Trial, Securities arbitration, real estate, gas and oil . Preparatory education, Yale University (B.A. 1975); legaleducation, University of Texas (J.D. 1978). Co-author "Real EstateLitigation," University of Houston Advanced Business Litigation Course. Author "The Natural Gas Policy Act: What It Means to the Independent Producer," South Texas Law Journal. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD); Board Certified Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Member of State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Oil, Gas and Mineral, and Real Estate Law Sections), Houston Bar Association, and Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.