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1 STEPHEN FERRIS MALOUF MALOUF & NOCKELS, LLP 6688 N. Central Expy., Suite 1050 Dallas, Texas 75206 (214) 969-7373 Website: www.smalouf.com EDUCATION ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., 1982. UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, B.A., 1977. REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES - 1997 HONORS/ACTIVITIES FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES Life Fellow 2001 TEXAS MONTHLY MAGAZINE TEXAS SUPER LAWYER Selected as a Texas Super Lawyerby a Texas Monthly magazine poll of Texas attorneys - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. TEXAS MONTHLY TEXAS MAGAZINE SUPER LAWYER Top 100 Lawyers in Texas - Texas Monthly poll of Texas Attorneys LEGAL LEADERS TOP RATED AMERICAN LAWYERS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 2021 Selected by ALM Media, publisher of The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and The National Law Journal. LEGAL LEGENDS AWARD 2019 Dallas Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section SUPER LAWYERS NATIONAL BUSINESS EDITION 2011 MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING AV PREEMINENT 1 Highest rating possible in both legal ability and ethical 1. CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc. used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification standards and policies.

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STEPHEN FERRIS MALOUF

MALOUF & NOCKELS, LLP 6688 N. Central Expy., Suite 1050

Dallas, Texas 75206

(214) 969-7373

Website: www.smalouf.com

EDUCATION ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., 1982.

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, B.A., 1977.

REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES - 1997 –

HONORS/ACTIVITIES

FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL

ADVOCATES

Life Fellow – 2001

TEXAS MONTHLY MAGAZINE TEXAS SUPER LAWYER

Selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by a Texas Monthly

magazine poll of Texas attorneys - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

TEXAS MONTHLY TEXAS MAGAZINE SUPER LAWYER

Top 100 Lawyers in Texas - Texas Monthly poll of Texas

Attorneys

LEGAL LEADERS TOP RATED AMERICAN LAWYERS –

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 2021

Selected by ALM Media, publisher of The American

Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and The National Law Journal.

LEGAL LEGENDS AWARD – 2019 – Dallas Bar Association

Tort and Insurance Practice Section

SUPER LAWYERS NATIONAL BUSINESS EDITION 2011

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING AV – PREEMINENT1

Highest rating possible in both legal ability and ethical

1. CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc.

used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification standards and policies.

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standards reflecting the confidential opinions of members of

the bar and the judiciary.

WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA - 2005, 2007, 2008

WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW - 1987-1988, 2003, 2005,

2008-2009, 2009-2010

WHO'S WHO AMONG OUTSTANDING AMERICANS - 1994

WHO’S WHO IN LITIGATION, DALLAS BUSINESS

JOURNAL - 1993

WHO'S WHO AMONG RISING YOUNG AMERICANS - 1992

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, 1983-1999; 2001 - 2003

Law Student Division, 1979-1982

Section of International Law, 1979-1982

Section of Antitrust Law, 1979-1982

International Trade Subcommittee, Section of Antitrust

Law, 1981-1982

Central and Eastern European Law Initiative Legal

Assessment Commentator, 1995-1996

AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION - FELLOW, 2002 -

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE, 1983 –

2001

Aviation Litigation Section, 1983

DALLAS ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG LAWYERS,

1983-1987

Continuing Legal Education Committee

Member, 1984

Fall Chairman, 1985

Programs Director, 1986.

Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Special Project

Committee, 1986.

DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION, 1983-

Computer Use and Technology Section, 1990-1991

Judiciary Committee, 2004

Chairman - Courthouse Electronics Subcommittee 2004

DALLAS BAR FOUNDATION - FELLOW, 2002-

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DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY COMMITTEE

Advisory Committee, 1998 - 1999

DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY PROGRAM - LAWYERS'

EXCHANGE COMMITTEE

Co-chairman, 1990. The Committee was formed as part of

the Dallas-Riga Sister City Project. The Project plans and

supports cultural, educational, sport, and professional

exchanges between the city of Dallas and the city of Riga,

Latvia.

DALLAS/RIGA SISTER CITY PROGRAM PLANNING

COMMITTEE

1991 - The Dallas/Riga Sister City Program is conducted

under the auspices of Sister Cities International and involves

legal, cultural, academic, medical, sports and educational

exchanges between the cities of Riga, Latvia and Dallas,

Texas.

DALLAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 1983-1998,

2008-

LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Organizer of the Latvian Lecture Series at the Latvian

Institute of Foreign Affairs, Latvian State University, Riga,

Latvia. The Series consisted of a twelve-week course

relating to international trade and investment, monetary

policy, environmental law, private property theory, and the

European Community after 1992. The Series lecturers

included attorneys, judges, and law faculty from Texas and

California.

STATE BAR OF TEXAS, 1982-

Law Student Division, 1980-1982

New Legislation Committee, Section on Antitrust Law,

1982-1983

Soviet Lawyer Exchange Committee, 1991

Litigation Section, 2003 -

STATE BAR OF TEXAS BARLINK ONLINE SERVICE

Moderator for Litigation and Appellate Practice, 1995 -

1996. BarLink was the State Bar's initial online computer

service for Texas lawyers.

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STATE BAR OF TEXAS COMPUTER LAW SEMINAR -

ANNUAL MEETING, 1995

Planning Committee Co-Chair for Trial Law

STATE BAR OF TEXAS 1999 ADVANCED PERSONAL

INJURY SEMINAR

Planning Committee

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 25th ANNUAL ADVANCED CIVIL

TRIAL COURSE

Planning Committee 2002

STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLE

Online Case Commentator - 2004

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - Bartech 2006

Planning Committee 2006

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 2008 Litigation Update

Planning Committee 2007

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 22nd ANNUAL ADVANCED

EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY COURSE

Course Co-Director 2009

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - 24th ANNUAL ADVANCED

EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY COURSE

Planning Committee 2010

STATE BAR OF TEXAS - ANNUAL ADVANCED CIVIL

TRIAL COURSE

Course Co-Director 2013

STATE BAR OF TEXAS, TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION - LIFE

FELLOW, 2007-

TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 1983-2003

Associate Director/Director, 1995 - 1999

TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

2001 Technology Breakthroughs Conference, Co-Chairman

TEXAS LAWYER - LAWTECH 95

Planning Committee

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TEXAS LAWYER - LAWTECH 96

Planning Committee

Lab Director - Hands-On Computer Labs in word

processing, legal research, Internet use, computer assisted

deposition and document management, and preparation of

graphics for use in trial.

