EDUCATION
University of Glasgow, Master of Laws
Baylor University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Baylor University Graduate School, Master of Arts
Baylor University, Bachelor of Arts
EXPERIENCE
West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, P.C.: 2020 - 2023
C. Alfred Mackenzie, Texas Appellate Attorney: 2010 - 2020
Haley & Olson, P.C.: 1994 - 2010
Tenth Court of Appeals, Briefing and Research Attorney: 1991 - 1994
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
National Conference of Bar Examiners, UBE Committee: 2019 - Present
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board Member: 2015 - Present
Texas Supreme Court Bar Exam Task Force: 2016 - 2018
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow: 2010 - Present
Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law: 1996 - Present
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Member: 1994 - Present
Texas Board of Legal Specialization,
Civil Appellate Law Advisory Commission: 1999 - 2005
State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section Council: 2001 - 2004
The Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court
Co-Founder and Charter Member: 1997
Secretary/Treasurer: 2000 - 2002
Master of the Bench: 2017 - 2023
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
President: 2000 - 2001
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Grader: 1996 - 1999
TEACHING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Lecturer, Baylor University, Honors College: 2013 - 2022.
Adjunct Lecturer of Law, Baylor University School of Law, Legal Writing: 1992 - 1993; Federal Courts: 2000; Appellate Procedure: 2004 - 2009.
"Fifth Circuit Update," 19th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, Texas Bar CLE, September 2005 (author and speaker).
"Civil Appeals to the Courts of Appeals," The Advocate, Vol. 29, Winter 2004 (author).
"Ethics Seminar," The State Bar of Texas Litigation Section and Baylor University School of Law, December 2004 (seminar leader).
"Proportionate Responsibility and Designation of Responsible Third Parties Under House Bill 4," The Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court, November 2003 (author and speaker).
"The Appellate Roadshow," State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, June 2003 (Waco panel moderator).
"Charitable Immunity and Liability," Clergy and the Law Seminar, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, March 2002 (speaker).
"Vicarious Liability for the Acts of an Independent Contractor," The Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court, January 2002 (panel moderator).
"Preservation of Error in Federal Court," Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Practice, Texas Bar CLE, September 2001 (author and speaker).
"Summary Judgments and Appeals in Federal Court," Federal Court Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association (Waco Chapter), April 2001 (author and speaker).
"Employment Law Litigation in Federal Court," Federal Court Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association (Waco Chapter), April 1999 (author and speaker).
"1999 Legislative Update," The Appellate Advocate, Vol. XII, No. 4, September 1999 (author).
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, Active Member, Past Deacon Chair, Past Trustee Chair, and Teacher.
Boy Scout Troop 497, Troop Committee Chair: 2010 - 2011.
Cub Scout Pack 497, Den Leader and Pinewood Derby Chair: 2004 - 2006.
Leadership Waco Class of 1998
Curriculum Committee
Board of Directors of the Alumni Association: 1998 - 2001
SELECTED AWARDS
Super Lawyers Business Edition: 2011 - 2015
Texas Super Lawyer: 2009 - 2023
Recognized as Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association: 1999
