Proven Trial Lawyers With Multi-Million Dollar Results
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California
- LL.M. - 2005
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- 1995
- Millsaps College
- 1988
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: English and History
- Minor: Business Administration
Bar Admission
- Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, pro hac vice
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, pro hac vice
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
Representative Cases
- Parver v. Jet Blue Airlines Corp., 649 F. App’x 539 (9th Cir. 2016)
- Tom Wright Constr., LLC v. JDM Steel Constr., LLC, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 9551 (Tex. App.—Waco 2017, no pet.)
- Vargas v. Applied Mach. Corp., 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 1151 (App.—Beaumont 2016, no pet.)
- Craine v. Home Depot U.S.A., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181473 (S.D. Tex. 2015)
- Russell v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143882 (S.D. Tex. 2014)
- Arthey v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp., 398 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2012, rev’d 435 S.W.3d 250 (Tex. 2014))
- In re Adams, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 10116 (App.—Tyler 2013, no pet.)
- Russell v. Altom, 546 F. App’x 432 (5th Cir. 2013)
- Russell v. Waterwood Improvement Ass’n, 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 9116 (App.—Beaumont 2011, no pet.)
- Ontiveros v. City of Rosenberg, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112564 (S.D. Tex. 2008)
- Scherer v. Angell, 253 S.W.3d 777 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2007, no pet.)
- Noland v. State, 264 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, no pet.)
- Green v. State, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 10658 (App.—Waco Dec. 13, 2006, no pet.)
- Russell v. Sam Hous. Elec. Coop., 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 10009 (App.—Beaumont 2006, no pet.)
- In re Penn-America Ins. Co., 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 9399 (App.—Waco 2006, pet. dism’d by agr.).
- Allen v. Connolly, 158 S.W.3d 61 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.)
- Mato v. Baldauf, 267 F.3d 444 (5th Cir. 2001)
- Morse v. Delgado, 975 S.W.2d 378 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998, no writ).
Pro-Bono Activities
- Oaks Dad’s Club
Past Positions
- West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, College Station, Texas, 1996 to 2001
- Engvall & Hlavinka, Houston, Texas, 2001 to 2004
- Cantrell, Ray & Barcus, Huntsville, Texas, 2005 to 2017
Professional Associations
- Walker County Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
- Harris County Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member
- Seven Coves Home Owners Association, Past President
- Post Oak Park Townhomes Home Owners Association, Vice-President
- Texas Bar College, Member, 2017 to 2017
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2002
- Mediation Training Certificate-40 Hour Level- University of Houston Law Center, 2017