THE LAW OFFICES OF WINDLE TURLEY, P.C.

Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1986;

Program Director, 1987.

MASTER, PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM AMERICAN INN

OF COURT

An American Inn of Court is an association of attorneys and

judges dedicated to the improvement of the skills,

professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar.

THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 2002

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW

Founders’ Board - 2010

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW

DAMAGES INSTITUTE

Program Committee Co-Chairman - 2004

ADMISSIONS - PAST STATE OF TEXAS

AND PRESENT

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND

CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH

CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN

DISTRICT OF TEXAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT

OF TEXAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN

DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF

COLORADO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, DISTRICT OF

COLORADO

BOARD EXPERIENCE AESCULAPIUS INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE

Board of Directors, 1991 - 1992; Aesculapius International

Medicine is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to

improving the health care in the countries of Central

America. It sponsors teams of health care professionals

that train the populations of Central American countries in

their efforts to improve life expectancy and infant mortality

rates.

AMERICA MINERAL FIELDS INC.

Director - September 1997 - President and Chief Executive

Officer - March-December 1998. America Mineral Fields

Inc. is a publicly-traded Canadian mining company. I was

asked to take over as CEO/President in March 1998 on a

temporary basis, move the company’s offices to Dallas,

Texas, re-structure the company, and direct the company’s

efforts to have its mining contracts in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo reinstated. I agreed to take the

position on a temporary basis and completed my

assignments in December 1998, stepping down as

CEO/President on December 15, 1998.

DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL

Director - November 2002 to February 2003. Diamond

Fields International is a publicly-traded Canadian mining

company. I acted as counsel to a shareholder in a

successful proxy battle and served on the board to assist in

the transition to new management.

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EMPOWER AFRICAN CHILDREN -

Founding Chairman

Chairman - 2006-2007; 2008-2011

Empower African Children is a Dallas-based charity

dedicated to improving the lives of Ugandan children

orphaned by HIV/AIDS and war.

JONATHAN’S PLACE

Advisory Board, 2003-2004

Jonathan’s Place is a Dallas-based facility devoted to the

care of at-risk children.

PECAN BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

Founder and Chairman, 2009 - 2011

Pecan Biotherapeutics was a start-up, preclinical

biopharmaceutical company focused on developing HIV

vaccines, STAT inhibitors for treatment of cancer, and other

technologies affecting large patient populations.

ST. ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL BOARD OF

TRUSTEES - 2004 - 2009

Policy Committee

Chairman, 2004-2005, 2007-2008

Member, 2005-2006

Member, 2006-2007

Committee on Trustees,

Member, 2004-2005

Chairman, 2005-2006

Chairman, 2006-2007

Special Project Committee - East Campus

Member, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

ST. ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL CAPITAL

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Member, Capital Campaign Committee, 2003-2006

RECENT CASES 2020 Domain Name Registration Dispute

Successful representation of a former Associate

Justice on the Supreme Court of the Republic of

Latvia in a domain name registration dispute before

the World Intellectual Property Organization in

Geneva, Switzerland.

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2019-2020 Hypoxic Brain Damage to an Infant

Successful representation of an infant for brain

damage resulting from medical negligence in a

hospital emergency department.

2019 Paraplegia

Successful medical negligence representation of a

patient paralyzed as the result of a failure to timely

diagnose an epidural abscess.

2019 Paraplegia

Successful medical negligence representation of a

patient paralyzed by an epidural abscess when the

consulting neurosurgeon failed to timely evaluate the

patient.

2018 Sovereign Debt Default Litigation

Successfully settled sovereign debt-default litigation

in the United States on behalf of the Ministry of

Justice and the Central Bank of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo.

2017 Tollway Construction Litigation

Retained to represent the North Texas Tollway

Authority in an action against contractors arising out

of roadway construction defects.

2016 Oil and Gas Buy-Sell Agreement Dispute

Retained to represent the purchaser of an interest in

salt water disposal wells in claims against the sellers

arising out of a “True Up” payment provision in the

buy-sell agreement.

2016 Tollway Construction Litigation

Successful representation of North Texas Tollway

Authority in an action against contractors arising out

of roadway construction defects.

2015-2016 Ebola Outbreak - Dallas

Retained by Amber Vinson, one of two Dallas nurses

who contracted Ebola while caring for Eric Duncan

at THR - Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Negotiated a

confidential settlement with THR - Presbyterian

Hospital Dallas

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2014 Wrongful Death

Retained by the surviving widow of Thomas Eric

Duncan, the first person to die in the United States

from an Ebola virus infection.

2013 Titanium Mineral Sands Corporate Acquisition

Retained to represent the largest shareholder in a

publicly-traded Australian mining company in

negotiations related to a titanium mineral sands

project in Madagascar.

2011-15 Real Property Records Litigation

Retained to represent Brazoria County, Cameron

County, Fort Bend County, Cameron County, Dallas

County, Harris County, Rockwall County, and

Williamson County, Texas in an action brought

against members of the mortgage banking industry

for improper use of county real property records.

2012 Tollway Construction Litigation

Retained to represent the North Texas Tollway

Authority in an action against contractors arising out

of roadway construction defects.

2012 Wrongful Death

Retained to represent the surviving widow of a

decorated veteran who was fatally injured when the

parade float on which he was a passenger was hit by

a Union Pacific freight train.

2012 Oil and Gas Licensing Dispute

Retained to represent the license holder in a dispute

arising out of an oil and gas exploration license

issued by the government of the Union of the

Comoros Islands off the coast of Mozambique.

2010 Insurance Coverage Litigation

Successful management of an insurance coverage

claim arising out of the capsize of a titanium mining

and processing ship in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

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2010 Tax Advise Claims Against Attorneys and

Accountants

Representation of taxpayer in legal malpractice

action involving estate and gift tax advice. Settled on

confidential terms favorable to the client.

2008 Tax Shelter Litigation

$20+ million in settlements in litigation against law

firms and accounting firms for negligent tax advice

to numerous clients.

2007 Riggs v. Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

$81.5 million class settlement in legal malpractice

claim arising out of tax shelter advice. Represented a

class representative and acted as class co-counsel.

Lead class counsel was David Deary of Dallas,

Texas.

2006 Lane’s Gifts & Collectibles v. Google

$90 million + technology audit of Google click-fraud

technologies. Class counsel in action against Google,

Yahoo! Inc. and other search engines for claims

arising out of click-fraud. Settlement included

Google’s agreement to submit its pay-per-click

monitoring efforts to evaluation by an independent

expert.

