▪ More than 37 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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