Admitted to the Texas State Bar, Supreme Court of Texas, 1995. Also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1986). Legal education, St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi honors fraternity 1991-94. Articles Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1993-94. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy, 1993.