2005 Texas Treasure Fields v. Corona, et al.

Confidential settlement. Represented client in

claims arising out of the largest residential fire in

U.S. history. Home on the market for $44.5 million

was completely destroyed by fire. Settled on

confidential terms favorable to the client.

2003 Davis v. Shlishi

Confidential settlement. Represented the family of

Dallas firefighter Vincent Davis, killed in the line of

duty as the result of negligent construction practices.

2002 Frentzen v. Continental Airlines

Confidential settlement. Retained with Dallas lawyer

John Howie by the surviving relatives of 17

passengers killed in the crash of the Air France

Concorde at Charles DeGaulle Airport, Paris,

France, in July 2000, to represent them in litigation

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in the United States. Global settlement reached by

German co-counsel on terms favorable to the clients.

2001 Doe v. Doe

$100+ million. Concluded 10-year representation of

a Dallas-based oil & gas exploration company in an

oil field operation dispute. Client’s total recovery,

including debt forgiveness, exceeded $100 million,

before attorney’s fees.

AFRICA EXPERIENCE Since 1991, I have been involved in numerous matters involving

African mining interests, including diamond and titanium mines in

Sierra Leone; copper, cobalt, zinc, and diamond mines in The

Democratic Republic of the Congo; mineral sands deposits in

Madagascar; zinc deposits in Zambia; marine diamond mining in

Namibia; and diamond deposits in Angola.

2003-2019 – Counsel to the Government of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo and Central Bank of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo

Commencing in 2003, I have been counsel to the

government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and/or

Central Bank in various actions involving debt collection

litigation brought by U.S.-based vulture funds and

expropriation claims brought against the Congo for the

alleged unlawful expropriation of gold mining operations in

the Congo.

2006-2011 – Found Chairman, Empower African Children

In 2006 I was the founding chairman of Empower African

Children and served in that role until 2007. I returned to that

position from 2008 to 2011.

2005-2011 - FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC v. The Congo and

S.N.E.L.

Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to defend

against efforts by U.S.-based vulture funds to execute on

Swiss Arbitration Awards arising out of a sovereign debt

default action. Successfully defended against efforts to

execute on judgment by seizure and forced sale of

diplomatic properties.

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2004-2007 - Adastra Minerals Inc. v. Empresa Nacional de

Diamantes de Angola, E.P.

Engaged by Adastra Minerals Inc. and IDAS, its wholly

owned subsidiary, to pursue a claim against Empresa

Nacional de Diamantes de Angola, E.P. the Angolan State

diamond company, for unlawful expropriation of a mining

concession in Angola.

2002-2003 - Red Mountain Finance, Inc. v. The Congo and

Central Bank of the Congo

Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to

negotiate resolution of sovereign debt arrears judgments of

the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division,

Commercial Court London. Settlement of the claims

facilitated an International Monetary Fund Poverty

Reduction and Growth Facility of approximately US

$750mm and a Belgian, French, South African and Swedish

contribution of a bridge loan to clear the debt arrears of

approximately $450mm with the International Monetary

Fund.

2002 - Banro Resources Corporation v. The Democratic Republic

of the Congo

Engaged by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to defend

it against claim of expropriation of gold mining assets.

Settled by the government on favorable terms.

1998 - America Mineral Fields v. Anglo American Corporation of

South Africa

Retained to pursue tortious interference claims against

Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, DeBeers

Consolidated Mines, and affiliated entities arising out of a

mining project agreement between America Mineral Fields

and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a

copper/cobalt mine. Settled on confidential terms favorable

to the client.

PROFESSIONAL MALOUF & NOCKELS LLP; THE LAW OFFICES OF

STEPHEN F. MALOUF, P.C.; MALOUF, WEINSTEIN,

SOMMERMAN, BAGELMAN & LINK, P.C.; MILGRIM,

THOMAJAN & LEE

Dallas, Texas. July 1987 to Present. Commercial, product

liability, and medical negligence litigation. I joined MILGRIM,

THOMAJAN & LEE as Counsel in July 1988. I continued in my

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representation of most of my existing clients and reopened my own

practice in March of 1990. The Law Offices of Stephen F. Malouf,

P.C. was a partner with other firms during this period.

MILGRIM, THOMAJAN & LEE was a New York based

international, antitrust, and trade secret firm. Responsibilities

included establishment and operations of the Dallas, Texas office

and management of all defense litigation for Lloyd's, U.S. Duties

also included pursuit of catastrophic injury product liability and

medical negligence cases on behalf of plaintiffs.

LAW OFFICES OF WINDLE TURLEY, P.C.

Dallas, Texas. January 1983 to March 1984 and July 1985 to July

1987. Personal injury law - product liability specializing in firearms

and vehicular restraint systems, fuel systems, and brake design

litigation. Also assisted in medical negligence and aviation

litigation.

LAW OFFICES OF BOYD WAGGONER, P.C.

Dallas, Texas. March 1984 to July 1985. Personal injury law.

COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH SUPREME JUDICIAL

DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Dallas, Texas, May 1982 to December 1982. Briefing attorney to

Ted Z. Robertson.

BOOK CHAPTERS How to Prepare Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures:

Getting What Your Client Deserves, Attorney’s Medical

Advantage, West Publishing Co. 2001.

Automobile Owners and Operators Liability, Texas Torts &

Remedies (Mathew Bender, 1987).

ARTICLES/PAPERS2 Preparing for the Virtual Trial (with Paula Sweeney and Mike

Slack)

State Bar of Texas, 10th Annual Advanced Trial Strategies, February

2021. Although normally held in New Orleans, this was converted

to a webcast due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

2 Several of the articles/papers related to technology utilize the same basic paper with, in

some instance, minor or no modifications.

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Effective Technology in the Courtroom, State Bar of Texas, 43rd

Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Evidence and Discovery

Course, Scheduled for San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, July-

October 2020.

Effectively Presenting Demonstrative and Other Evidence Before

the Jury, State Bar of Texas, 43rd Annual Advanced Evidence and

Discovery Course, Scheduled for Houston and San Antonio, April-

May 2020. Converted to online course due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

Technology in the Courtroom: Demonstratives

The Advocate, The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas,

Spring 2020 (with Judge Xavier Rodriguez).

Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget Persuasion and Use of

Technology

State Bar of Texas Advanced Trial Strategies 2020, New Orleans,

February 2020 (with Judge Xavier Rodriguez and Tom Riney).

