Professional Training & Certifications

• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education

  • 1998 Master Peace Officer Certificate

  • 1984 Instructors Certificate

  • 1986 Advanced Certificate

  • 1982 Intermediate Certificate

  • 1978 Basic Certificate

• Graduated in 1983 from the Houston Police Department Canine Officers Canine Academy.

• Graduated in 1983 from the Houston Police Department Basic and Advanced SWAT Officer Training.

• Graduated in 1987 from the FBI Advanced Crime Scene School.

• Graduated from the Texas A&M University Traffic Accident Reconstruction Training.

Education

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas

  • J.D. - 1990

  • Honors: Top 10 percent Graduate

  • Honors: Dean's List

  • Honors: Moot Court

  • Honors: Mock Trial

  • Honors: Civil Trial Practice

  • Honors: Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

  • Honors: Board of Advocates

• University of Houston, Houston, Texas

  • B.A. - 1987

  • Honors: Dean's List

  • Honors: GPA 3.75

  • Honors: Recipient Sheriff's Association of Texas Scholarship

  • Major: Criminal Justice

• Wharton County Junior College, Wharton, Texas

  • A.A.S. Law Enforcement - 1978

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1990

• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1996

Honors

• Houstonia Magazine Houston's Top Lawyers Criminal Defense

• Voted "Fort Bend County's Best Criminal Attorney" by Sun Newspaper Readers Poll

• Voted "Fort Bend County's Best Criminal Attorney" by Sun Newspaper Readers Poll

• Voted "Fort Bend County's Best Criminal Attorney" by Sun Newspaper Readers Poll

• Outstanding Prosecutor by MADD, (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

• Fort Bend County Most Outstanding Peace Officer by Masonic Lodge Award

• Officer of the Year by 100 Club Award

• Fort Bend County Officer of the Month by Optimist International Award

• President's Award from the Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Texas Bar CLE Standing Ovation Award, 2014

• Most Outstanding Director Award, State Bar of Texas, Board of Directors, 2015

• Presidential Citation from the President of the State Bar of Texas, 2015

• Lawyer of the Year Fort Bend County Bar Association 2015

Classes & Seminars

• Hot Topics in Legal Ethics, Texas Bar CLE

• Cell Phone Privacy and law enforcement, Texas Bar CLE

• Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course

• Ethics and the State Bar of Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Waivers in DWI Blood Draw Cases, Texas Bar CLE

• TCCP 34.19 Michael Morton Act., Texas Bar CLE

• What is Reasonable Suspicion in DWI Stops, Texas Bar CLE

• Police Detection Dogs, Fort Bend Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Lawyer Contracts, Texas Bar CLE

• Suppression Hearings, Fort Bend Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Invoicing, Fee Agreements and Ethical Considerations, Texas State Bar Annual Conference

• Educating Educators, Legal issues for Teachers, State Bar of Texas

• Lecture on the Professional Ethics Committee, Texas Bar CLE

• Lecture on Legal Ethics, Beaumont Bar Association

• Guest Instructor and Lecturer, Gus George Law Enforcement Academy

• Guest Instructor and Lecturer, Metropolitan Transit Police Department

• Guest Instructor and Lecturer, Houston Police Department

• Instructor, Police High Stress Driving

• Instructor, Texas Penal Code

• Instructor, Courtroom Testimony

• Trainer and Handler, Police Narcotics Dogs

• Trainer and Handler, Ordinance Detection Dogs

• Texas Firearm Laws Annual Firearms Law Course 2015, Texas Bar CLE

• Use of Force. The Police Prospective, Texas Bar CLE

• Concealed Carry, Open Carry and Campus Carry in Texas, Texas Bar CLE

Professional Associations

• Board Certified in Criminal Law

• Texas Juvenile Justice Board, Senate Advisory Committee, 2014

• State Bar of Texas, Member of the Board of Directors, 2012 to 2015

• Fort Bend County Bar Association, Member

• Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member

• College of the State Bar, Member

• State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member, 2015 to Present

• Texas Bar Foundation, Chairman District 5 Nominating Committee, 2015 to Present

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department-House Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Past Positions

• Harris County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney/Investigator, 1990 to 1994

• George M. Fleming PC, Law Clerk, 1989 to 1990

• Rosenberg Police Department, Police Patrol Sergeant, 1987 to 1988

• Stafford Police Department, Police Officer, 1981 to 1987

• Fort Bend County Sheriff Department, Deputy Sheriff, 1978 to 1981

• Wharton County Sheriff Department, Deputy Sheriff, 1977 to 1978

• City of Beasley, Presiding Municipal Judge, 1995 to 2000