- Experience
- 62 years
- Consultation
- Free consultation
- Bar State
- Texas
- Contingency
- Available
- Languages
- English
- Verification
- Approved profile
- Phone
- (713) 453-8338
About
Lic. Atty. Texas 1963; Mediator since 1992; CLE Instructor; former: Municipal Judge; Assoc. Dist. Judge; City Atty; City Secretary; Bar Pres. 2 Bar Associations; Board of several Bar Associations.; Published author; Pres. several Civic Assoc., religious leader; national award winning writer; nominated for Texas Artist of the Year; Public Speaker; Board Chairman, Curator and Gen. Counsel non-profit Proctor Museum of Natural Science; expert witness on attorney's fees and ethics, and on Paleontology and natural science in general; & Public Speaker.
Location
Open map630 Uvalde Road, Houston, Texas, 77015, United StatesHouston, Texas, 77015
Admissions
2TexasSince 1963
5th CircuitSince 1965
Education
2South Texas College of LawJ.D. | Law Degree | 1964 | J.D. (1964) | Law Degree
University of TulsaB.S. | Marketing, Management and minor in Accounting. I completed all classroom hours for an MBA Degree | 1956 | B.S. (1956) | Marketing, Management and minor in Accounting. I completed all classroom hours for an MBA Degree
Professional Details
Experience
Members three Committees
Assoc. District Judge 19841984 - 1984
Awards
First Place Adult Advanced Articles2010 | This organization of about 500,000 has regional competition and then national competition of the winners in regional competition, each year. In 2010 I won 1st place in Adult Advanced Articles, 1st place in Adult Poetry and 3rd place in Features. In 2013 I won First Place in Adult Poetry. In 2014 I was named as Judge for Poetry for National competition. I have won Regional and National awards for about 15 years with this organization. When you win 1st place nationally, you are disqualified from entering again for 2 years.
Associations
State Bar of Texas # 16350000Member
North Harris County Bar AssociationPresident three times; Vice-President and Secretary about five times; | Activities: I started the FREE Continuing Legal Education program when the State Bar of Texas first started the CLE Program, and the North Harris County Bar Associate still has that program.
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard Member and Chairman of a Committee which got a Bill passed by the Texas Legislature | Activities: I was a member for about 20 years; I started and headed a committee which over three years, was able to get Legislation passed, limiting what healthcare providers could charge patients and attorneys for medical and billing records, correcting abuse by some doctors who charged outrageous amounts to patients for copies of their own records. I was assisted by my fellow member, now District Judge, Robert Schaffer. We made many trips to Austin. I wrote the original Bill, which as usual saw a number of changes, but amazingly was passed and signed into law. I also worked on a number of other projects for the HTLA.
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Free Consultation Free consultation to determine client's problem and potential solution; to discuss fee and expenses; and answer general question. This is for potential client and firm to determine if we both want to go forward with the matter. Most matters are on hourly basis of $250/hour + expenses.
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Contingent Fees Contingent fees are available for some cases. Most cases on hourly fee basis. Both are plus expenses.
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