Demonstrative Evidence

State Bar of Texas, 32nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Course, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2019.

Trial Presentation of Damages

Damages in Civil Litigation 2019, State Bar of Texas Dallas,

February 2019.

Litigation Management Start to Finish: Lessons Learned in Trial

The University of Texas School of Law 40th Annual Corporate

Counsel Institute, Dallas, May 2018.

The Internet: Information and Authentication

The Ultimate Trial Notebook: From Pretrial to Verdict, Corpus

Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi, March 2018.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association 2017 Advanced Civil Trial Seminar,

Corpus Christi, March 2017.

Technology, Discovery, and Research on a Budget

Building Your Career CLE, State Bar of Texas and the Texas Young

Lawyers Association, Austin, March 2016.

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If I Knew Then What I Know Now - It is a Small World After All

The Advocate Magazine 2015 Winter Symposium, Litigation

Section of the State Bar of Texas. Winter 2015.

Discovery on a Budget

State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & Discovery

Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May 2015.

Discovery on a Budget

State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & Discovery

Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May 2015.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association 2015 Advanced Civil Trial Law

Seminar, Corpus Christi, March 2015.

Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 31st Annual Litigation Update, San Antonio,

January 2015.

Presentation Techniques at Trial

State Bar of Texas Essentials for the General Practitioner 2014, San

Antonio, December 2014.

Malpractice Issues Related to Imaging Specialties

American College of Nuclear Medicine, Scanner Magazine, Fall,

2014

Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 37th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San

Antonio, Dallas, Houston, July 2014.

Opening Statement – Plaintiff

State Bar of Texas 18th Annual Choosing and Courting a Jury

Course, Houston, May 2014

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2013, Corpus Christi, April 2014.

Demonstrative Aids in a Damages Presentation

State Bar of Texas Damages in Civil Litigation 2014, Dallas,

February 2014.

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Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San

Antonio, Dallas, Houston, July 2013.

Effective Visual Presentation

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2013, Corpus Christi, April 2013.

eDiscovery

State Bar of Texas 4th Annual Business Torts Institute, Dallas,

September 2012.

Information Overload - How to Maintain Your Sanity in the

Digital Age

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2012, Corpus Christi, April 2012.

The Art of Presentation

Rockwall County Bar Association 2012 Bench Bar Conference,

April 2012, Rockwall, Texas, April 2012.

Publicly Available Discovery Using the Internet

State Bar of Texas Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2011,

San Antonio and Houston, May 2011.

Communicating with the Modern Jury

State Bar of Texas 26th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law

Course, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, July-September 2010.

The Practice of Law in the Information Age: How to Survive and

Flourish

State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.

Demonstrative Evidence on Your Own

State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.

Cutting Edge Technologies in the Courtroom

State Bar of Texas 17th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice

Seminar, San Antonio, March 2010.

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Anatomy of a Financial Fraud: Madoff, Stanford, and the $100

Billion Shell Game

University of Texas School of Law Continuing Legal Education

Department, 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference,

Austin, October 2009.

The Internet for Lawyers

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2009, Corpus Christi, April 2009.

Using the Internet for Discovery

State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2009.

Hang on Lads, I’ve Got a Great Idea: Technology in the

Courtroom

State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San

Antonio, August 2008.

The Effective Use of Imagery: PowerPoint for the Jury, Start to

Finish

12th Annual Choosing and Courting a Jury Course, Dallas, May

2008.

Publicly Available Discovery

State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2008.

Technology: Start to Finish

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2008, Corpus Christi, April 2008.

Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties

Southwestern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 53rd

Annual Meeting, Little Rock, March 2008 (Syllabus only).

Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties

Texas Radiological Society 95th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas,

March 2008 (Syllabus only).

Technology for Litigators

State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual Litigation Update, Austin, January

2008.

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Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas, 30th Annual Advanced Civil

Trial Course, Dallas, Austin, and Houston, August October

November 2007.

Effective Depositions: Use of Technology and Video Impeachment

2007 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Austin, October

2007

Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up Some CLE, South Padre Island,

May 10-11, 2007.

Publicly Available Discovery

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2007.

Technology: Start to Finish

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2007, Corpus Christi, April 2007.

Effective Use of Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas West Texas General Practice Symposium,

Lubbock, March 2007.

Publicly Available Discovery

State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, San Antonio, January 2007.

Effective Use of Technology

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston,

Dallas, and San Antonio, July-August 2006.

Discovery at Trial

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2006.

Innovative Forum Selection Strategies in Today’s Litigation

Environment

University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2005 Page Keeton Civil

Litigation Seminar, Austin, October 2005.

Mental Anguish and Exemplary Damages

Texas Center for the Judiciary, 2005 Annual Meeting, Austin,

October 2005.

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Using Pictures to Develop Your Case Theme

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention,

Toronto, July 2005.

Software Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, July - August 2005.

High Impact, Low Cost Demonstrative Evidence

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Seminar During

Jazzfest, New Orleans, April 2005.

Presentation Techniques - Using Your Discovery Effectively at

Trial

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2005.

Selecting and Working with Your Expert with Daubert in Mind

Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention,

Palm Springs, January 2005.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and

Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January-February

2005.

Winning Trial Presentations: A Picture is Worth a Thousand

Words

Colorado Bar Association CLE, Snowmass National CLE

Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, January 2005.

Every Picture Tells a Story: Preparing and Presenting Your Case

to the Jury

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Learning from the Masters,

New Orleans, December 2004.

Medical Malpractice and HB4: What Every Plaintiff’s Lawyer

Needs to Know

Texas Lawyer, November 2004.

Presenting the Damages Case to the Jury: Voir Dire to Verdict

The University of Texas School of Law Damages Institute, Dallas

and Houston, October 2004.

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Selecting Your Expert and Preparing for the Discovery Process

Association of Trial Lawyers of America Teleseminar, October

2004.

Electronic Evidence: Spoliation, Discovery, and Admissibility

State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division, Fort Worth September

2004.

Selecting and Working with Experts to Become a More Effective

Team

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America, Medical Negligence: Missed Diagnoses, Surgery, and

Trial Techniques, Washington, D.C. June 2004.

Spoliation and Retention

State Bar of Texas Litigation in the High Tech Industry, San

Antonio, March 2004.

Technology and the Courtroom: Gadgets and Seamless

Presentations

Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, February 2004.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2004.

Using Technology for Seamless Courtroom Presentations

Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,

Colorado, January 2004.

Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility

Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, September 2003.

