EDUCATION
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, J.D., 1994
The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Accounting, 1991 

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING:          BV           

LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Spanish 

BAR ADMISSIONS
1994, Texas; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1995), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (2002). 

CERTIFICATION
Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal  Law. 

PROFESSIONAL  ACTIVITIES
The  Supreme Court of Texas, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, State Bar of Texas, Webb County Bar Association, San Antonio Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director District 19, 1997-1999), Laredo Young Lawyers Association (President 1997-1998), the Defense Research Institute, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Association for Trial Defense Attorneys.