OBJECTIVE

 Committed to provide the Effective Assistance of Counsel to those facing the criminal and civil justice system either at the trial or appellate level, State or Federal, and at the post-conviction stage of the criminal process

 PROFILE

 ·           Trial and appellate lawyer with 28 years of experience

 ·           Proven ability to competently handle civil and criminal litigation and appellate matters

 ·           Awarded Martinadale-Hubbell’s® highest AV® rating that “signifies … legal abilities … of the very highest standard and … professional ethics [that] are unquestioned.”

 ·           Selected significant published decisions in Appellate Courts:

 

¨      Webb v. City of Dallas, 314 F.3d 787 (5th Cir. 2002) (Tenison Park – Dallas)

 

¨      United States v. Fisher, 106 F.3d 622 (5th Cir. 1997)

 

¨      United States v. Greer, 968 F.2d 433 (5th Cir. 1992)[En Banc] after 948 F.2d 934 and 939 F.2d 1076 (Panel decision)

 

¨      United States v. Jackson, 978 F.2d 433 (5th Cir. 1993)

¨      United States v. Erwin, 793 F.2d 656 (5th Cir. 1986)

 

¨      Daniels v. State, 574 S.W.2d 127 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978)

¨      Ex Parte Chandler, 580 S.W.2d 12 (Tex.Civ.App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1979)

 

¨      Rinehart v. State, 589 S.W.2d 442 (Tex.Cr.App. 1979)                                      

¨      Brown v. State, 595 S.W.2d 550 (Tex.Cr.App. 1980)

 

¨      Armour v. State, 606 S.W.2d 891   (Tex.Cr.App. 1980)

 

¨      Crawford v. State, 624 S.W.2d 906   (Tex.Cr.App. 1981)    

¨      Cook v. State, 646 S.W.2d 952 (Tex.Cr.App. 1983)

¨      Talkington v. State, 682 S.W.2d  674 (Tex.App. – Eastland 1984)

 

¨      Holladay v. State, 805 S.W.2d 464 (Tex.Cr.App. 1991)

¨      Newsom v. State, 922 S.W.2d  274  (Tex.App.-Austin 1996)                                      

 

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 ·                    Associate, Atwell, Cain & Davenport, Attorneys at Law, Dallas, Texas  • 1974-1975

·                    The Private Practice of Law • 1975 - Present

 PUBLICATIONS

 ·                    Editor, Oklahoma Law Review 1972-1974 

·                    Note, Criminal Law: Entrapment in Oklahoma, 26 Okla. L.Rev. 80 (Feb. 1973)

 ·                    Note, Accounts and Accounting: The Responsibilities of CPAs: Imposed by Law and by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 26 Okla. L.Rev. (Aug. 1973)

 ·                    Note, Taxation:  Going Concern Value: Basis for Depreciation When the Whole is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts, 27 Okla. L.Rev. 750 (Fall, 1974)

 ·                    Comment: Issue Preclusion, Collateral Estoppell, Dual Sovereignty and United States v. Terry Nichols, 10 Back Bencher 2 (Jan. 1998)

  

EDUCATION

 ·                    Bachelor of Science, Accountancy • University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois • 1971

 ·                    Juris Doctor • University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma • 1974