Software and Technology

State Bar of Texas 2003 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course,

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, June 2003.

The Courtroom Edge: Gadgets and Seamless Courtroom

Presentations

Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi, April 2003.

From Concept to Execution: Seamless Courtroom Presentations

Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,

Colorado, January 2003.

21

Must-Have Technology for the Trial Lawyer

Dallas Bar Association Headnotes, November 2002.

Demonstrative Evidence: Including How to Prepare it on a Budget

University of Houston Law Foundation, Trial Tactics Seminar,

Houston and Dallas, September 2002.

Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility

State Bar of Texas 2002 Advanced Civil Trial Law Course, Dallas,

Houston, San Antonio, September 2002.

How to Manage Your Practice with Technology

State Bar of Texas 2002 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course,

Houston and San Antonio, August 2002.

Demonstrative Evidence

The National Law Journal Litigation Summit & Exposition, San

Antonio, April 2002.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar,

Corpus Christi, Texas. March 2002.

Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence Before and During Trial

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2002.

Presentation Technologies: What to Use to Present Your Case in

Mediation and Trial

Texas Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, Houston, December 2001.

Captured on Disk: Recording, Editing and Using Digital

Depositions

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America at LEGALTECH 2001, San Francisco, August 2001.

Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Law

Course, Dallas and Houston, April 2001.

Failure to Diagnose & Mistreatment of Diseases - Colon Cancer

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America and Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, Waikiki,

Hawaii, February 2001.

22

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, February 2001.

Every Picture Tells a Story: Using Videos in Mediation

Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention,

New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001.

To Try or Not to Try - The Use of Technology in Preparing a Case

for Mediation and Settlement

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Inc. Annual Seminar, Destin,

Florida, June 2000.

New Millennium - New Technology, State Bar of Texas 7th Annual

Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, San Antonio, March 2000.

Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures - Getting What Your

Client Deserves

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America - Winter Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January

2000.

High-Tech Courtroom Presentation: Closing Argument

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America - Technology for the Trial Lawyer Seminar,

Washington, D.C., October 1999.

Case Management Technologies

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas,

Houston, San Antonio, July 1999.

Using Computers to Present the Case in the Courtroom

State Bar of Texas Practical Computing CLE Course, Fort Worth,

Texas June 1999.

What Attorneys Should Know About the Internet - Attorney

Website Strategies

State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston,

Dallas, and Austin, March 1999.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, March 1999.

23

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course,

1998.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, February 1998.

Computerized Litigation Support

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston,

Dallas, San Antonio - July-August 1997.

The Use of Technology in the Courtroom

Amarillo Bar Association, Annual Spring Institute, May 3, 1997,

Amarillo, Texas.

The Use of Technology in the Courtroom

South Texas College of Law, Advanced Civil Trial Conference,

Houston, March 1, 1997.

Use of Computers in Your Practice

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 1997 Winter Ski Seminar,

Aspen, Colorado, February 10, 1997.

Computers and Trial Practice, Start to Finish

Law Education Institute and Bureau of National Affairs 1997

National CLE Conference, Vail Colorado, January 9, 1997.

Computers and the Trial Lawyer: What to Buy, Where to Get It,

and How to Use It

16-2 The Tennessee Trial Lawyer Magazine 24, December 1996.

Use of Computers in Preparing a Case for Trial

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Last Chance Seminar, New

Orleans, Louisiana, December 13, 1996.

Use of Computers in Trial Preparation

Texas Lawyer, Law Technology 96 Conference, Dallas, October

1996.

Technology and the Trial Lawyer: Preparation to Presentation

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Meeting,

Boston, Massachusetts, July 1996.

24

Demonstrative Evidence and More: The Use of Computers and

Technology in the Law Office and Courtroom

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Litigation Refresher Course, April

1996.

Beyond Gimmicks: Computers as a Competitive Advantage

Law Education Institute, Inc. 1996 National CLE Conference,

Washington, D.C. March 1996.

Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law

of the Republic of Kyrgyz

American Bar Association Central and East European Law

Initiative, January 15, 1996.

Star Wars: Demonstrative Aids and Technology for Small Firms

South Texas College of Law Evidence Seminar, Houston,

September 1995.

Computers and Trial

Lawyers Cooperative Publishing and Texas Lawyer, Law

Technology 95, Houston, September 1995.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Evidence and

Discovery Seminar, Dallas and Houston, August 1995.

Technological Wizardry in the Courtroom

State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Family law Course,

August 1995.

Technology and Trial

State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, May 30, 1995, San Antonio,

Texas.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course,

1995.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Nuts and Bolts

Seminar/Litigation Short Course, 1995.

Demonstrative Evidence: High- and Low-Tech: How to Do It on

a Budget, How to Offer and Exclude It

University of Houston Law Foundation Seminar, March 1995.

25

Technology in the Courtroom

Dallas Bar Headnotes December 15, 1994.

Technology & Trial - News You Can Use

Texas Lawyer Fourth Annual Law Technology Conference and

Exhibition, Houston, September 30, 1994.

Demonstrative Evidence on a Small Budget

The Nuts and Bolts of Practicing Plaintiff's Law in Dallas, Dallas

Trial Lawyers Association, November 1994.

Comments on Proposed Amendments to the 1991 Anti-Monopoly

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan

American Bar Association Central and East European Law

Initiative, March 1, 1994.

Computer Use in the Courtroom and Elsewhere

Dallas Bar Association, Learning from the Masters Seminar, Dallas,

September 10, 1993.

Russia in 1992 - A Western View

Ural State Law Academy, 1993 International Scientific Symposium,

Ekaterinburg, Russia, April 1993.

Limitations on Attorneys' Fees in Personal Injury Actions

Involving Minors

55 Tex. B. J. 1122 (1992)(with M. Mitchell).

Translating Medicals into Loss of Earnings and Physical

Impairment

Preparing, Trying, and Settling Auto Collision Cases, State Bar of

Texas Seminar, October 1992.

Law Office and Court: Automation and Management

Baltic Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R., April 12-

15, 1990.

Insurance and Risk Management - Principles, Litigation, and

Advocacy

Baltic Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R., April 12-

15, 1990.

Day-in-the-Life Videos: The Attorney's View

National Forensic Video Association Journal, Winter 1987.

26

Criminal Appellate Rights of the United States

11 Voice for the Defense 5 (1983).

PRESENTATIONS Preparing for the Virtual Trial (with Paula Sweeney and Mike

Slack)

State Bar of Texas, 10th Annual Advanced Trial Strategies, February

2021. Although normally held in New Orleans, this was converted

to a webcast due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

Effectively Presenting Demonstrative and Other Evidence Before

the Jury, State Bar of Texas, 33rd Annual Advanced Evidence and

Discovery Course, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2020.

