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Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Criminal Law
- Environmental Law
- Estate Planning
Additional Practice Areas
- Arbitration and ADR
- Environmental Regulation
- Environmental/Toxic Tort Litigation
- White Collar Criminal Defense
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Texas
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Languages
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Spanish
Professional Experience
- PartnerCo Section Head, Administrative/ Environmental Law
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
- Current
Education
- University of Houston Law Center
- J.D
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- University of Texas
- B.S. Ed.
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Professional Associations
- Current
- Activities: American Bar Association, Member, Board of Governors (2005 - 2008); Chair, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2002 - 2003), Member (1997 - 1998); House of Delegates: Member, Nominating Committee (1998 - 2005, 1994 - 1997); Chair, Rules and Calendar Committee (2000 - 2002), Member (1996 - 1998); Chair, Board of Editors, ABA Journal (2003 - 2007), Member (1998 - 2007); Chair, Nominating Committee, Section Officers Conference, (1995 - 1996); Section Chair, Section of State and Local Government Law (1991 - 1992), Various officer positions, (1987 - 1991), Section Council (1985 - 1987); Chair, (1997 - 1998), Delegate and Member of Executive Committee, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (1998 - 2004), Officer (1995 - 1997), Section Council (1991 - 1994); Chair, Environmental Litigation Committee, Litigation Section (1989 - 1992); Special Committee on Energy Law (1983 - 1984); President-elect, Shestack's Appointments Committee (1996 - 1997), President-Elect Greco's Appointment Committee (2004 - 05), and Chair, President-Elect Mathis' Appointment Committee (2005 - 06)
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- Current
- Activities: Member, ABA Council of Fund for Justice and Education; Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, 2003 - 2006; Board of Directors, RESOLVE, Inc., Washington, D.C.; International Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association; The American Law Institute; National Association of Former United States Attorneys; South Texas College of Law Mediation Program Advisory Council; CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, Environmental and Texas panels; Association of Attorney-Mediators
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- Current
- Activities: Immediate Past-Chair, Board of Directors, The Nature Conservancy; Member, Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee (2005 - 06); Co-chair of the Government Affairs and Volunteer Committee, member of the Executive Committee and Nominating Committee (1997 - 2003); Past Chair, Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy of Texas (1996 - 1999)
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