsored by the American Bar Association (April 2014, Phoenix)
• Articles: "Cross-examination of Plaintiff's Expert Witness" – Defense Research Institute's "Trials and Tribulations" journal (Fall 2006)
• "Jury Persuasion in the 21st Century" – Defense Research Institute' "Trials and Tribulations" journal (Winter 2010)
• "Distracted Driving" – Defense Research Institute's "Strictly Speaking" Newsletter