(Planned)

Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget Persuasion and Use of

Technology, State Bar of Texas Advanced Trial Strategies 2020,

New Orleans, February 2020.

Deposition Trial Academy 2019

Faculty, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, October 2019.

Real Estate Transactions – Mortgage Electronic Registration

Systems, Inc., Southern Methodist University School of Law,

Dallas, April 2019.

Demonstrative Evidence

State Bar of Texas, 32nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Course, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2019.

Trial Presentation of Damages

Damages in Civil Litigation 2019, State Bar of Texas Dallas,

February 2019.

Litigation Management Start to Finish: Lessons Learned in Trial

Panel Moderator

The University of Texas School of Law 40th Annual Corporate

Counsel Institute, Dallas, May 2018.

The Internet: Information and Authentication

The Ultimate Trial Notebook: From Pretrial to Verdict, Corpus

Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi, March 2018.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association 2017 Advanced Civil Trial Seminar,

Corpus Christi, March 2017.

27

Discovery on a Budget

State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & Discovery

Seminar, Houston, San Antonio, April-May 2015.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association 2015 Advanced Civil Trial Law

Seminar, Corpus Christi, March 2015.

Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 31st Annual Litigation Update, San Antonio,

Dallas, Houston, January 2015.

Presentation Techniques at Trial

State Bar of Texas Essentials for the General Practitioner 2014, San

Antonio, December 2014.

Professional Liability Risks in an Imaging Practice: How to Avoid

Becoming a Statistic

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the

American College of Nuclear Medicine, Webinar, November 2014.

Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 37th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San

Antonio, Dallas, Houston, July 2014.

The Internet and Lawsuits: Discovery to Trial

San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio, May 2014.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2013, Corpus Christi, April 2014.

Demonstrative Aids in a Damages Presentation

State Bar of Texas Damages in Civil Litigation 2014, Dallas,

February 2014.

Publicly Available Discovery Resources

State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San

Antonio, Dallas, Houston, July 2013.

Effective Visual Presentation

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2013, Corpus Christi, April 2013.

28

eDiscovery

State Bar of Texas 4th Annual Business Torts Institute, Dallas,

September 2012.

Overview of the Operation of the MERS System and Trends in

Wrongful Foreclosure Claims

American Association for Justice Education Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems (MERS) Teleseminar, June 2012.

Information Overload - How to Maintain Your Sanity in the

Digital Age

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2012, Corpus Christi, April 2012.

The Art of Presentation

Rockwall County Bar Association 2012 Bench Bar Conference,

April 2012, Rockwall, Texas, April 2012.

Technology in Mediation and Trial

Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Session, Panel

Moderator, Dallas, December 2011.

Maximizing your Case with the Aid of Technology

The University of Texas School of Law 2011 Car Crash Seminar,

Austin, August 2011.

Publicly Available Discovery Using the Internet

State Bar of Texas Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2011,

San Antonio and Houston, May 2011.

Communicating with the Modern Jury

State Bar of Texas 26th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law

Course, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, July-September 2010.

Demonstrative Evidence on Your Own

State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.

The Practice of Law in the Information Age: How to Survive and

Flourish

State Bar of Texas 23nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, May-July 2010.

Securities Litigation: Ponzi Schemes and Scams from Madoff to

Stanford, 32nd Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and

29

Business Law Panel Discussion. University of Texas School of Law,

Dallas, February 2010.

The Stages of Mediation: Conflict, Communication &

Compromise

Dallas Bar Association Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Panel Discussion, Dallas, November 9, 2009.

Anatomy of a Financial Fraud: Madoff, Stanford, and the $100

Billion Shell Game

University of Texas School of Law Continuing Legal Education

Department, 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference,

Austin, October 2009.

The Internet for Lawyers

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2009, Corpus Christi, April 2009.

Using the Internet for Discovery

State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2009.

How to Avoid Malpractice Claims in the Information Age

Society for Nuclear Medicine Mid-Winter Educational Conference,

Clearwater, Florida, February 2009.

Hang on Lads, I’ve Got a Great Idea: Technology in the

Courtroom

State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San

Antonio, August 2008.

The Effective Use of Imagery: PowerPoint for the Jury, Start to

Finish

12th Annual Choosing and Courting a Jury Course, Dallas, May

2008.

Publicly Available Discovery

State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery

Seminar, Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2008.

Technology: Start to Finish

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2008, Corpus Christi, April 2008.

30

Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties

Southwestern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 53rd

Annual Meeting, Little Rock, March 2008.

Malpractice Issues Relating to Imaging Specialties

Texas Radiological Society 95th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas,

March 2008.

Technology for Litigators

State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual Litigation Update, Austin, January

2008.

Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas, 30th Annual Advanced Civil

Trial Course, Dallas, Austin, and Houston, August October

November 2007.

Effective Depositions: Use of Technology and Video Impeachment

2007 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Austin, October

2007.

Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up Some CLE, South Padre Island,

May 10-11, 2007.

Publicly Available Discovery

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston and San Antonio, April-May 2007.

Technology: Start to Finish

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar

2007, Corpus Christi, April 2007.

Effective Use of Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas West Texas General Practice Symposium,

Lubbock, March 2007.

Malpractice Issues Related to Imaging Specialties

Society of Nuclear Medicine Mid-Winter Educational Symposium,

San Antonio, February 2007.

Effective Use of Technology

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston,

Dallas, and San Antonio, July-August 2006.

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Electronic Persuasion

State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Austin, June 2006.

Discovery at Trial

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2006.

Technology at the Courthouse

Dallas Bar Association Litigation Section, Dallas, April 2006.

Innovative Forum Selection Strategies in Today’s Litigation

Environment

University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2005 Page Keeton Civil

Litigation Seminar, Austin, October 2005

Mental Anguish and Exemplary Damages

Texas Center for the Judiciary, 2005 Annual Meeting, Austin,

October 2005.

Using Pictures to Develop Your Case Theme

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention,

Toronto, July 2005.

Software Technology on a Budget

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, July - August 2005.

High Impact, Low Cost Demonstrative Evidence

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Seminar During

Jazzfest, New Orleans, April 2005.

Presentation Techniques - Using Your Discovery Effectively at

Trial

State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar,

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, April-May 2005.

