• Texas, 1968
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

• George Washington University, B.A. 1965
• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, J.D. 1968
• Class Agent – Class of 1968
• Quizmaster – 1967-1968
• Research Assistant to David Robertson, Admiralty and Federalism
• Research Assistant to L. Hamilton Lowe, Texas Practice, Volume 6, Remedies
• Honorary Order of the Coif, 2000

• Cross-Examination of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Adverse Member of the Crew, National Assn. of Railroad Trial Counsel – Special Litigation Conference, The Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, Utah, February 6, 1991 – February 10, 1991
• Deposition Problems; The Obstructive Lawyer; Objections, Payment, Duty to Supplement, Etc., Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Stouffer Hotel, Austin, TX, December 3, 1992 – December 4, 1992
• Defendant’s Perspectives in Using the New Act, 17th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability & Personal Injury Law Conference, Stouffer Hotel, Austin, TX, November 4, 1993
• Panel of Speakers, Chemical Manufacturers’ Association Tort Litigation Section Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 5, 1997 – February 7, 1997

• Luther “Luke” Soules, III Award for Excellence in Litigation, Litigation Section, State Bar of Texas, 2014
• 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century, 2010
• The Texas Lawyer – Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law, 2009
• Good Apple Award from Appleseed Foundation, 2007
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1984
• Jaycees, Distinguished Service Award (Outstanding Young Man of Brownsville), 1973

• Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Presently
• American Bar Association
• House of Delegates, State Delegate from Texas, 2013
• Board of Governors, District 8 Representative, 2014 – 2016
• Presidential Diversity Summit, 2009, Co-Chair
• Young Lawyers Section, Chairman, Hispanic-American Lawyers Committee
• Young Lawyers Division, 1979 – 1981, State Representative
• House of Delegates, 1991 – 1995
• Automobile Law Committee, Member and Former Vice-Chair
• Committee to Organize Minority Bar Leaders Conference, Member
• Criminal Justice Section, Member, Drug & Alcohol Abuse Committee
• Lawyers Conference Bench & Bar Relations Committee, Member, 1994
• Young Lawyers Section, Member, Mental Health Committee
• Section of Criminal Justice, Member, Juvenile Justice Committee
• Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, Member, 1991
• Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, Member, 1991
• Council for Fund for Justice and Education, Member, 1996 – 2000
• Nominating Committee, Member, 1996 – 1997
• State Bar of Texas
• President, 2005-2006
• President-Elect, 2004-2005
• Federal Judiciary Relations Committee, 1998 – 2000,
• Executive Committee, Member and Former Director
• Grievance Committee – District 12-B, 1980 – 1986,
• Liaison with Mexico Legal Profession Committee, Chairman, 1986
• Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession State Bar, Chairman,1990 – 1991
• Young Lawyers Association, Treasurer, 1977 – 1978
• Young Lawyers Association, Director, 1975 – 1977
• College of the State Bar of Texas, Member, 1994
• Criminal Law Section, Member, Committee to Study Problems in Criminal Justice
• Conference Long Range Goals, Member
• Disaster Response Committee, Member, 1991 – 1994
• Lawyers Advertising and Solicitation Committee, Member
• Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee, Member, 1991
• Liaison with Mexico Legal Profession, State Bar, Member, 1991 – 1994
• Long Range Planning Committee, Member,1991 – 1994
• Pattern Jury Charges – Volume I Committee, Member, 1994
• Special Committee on Selection of Course Directors, Planning Committee & Faculty for CLE, Member, 1990
• Sunset Review Committee, Member,1990 – 1991
• Task Force on Alternate Plans to Improve Public Access to Lawyers, Member
• Task Force on Rules Referendum, Member
• Steering Committee on Bar Dues Referendum, Member,
• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2004 – Present, Member
• Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., 1991 – Present, Member
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1992 – 1996, Vice President
• Texas Advisory Council to National Legal Services Corporation, 1976 – 1978, Vice President, Appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe
• Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District, 1975 – 1989, Conservator, Appointed by Texas Water Rights Commission
• Supreme Court of Texas, 1991, Board of Disciplinary Appeals
• Supreme Court of Texas, 1991, Task Force on Discovery
• ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1993
• The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 1993
• The American Law Institute, 1994 – Present
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel Political Action Committee (TADC PAC), 2000 – Present, Trustee
• Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, The University of Texas School of Law, 2001 – 2002, Board of Advisors
• University of Texas School of Law at Austin, Texas, 2001, President, Law Alumni Executive Committee
• International Association of Defense Counsel, 2002, Trial Academy
• Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession, Chairman
• Standing Committee on Gavel Awards
• Cameron County Bar Association, 1975, Member and Former President, Vice President, Director and Law Day Chairman
• State Junior Bar, 1978
• Treasurer, Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor Committee
• State Junior Bar, Chairman, Liaison National Legal Service Corporation
• State Junior Bar, 1976, Chairman, Patient’s Rights Committee
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Member and Former District Director and Vice-President
• Texas Bar Foundation, 1994, Advisory Board
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Director
• The University of Texas Law Alumni Association, 1992 – 1995, Executive Committee
• The University of Texas Law School Association, District Director
• The University of Texas School of Law Hispanic Law Journal, 1992, Board of Advisors
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, Member, Admissions Committee
• American Judicature Society, Member
• Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (ATLLP), 1996, Member
• Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit, Member
• University of Texas, School of Law, 1992, Member, Endowed Presidential Scholarship Committee
• Federal Liaison Committee, Member
• Hispanic National Bar Association, 1993, Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel/Advocacy, Practice & Procedure, 1991 – 1992, Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel, 1994 – 1995, Member, General Convention Committee
• International Association of Defense Counsel/Products Liability, 1991 – 1995, Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel/Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation, 1991 – 1995, Member
• Mexican American Association of Houston, Member
• National Association of Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases, Member

• National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1992
• State Bar/Civil Trial Law Advisory Committee to Texas Legal Board of Legal Specialization, Member

• State Junior Bar, Member, Legislative Committee
• Texas Advisory Council of Legal Services Corp., Member
• Texas Association Railroad Trial Counsel, Member
• The Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993, Member
• Dean’s Roundtable of University of Texas School of Law, 1992
• Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission, Member

• The Philosophical Society of Texas, Member, 1998 – Present
• Brownsville Public Library Foundation, Inc., Board Member, 1992
• Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC), 1997 – 1998, Chairman
• Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC), 1997 – 1998, Chairman
• Brownsville Boys’ Club, 1973, Director
• Brownsville Boys’ Club, Basketball Coach
• Brownsville Girls’ Club, Basketball Coach

• Brownsville Convention & Visitors’ Bureau
• 1990 – 1993, Board of Directors
• 1992 – 1993, Chairman

• Downtown Development Corp. of Brownsville, 1991
• Downtown Adhoc Committee, 1994
• Driscoll Foundation Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, 1969 – 1977, Director
• Girls’ Scouts, 1976 – 1977, Director
• Heritage Council, President
• Kiwanis Club, 1972 – 1973, President
• Kiwanis Club, 1971 – 1972, Vice President
• Little Conference Football, Coach
• Palmer Drug Abuse, Director
• St. Joseph Academy, 7th & 8th Grades Girls’ Basketball Coach
• St. Joseph’s Catholic Youth Organization, 1968 – 1969, Advisor
• St. Mary’s Catholic Youth Organization, 1970 – 1972, Advisor
• St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1970 – 1973
• Tropical Texas Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Advisory Board
• Villa Bethany Home for Girls, 1972, President
• Villa Bethany Home for Girls, 1971 – 1972, Director

• Spanish