Publications & Presentations

Speeches & Presentations

• “Med Mal Pearls and Pitfalls,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2021.
• “Assessing and Proving Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” University of Texas School of Law CLE, The Car Crash Seminar, 2021.
• “Seven Take Aways of the Texas Tech Law Review Project,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2019.
• “Health Care Liability Update,” State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, 2019.
• “Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2019.
• “Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” Soaking Up Some CLE 2019, A South Texas Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, 2019.
• “Ethical and Effective Marketing,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2018.
• “When Personal Injury Settlements Meet Special Needs Planning,” University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2018.
• “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2018.
• Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2018.
• “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” South Plains Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2018.
• “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2017.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolving Standard,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar, 2017.
• “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017.
• “Legislative Update,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2016.
• “Arbitration – Tips and Traps from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 27th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2016.
• Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2016.
• “Arbitration Trends,” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Medical Torts Course, 2016.
• “Capped Med Mal Cases – Tribulations, Traps & Tips,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 26th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2015.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear CLE Seminar, 2015.
• Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014.
• “Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2013.
• “Does a Medical Malpractice Practice Still Exist in Texas?,” St. Mary’s Law School Student Chapter of the American Association of Justice, 2013.
• “Chapter 74 Reports: You Might Not Need the Kitchen Sink Anymore,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 24th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2013.
• “Recent Med Mal Cases 2012: The Good, Bad and Really Ugly,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 23rd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2012.
• Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2012.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” South Plains Trial Lawyer Association CLE Luncheon, 2012.
• “Top Ten Things a P.I. Lawyer Can Learn from a Med Mal Attorney,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association Real World C.L.E., 2011.
• “The Carreras Trap and Stockton Excuse,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2011.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Road Rules San Antonio – A Crash Course, 2011.
• “Developing Case Theme and Theory,” Texas Medical Board Trial Skills Course, 2011.
• “Proving Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual ‘Real World’ C.L.E., 2010.
• Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” (Third Verse),” Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio, 2009.
• “New Paradigms: Life After Tort Reform,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2008.
• “Medical Malpractice Update,” State Bar of Texas 24th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, 2008.
• “New Paradigms,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, 2008.
• “Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases – Roadshow,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar; San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Houston Advocates Luncheon CLE; and Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2007-08.
• “Ethics: Avoiding the Grievance Committee,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association’s ‘Real World’ CLE for Personal Injury Lawyers, 2007.
• “Avoiding a Grievance / Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” (Second Verse, Same as the First),” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2007.
• “When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy,” State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2006.
• “Nursing Home Cases: Selection and Profitability,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 16th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2005.
• “Recovering Damages After House Bill 4,” State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005.
• “The Money Pit: Liens and Subrogation Interests,” State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005.
• “When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy,” Legal Ethics in Texas Seminar, 2005.
• “New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made Whole Doctrine (Same Song – Second Verse),” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 15th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2004.
• “Lien holders: Those Pesky Parasites,” South Texas College of Law Personal Injury/Automobile Injury Conference, 2004.
• “How do Liens and Subrogations Influence the Damage Equation?” State Bar of Texas “Real Damages After HB4” Seminar, 2004.
• “New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 14th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2003.
• “Settlements, Liens and Ethics,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2003.
• “Pressure Manometers: Standard of Care?” Cardiopulmonary Department of Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 2000.
• “Witness Preparation,” Memorial Hermann Hospital System, 2000.
• Mock Focus Group Presentation, Greater Houston Society of Health Care Risk Management Education Day, Houston, Texas, 1999. `
• “Witness Preparation,” Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, 1999.
• Mock Deposition of Dr. Janice Kay before Fourth Year Medical Students, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1998.
• “Malpractice Claims: Avoiding the Trap,” Plastic Surgery Service, Dermatology Service, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1996.
• Texas Medical-Legal Jurisprudence Course, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1991-1994.
• “Statutory Hurdles to the Removal of Corneal Tissue,” Lion’s Eye Bank, Houston, Texas, 1994.
• “Discoverability of House Staff Evaluations,” Graduate Medical Education Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1994.
• “Specialized Discovery Devices,” University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Civil Discovery Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 1994.
• “Discoverability of Credentials Files,” Regional Risk Managers, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas, 1993.
• “Medical Malpractice: Theory and Prevention,” Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1992.