Admitted: 1976, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: University of Texas at Austin, J.D.
Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; El Paso Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Biography: Named, One of Texas' Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine since 2004; Best lawyers in America since 2008; regular lecturer for El Paso Criminal Law Group and El Paso Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Born: El Paso, Texas, April 14, 1948
MilitaryService: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1970; Vietnam veteran;twice decorated for individual heroism; Purple Heart recipient
Languages: Spanish