Having corporate, securities, bankruptcy and litigation experience, I am able to assist the firm's clients in multiple areas of the law; however, my primary practice focus is transactional law. My practice includes private placements and other sales and purchases of debt or equity securities; mergers, asset acquisitions and sales; formation and representation of private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds; licensing and software development agreements and entity selection and formation. I also have substantial experience in asset based lending transactions involving senior lenders, mezzanine lenders and factoring companies.

I have been an active member of the Rotary Club of Houston since 1992. During that time, I served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Rotary Lombardi Award, and was the General Chairman of the event in 1997. In 2007, I was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for my 15 years of "Service Above Self" on behalf of the Rotary Club. The Rotary Lombardi Award honors the outstanding college lineman of the year while raising significant contributions benefiting the American Cancer Society.

I am the firm's representative and a board member of the Houston chapter of The Entrepreneurship Institute. In addition, I am a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the Houston Bar Association. I am licensed to practice before the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas.

My wife and I enjoy scuba diving, playing golf, and traveling.

Continuing Legal Education Presentations:

University of Houston Law Center's CLE Program
Raising Money Through the Sale of Unregistered Securities
June 2008