Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1974); Rutgers University (J.D., 1977). Managing Editor, Rutgers Journal of Computers, Technology and the Law, 1976-1977.

Member: Houston Bar Association (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1989-1990); State Bar of Texas; Energy Bar Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).

Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Contracts; Energy Finance; Federal Energy Regulation; Loans; Loan Workouts; Natural Gas; Natural Gas Contracts; Natural Gas Pipelines; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Exploration; Oil and Gas Finance; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Pipelines.