Professional Biography EDUCATION • South Texas College of Law • University of Houston (Radio Television and Film) • University of Texas (Chemistry) • Trial Lawyers College COURT ADMISSIONS • Texas – 1991 • Pennsylvania – 2015 • USDC - Southern District of Texas – 1992 • USDC - Eastern District of Texas - 1997 • USDC - Northern District of Texas - 1997 • USDC - Western District of Texas – 1997 • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit– 1996 MASS TORT DOCKETS • USC v. Tyndall o Jane Doe 5, et al. v. Dr. George Tyndall, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Lead Case No. BC705677 • USC v. Kelly o John Doe 1, et al. v. University of Southern California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Lead Case No. 19STCV04543 • Glen Mills o In Re: The Glen Mills Schools Litigation, US District Court for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Docket No. 900 • LAC Juvenile Camp Abuse o Jane BP1-B Doe, et al. v. Doe 1, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Lead Case No. STCV25961 • Central California Women's Facility (Chowchilla) o Jane Roe, et al. v. State of California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al., Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 23CV013894 • British Petroleum/Texas City Explosion o 05-CV-0337; Amy Allgood, et al. v. BP Amoco Chemical Co., et al; In the 212th District Court of Galveston County, Texas. PUBLISHED CASES • Guillot v. Smith, 998 S.W.2d 630 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.) • Connolly v. Smith, 03-03-00575-CV, 2004 WL 1898220 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 26, 2004, pet. denied) • McInnis v. Mallia, 261 S.W.3d 197 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, no pet.) • In re McInnis, 14-09-00491-CV, 2009 WL 1677861 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 9, 2009, no pet.) • Dodd v. Savino, 426 S.W.3d 275 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, no pet.) • In re Cheryl Parker, 01-09-00439-CV, 2009 WL 1494679 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 29, 2009, no pet.) • Ching-Chiang Chu v. Fields, 01-08-00417-CV, 2009 WL 40437 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 8, 2009, no pet.) • GDG vs. Government of Belize, 749 F 3d 1024 (11th Cir 2014), ILDC 2200 (US 2014), 22nd April 2014, United States; Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) [11th Cir] PUBLISHED ARTICLES • Storytelling In Film and Literature: Warrior Magazine (The Official Journal of the Trial Lawyers College) o Summer 2011 Winter’s Bone o Fall 2011 Slumdog Millionaire o Winter 2012 Citizen Kane; The Usual Suspects; Apocalypse Now; Pulp Fiction o Spring 2012 Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman o Summer 2012 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death o Spring 2015 Whiplash o Spring 2019 Cross Examining Defense Medical Experts HONORS AND AWARDS • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - Associate • Rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell® (2006-2024) • Selected to Texas Super Lawyers® (2019-2024) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA): Associate • Appointed to the Civility Matters / Lawyer’s Oath Committee of TEX-ABOTA (2014) • Appointed to the Diversity Committee of Houston ABOTA (2015) • State Bar of Texas District 4F Grievance Committee (2004-2009) o Committee Chairman (2004-2005; 2007-2008) • Texas Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Directors (2004-2007) • Texas Bar College