Born in Buffalo, New York, April 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Virginia (B.A., 1972); legal education, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975); Member SMU Law Review; National and State Moot Court (Winner of State and Regional Contests) and Mock Trial Inter School Teams, 1973-1975; Law Clerk to Hon. Robert W. Porter, Northern District of Texas 1977-79; Senior Trial Partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 1979-80; 1982-93; Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County Texas, 1980-1981; Teaching Assistant to Hon. Patrick Higginbotham, Complex Federal Litigation, Southern Methodist University, 1977. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University, 1985-1986.