I have been an attorney in private practice representing people not corporations for the past 22 years. I have found the most satisfaction and success in the area of litigation. I believe that without proper representation, an injured person will not receive just compensation. This year I recently recovered five million for a client who was seriously injured in an individual accident.

Position: Partner since 1986

Areas of Practice: 85% Personal Injury
15% Criminal Defense

Litigation: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Admitted: 1980 - Texas State Bar

Education: 1972 - Burges High School, El Paso, Texas
1977 - University of Texas, Graduated with Highest Honors, Bachelor of Arts
1977 (Spring semester) - Dean's List
1976 (Spring and Fall semester) - Dean's List
1975 (Fall semester) - Dean's List
1980 - Texas Tech Law School, JD

Fraternities: Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Past Positions: 1980 - 1981 - Exxon Company, USA
1984 - 1986 - City Prosecutor, City of Hitchcock, Texas

Classes/Seminars Attended: 08/99 - Evidence and Discovery: A New Ball Game, University of Houston Law Foundation
12/98 - Discovery Rules, University of Houston Law Foundation
02/98 - Strategic Thinking for Personal Injury Attorneys, Annual Conference of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association
09/97 - Handling Insurance and Tort Claims, University of Houston Law Foundation
09/97 - Truck Accident Litigation In A Nutshell, University of Houston Law Foundation
08/96 - Advance Personal Injury Insurance Law, University of Houston Law Foundation
01/95 - How To Introduce and Object To Evidence, State Bar of Texas Professional Development
04/94 - Recognizing, Evaluating and Proving Traumatic Brain Injuries, Association of Trial Association of Trial Lawyers of America


Affiliations: 1980 - Present - State Bar of Texas
1997 - Present - American Trial Lawyers Association
1984 - 1996 - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Hobbies: Snow Skiing, Hiking, Travel

References:

Mr. David O'Neil
Attorney at Law
Stibbs & Burbach
10077 Grogan's Mill Road, Suite 475,
The Woodlands, TX 77380,
281-367-2222

Mr. Richard O. Ely
Assistant Federal Public Defender
United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
440 Louisiana, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002-1634,
713-718-4600