Selecting and Working with Your Expert with Daubert in Mind

Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention,

Palm Springs, January 2005.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January-February 2005.

32

Every Picture Tells a Story: Preparing and Presenting Your Case

to the Jury

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Learning from the Masters,

New Orleans, December 2004.

Presenting the Damages Case to the Jury: Voir Dire to Verdict

The University of Texas School of Law Damages Institute, Dallas

and Houston, October 2004.

Electronic Evidence: Spoliation, Discovery, and Admissibility

State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division, Fort Worth,

September 2004.

Residential Design and Estimation for Specific Disabilities and

Diseases, The Attorney’s Perspective

American Society of Interior Designers - Texas Chapter, 2004

Annual Meeting, Dallas, September 2004.

Selecting and Working with Experts to Become a More Effective

Team

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America, Medical Negligence: Missed Diagnoses, Surgery, and

Trial Techniques, Washington, D.C. June 2004.

Spoliation and Retention

State Bar of Texas Litigation in the High-Tech Industry, San

Antonio, March 2004.

Technology and the Courtroom: Gadgets and Seamless

Presentations

Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, February 2004.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2004.

Using Technology for Seamless Courtroom Presentations

Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,

Colorado, January 2004.

Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility

Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Fort Worth, September 2003.

Law Practice After HB 4 - What Every Practitioner Needs to

Know: Cap Busting and Maximizing Economic Damages

University of Texas School of Law CLE - Austin and Dallas, August

2003.

33

Software and Technology

State Bar of Texas 2003 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course,

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, June 2003.

The Courtroom Edge: Gadgets and Seamless Courtroom

Presentations

Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi, April 2003.

From Concept to Execution: Seamless Courtroom Presentations

Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, Aspen,

Colorado, January 2003.

Demonstrative Evidence: Including How to Prepare It on a

Budget

University of Houston Law Foundation, Trial Tactics Seminar,

Houston and Dallas, September 2002.

Electronic Evidence: Discovery and Admissibility

State Bar of Texas 2002 Advanced Civil Trial Law Course, Dallas,

Houston, San Antonio, September 2002.

2002 Technology Update

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas, August 2002.

How to Manage Your Practice with Technology

State Bar of Texas 2002 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course,

Houston and San Antonio, August 2002.

Demonstrative Evidence

The National Law Journal Litigation Summit & Exposition, San

Antonio, April 2002.

Demonstrative Evidence

Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar,

Corpus Christi, Texas. March 2002.

Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence Before and During Trial

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and

Exclude Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, January 2002.

Mock Trial of a Medical Negligence Action

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, Dallas,

September 2001.

34

Captured on Disk: Recording, Editing and Using Digital

Depositions

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America at LEGALTECH 2001, San Francisco, August 2001.

Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Law

Course, Dallas and Houston, April 2001.

Friday Clinic - The Use of Experts

Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, February 2001.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, February 2001.

Ethics in Mediation - Panel Discussion

Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention,

New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001.

Every Picture Tells a Story: Using Videos in Mediation

Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention,

New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001.

New Trial Presentation Technologies

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, September 2000.

To Try or Not to Try - The Use of Technology in Preparing a Case

for Mediation and Settlement

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Inc. Annual Seminar, Destin,

Florida, June 2000.

New Millennium - New Technology

State Bar of Texas 7th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice

Course, San Antonio, March 2000.

Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures - Getting What Your

Client Deserves

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America - Winter Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January

2000.

High-Tech Courtroom Presentation: Closing Argument

National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers

of America Technology for the Trial Lawyer Seminar, Washington,

D.C., October 1999.

35

Case Management Technologies

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas,

Houston, San Antonio, July 1999.

Using Computers to Present the Case in the Courtroom

State Bar of Texas Practical Computing CLE Course, Fort Worth,

Texas June 1999.

What Attorneys Should Know About the Internet - Attorney

Website Strategies

State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston,

Dallas, and Austin, March 1999.

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, March 1999.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course,

1998

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude

Evidence Seminar, Houston and Dallas, February 1998.

Hands-On Computer Labs - Word Processing, Legal Research,

Internet Use, and Preparation of Graphics for Use in Trial

Lawtech97, Texas Lawyer, Dallas, September 1997

Computerized Litigation Support

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston,

August 15, 1997.

The Use of Technology in the Courtroom

Amarillo Bar Association, Annual Spring Institute, May 3, 1997,

Amarillo, Texas.

The Use of Technology in the Courtroom

South Texas College of Law, Advanced Civil Trial Conference,

Houston, March 1, 1997.

Use of Computers in Your Practice

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 1997 Winter Ski Seminar,

Aspen, Colorado, February 10, 1997.

36

Computers and Trial Practice, Start to Finish

Law Education Institute and Bureau of National Affairs 1997

National CLE Conference, Vail Colorado, January 9, 1997.

Use of Computers in Preparing a Case for Trial

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Last Chance Seminar, New

Orleans, Louisiana, December 13, 1996.

Litigation and Technology

Keynote Presentation, Law Technology 1996 Conference, Dallas,

October 1996.

Computer Use in Civil Litigation

University of Texas School of Law Advanced Civil Trial Course

Guest Lecturer, September 23, 1996, Austin, Texas.

Beyond Gimmicks: Computers as a Competitive Advantage

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Meeting,

Boston, Massachusetts, July 1996.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course,

Dallas and Houston, April-May 1996.

Demonstrative Evidence

Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Fort Worth, April 1996.

Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget

Texas Trial Lawyers Litigation Refresher Course, Dallas and South

Padre Island, April 1996.

Technology in Civil Litigation: Preparation to Presentation

National CLE Conference, Co-sponsored by the Georgetown

University Law Center, Bureau of National Affairs, and the Law

Education Institute, Washington, D.C., March 1996.

Use of High-Tech Demonstrative Aids

Dallas Bar Association, Bench/Bar Conference, The Woodlands,

October 1995

Star Wars: Demonstrative Aids and Technology for Small Firms

South Texas College of Law Evidence Seminar, Houston,

September 1995.

37

Demonstrative Evidence

University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Evidence and

Discovery Seminar, Dallas and Houston, August 1995

Technological Wizardry in the Courtroom

State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Family Law Course,

August 1995. Demonstrative Evidence, Dallas Trial Lawyers

Association, Dallas, June 22, 1995.

Technology and Trial

State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, May 30, 1995, San Antonio,

Texas. Panel Moderator and speaker.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course,

Houston and Dallas, April 7, 1995.

