Attorney Profiles
Edinburg, Texas
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| phone | 956-380-0213 |
| fax | 956-380-0254 |
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- Areas of Practice:
- State Court Appeals
- Federal Court of Appeals
- State Court Trial Support
- Federal Court Trial Support
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1972
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- Education:
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas,
1972
J.D. - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas,
1969
B.B. A.
- Representative Cases:
- Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. v. Eddie Lewellen, et. al, 952 S.W.2d 454 (Supreme Court of Texas 1997)
- Consolidated Cigar Company, a Division of Gulf & Western v. Texas Commerce Bank, Brownsville, 749 F.2d 1169 (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1984)
- Central Power & Light Company v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, et al, 649 S.W.2d 287 (The Supreme Court of Texas 1983)
- Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growes, Inc. v. Campesi, 592 S.W.2d 340 (The Supreme Court of Texas 1980)
- Barry Mallek v. City of San Benito, 121 F.3d 993 (The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1997)
- Hector Garcia v. Alton V.M. Gloor, W.H. Hauboldt, Jr., Wilburn F. Gloor and Gloor Lumber & Supply, Inc., 618 F.2d 264 (The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1980)
- Johnson Waste Materials v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor et al, 611 F.2d 593 (The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1980)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Professional Ethics, University of Texas Pan American Ethics Course, 1998 - 2000
- No Evidence Summary Judgement, Cameron County Bar Association, 1999 - 2000
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Hidalgo County Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity, 1988 - 1993
- Board of Directors
- Hidalgo County Cultural Leader of the Year, 1996 - Present
- Lutheran Social Services of Texas, 1990 - 1994
- Board of Directors
- Lutheran Social Services of the South, 1994 - 1996
- Board of Directors
- Lutheran Social Services of the South, 1994 - 1996
- Vice Chair
- McAllen Symphony Concerts, 1988 - 1992
- Board of Directors
- Pan American University-Valley Symphony Orchestra, 1972 - 1976
- Concertmaster
- Pan American University-Valley Symphony Orchestra, 1972 - 1980
- Member
- South Texas Symphony Association, 1978 - 1982
- Board of Directors
- South Texas Symphony Association, 1979 - 1980
- Chair
- Valley Symphony Chorale, 1990 - 1998
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Norquest & Brisack, LLP, McAllen, Texas, Managing Partner, 1990 - 2000
- Ewers & Toothaker, McAllen, Texas, Associate, Partner, 1972 - 1990
- Pro Bono Activities:
- South Texas Symphony Association, Board of Directors, 1978 - 1982
- South Texas Symphony Association, Chair, 1979 - 1980
- Pan American University-Valley Symphony Orchestra, Member, 1972 - 1980
- Pan American University-Valley Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster, 1972 - 1976
- Valley Symphony Chorale, Member, 1990 - 1998
- McAllen Symphony Concerts, Board of Directors, 1988 - 1992
- Lutheran Social Services of Texas, Board of Directors, 1990 - 1994
- Lutheran Social Services of the South, Board of Directors, 1994 - 1996
- Lutheran Social Services of the South, Vice-Chair, 1994 - 1996
- Habitat for Humanity, Board of Directors, 1988 - 1993
