Professional Organizations

American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Travis County Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation, Life Member

Certifications

Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, 1992
Board Certified, Consumer and Commercial Law, 1998  
(Only about 2% of Texas lawyers are board certified in more than one area)

Certified Guardian Ad Litem, State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas

Bar Admissions

Missouri Bar Association                           
State Bar of Texas
Western District of Missouri (Federal), 1976
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978
8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
Western District of Texas (Federal), 1985

Other affiliations

            Member, Congregation Agudas Achim
            President and Board of Directors, Northwest Austin Civic Association
            Former President, North Cat Mountain Neighborhood Association
            Former Precinct Chair, Travis County Democratic Party
            Supporter, Planned Parenthood Association
            Supporter, American Civil Liberties Union
            Supporter, Southern Poverty Law Center
            Supporter, Austin Humane Society
            Supporter, Anti-Defamation League