Demonstrative Evidence

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Nuts & Bolts Seminar, Dallas,

Houston, and Austin, February 24, and March 3 and March 24,

1995.

Demonstrative Evidence: High- and Low-Tech: How to Do It on

a Budget, How to Offer and Exclude It

University of Houston Law Foundation Seminar, March 1995.

The Use of Technology in Cross-Examination

Dallas Bar Association Third Annual Bench/Bar Conference, The

Woodlands, October 7, 1994.

Technology & Trial - News You Can Use

Texas Lawyer Fourth Annual Law Technology Conference and

Exhibition, Houston, September 30, 1994.

Ten Things You Should Know About Outside Counsel and

Computer Automation

Dallas Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, Dallas,

June 2, 1994.

Custer's Last Stand: Sitting Bull and Information Technology

Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates Regional Meeting,

Houston and Austin, April 15 and 22, 1994.

How to Use Demonstrative Evidence in All Phases of Trial

Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Law

Course, Houston and Dallas, February 3 and 23, 1994.

38

Computer Use in the Courtroom and Elsewhere

Dallas Bar Association, Learning from the Masters Seminar, Dallas,

September 10, 1993.

How to Attract Foreign Investment

Ural State Law Academy, 1993 International Scientific Symposium,

Ekaterinburg, Russia, April 1993.

Business Opportunities in the Baltic Republics - Cultural and

Political Climate

Dallas Bar Association Friday Clinic, June 12, 1992, Dallas, Texas.

The Risks of Product Liability - How to Minimize

ASQC Meeting, Dallas, March 19, 1992.

Current Trends in Politics and Economics in the Baltic Republics

Dallas Office of Foreign Relations, Dallas, October 1991.

Privatization in the U.S.S.R. - 1991, State Bar of Texas Annual

Convention, Houston, Texas July 1991, Panel Moderator.

Product Liability Litigation and How to Avoid

American Society for Quality Control, Dallas Chapter, Foundations

for Quality Seminar, May 1991.

The Role of the Legal Assistant in Trial Preparation

Dallas Association of Legal Assistants Seminar, Irving, May 1991.

Protection of Consumers in Commercial Transactions in the

United States

Sverdlovsk Law Institute, 60th Anniversary Jubilee, Sverdlovsk

Law Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russian Federation, U.S.S.R., April

1991.

Law Office and Court: Automation and Management

Baltic Republic Legal Conference, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R., April 12-

15, 1990.

The Role of the Legal Assistant in Trial Preparation

Dallas Association of Legal Assistants, Dallas, November 9, 1990.

Product Liability and How to Minimize

Foundation for Quality, Texas Quality Consortium and Dallas

Section of ASQC, January 1990.

39

Managing the Risks of Technology - Litigation Risks

A risk management symposium for electronics and information

technology firms sponsored by St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance

Company, Dallas, April 18, 1989.

Computer Related Litigation Issues, Hogan & Associates, Group

III Quality Control Symposia, February 1989.

Computer Related Litigation Issues, Hogan & Associates, Group II

Quality Control Symposia, December 1988.

Investigation of the Vehicular Product Liability Case – The

Plaintiff's View

National Association of Legal Investigators, Inc., Region IV

Seminar, Dallas, November 6-7, 1987.

New Frontiers in Tort Litigation

St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, October 1986.

REPRESENTATIVE Multiple State Bar of Texas and other bar association meetings and

MEETINGS conferences, 1997 - Present

LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,

Dallas, September 1997.

LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,

Dallas, September 1996.

LAW TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,

Houston, September 30, 1994.

LEGAL PROBLEMS OF EUROPE-ASIA COOPERATION,

Ural State Law Academy, 1993 International Scientific Symposium,

Ekaterinburg, Russia, April 1993.

ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State

Bar of Texas, Dallas, July 1992.

ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State

Bar of Texas, Dallas, July 1991.

BALTIC REPUBLICS LEGAL CONFERENCE, Dallas,

February 1991.

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ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL SEMINAR, State Bar of Texas,

Dallas, August 1990.

BALTIC REPUBLICS LEGAL CONFERENCE, Riga, Latvia,

U.S.S.R., April 1990.

COMPUTER USE IN LITIGATION, Association of Trial

Lawyers of America, Dallas, October 1989.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY, Southern

Methodist University, 1986.

ADVANCED PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL SEMINAR, State

Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, July 1985.

LAW SCHOOL ST. MARY'S LAW JOURNAL

ACTIVITIES St. Mary's Law Journal Oil and Gas Symposium - Associate

Symposium Editor, 1981-1982. Law Journal Staff, 1980-1981.

THE BOARD OF ADVOCATES

Member and Officer, Spring 1981. The Board of Advocates is an

eleven-member organization which plans, organizes, and sponsors

8 oral advocacy competitions per year.

WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND

COLLEGE STUDENTS

Elected by the law faculty, 1982.

PHI DELTA PHI HONOR FRATERNITY.

NATIONAL ORDER OF THE BARRISTERS, elected 1982.

MEMBER - ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY STATE MOOT

COURT TEAM, 1981.

WINNER - 1980 WALKER NATIONAL MOOT COURT

BEST BRIEF AWARD.

FINALIST - 1980 WALKER NATIONAL MOOT COURT ORAL COMPETITION.

SEMIFINALIST - 1980 NOVICE MOCK TRIAL.

SEMIFINALIST - 1980 FRESHMAN MOOT COURT.

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COMPETITOR - 1981 NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL.

INSTRUCTOR. Legal research and writing, Fall 1981.

INSTRUCTOR. LEXIS computerized research, Spring 1982.

RESEARCH DIRECTOR - 1981 FRESHMAN MOOT COURT. Responsible for preparation of the freshman moot court problem. The problem was also utilized by all first-year research and writing classes for their brief-writing requirements.

AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AWARD - Remedies, 1981.

LAW SCHOOL OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, KELLEHER & EMPLOYMENT WHEATLEY

San Antonio, Texas. December 1981 to May 1982. Law-clerk to Mr. Seagal Wheatley and Mr. Reece Harrison.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO DIVISION, San Antonio, Texas. August 1981 to December 1981. Clinical Intern to the Honorable Fred Shannon.

MAEBIUS & DUNCAN San Antonio, Texas. May 1980 to August 1981. Law-clerk. Duties included research and writing in the areas of civil procedure taxation, pension plans, family law, and wills and probate.

REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. UNIVERSITY HONORS AND WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND ACTIVITIES COLLEGE STUDENTS. February 11, 2021