- More than 25 years of legal experience handling complex criminal and civil matters.
- Extensive and successful jury trial and courtroom experience.
- Repeated success helping people avoid federal indictment.
- Former Federal Prosecutor (more than 10 years):
- Chief of the Major Crimes Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Chief of the General Drug Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Chairman, Federal and State Health Care Fraud Task Force
- Former Instructor, Department of Justice Trial Advocacy Institute
- Outstanding Performance Awards, United States Attorney’s Office
- Attorney General’s Employee Volunteer Service Award
- United States Attorney’s Special Act Award
- Personally directed many white-collar, public corruption, money laundering & narcotic investigations
- Endorsements:
- “Best Lawyers in America (White Collar Criminal Defense & General Criminal Defense)” 2006-2011
- “Texas Super Lawyers (Criminal Law)” 2007, 2008, 2009,2010
- “Best Lawyers in San Antonio (Criminal Law)” 2005, 2006, 2007
- “Who’s Who Among Metropolitan Executives” 2007, 2008
- Honorary Fellowships:
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Former Police Officer (Dallas and Arlington Police Departments):
- Award for Graduating First in Dallas Police Academy
- Former Adjunct Professor of Law -- St. Mary’s University School of Law
- St. Mary’s University Law School
- Graduated Third Highest Scholastic Average
- Corpus Juris Secundum Award (highest second year grade point average)
- Judge John H. Wood Jr. Fellowship for Overall Excellence
- Executive Editor, St. Mary’s Law School Law Journal
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