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Texas Insurance Law Online (Editor), 2000-2003
Texas Consumer Law Reporter (Editor), 1981-2000
Texas Consumer Litigation 2d (Co-Author), 1983
Texas Consumer Litigation (Co-Author), 1978
Discovery and Sanctions for Discovery Abuse (Co-Author), 18 St. Mary's Law Journal 163, 18 St. Mary's L.J. 163, 1986
Consumerism Comes To Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Journal, Texas Trial Lawyers Forum, 1973

LAW RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Books

Co-Author, (unpublished) Texas Insurance Law: Rights and Remedies

Co-Author, Texas Consumer Litigation (1978) and Texas Consumer Litigation 2d (1993)

Periodicals

Double Trouble (Lender-Made Duplicate Tax Payments), Texas Realtor Magazine, March, 2012

Subprime Blues: The Crisis and Its Cause, Texas City Attorneys Association Newsletter, (Vol. 3, Issue 6 – June/July 2008); Texas Town & City (Vol. XCV, No. 9 – Sept. 2008)

Editor, Texas Consumer Law Reporter 1981-2000

Editor, Texas Insurance Law Online 2001-2003

LAW JOURNALS AND LAW REVIEWS

History of Article 21.21 and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Vol. 9, no. 1, Spring 2008

History of Article 21.21 and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law, Consumer & Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Vol. 11, no. 1, Fall 2007

Discovery and Sanctions for Discovery Abuse, 18 St. Mary’s L.J. 163, 1986

Consumerism Comes to Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Forum (July-Sept., 1973), pg. 23

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Suing, Defending and Negotiating with Financial Institutions, State Bar of Texas, February 9-10, 2012; Houston, Texas (2012)

Insurance Bad Faith in Workers’ Compensation, 8^th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course, State Bar of Texas, April 14-15, 2011; Dallas, Texas (2011)

Panelist—“60 Tips in 60 Minutes,” Univ. Of Tex. School Of Law 34^th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Seminar; October 28-29, 2010

Lawyers and the Business of Insurance: Tilley to Traver to Perez: A dangerous combination within the insurance defense tripartite relationship, Insurance Law Institute, Univ. Of Tex. School Of Law, Insurance Law Section Of The State Bar Of Tex., 15^th Annual Insurance Seminar, October 14-15, 2010

Panelist—“Three’s Company, or Is It? A Discussion of the Tripartite Relationship and its Practical Problems,” Insurance Law Section Of The State Bar Of Tex. and the Univ. Of Tex. School Of Law, 14^th Annual Insurance Law Institute, (2009)

Planning Committee Member— Insurance Law Institute, Univ. of Tex. School of Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Tex., 14^th Annual Insurance Seminar (2009)

Panelist—Incongruence: Breach of Fiduciary Duty Under UPLC—How Far Will It Extend—and Will it Stop at “Staff” Lawyers?, Univ. of Tex. School of Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Tex., 13^th Annual Insurance Seminar (2008)

Planning Committee Member— Insurance Law Institute, Univ. of Tex. School of Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Tex., 12^th Annual Insurance Seminar (2007)

Consumer Litigation: Making it Work—Is It a Case of 1997-95 RIP? Or, What Can You Still Do With Our Consumer Laws?, Univ. of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Civil Litigation Course, (2006)

Insurance Cases: Voir Dire—Maintaining “Purity and Efficiency,” The Austin Bar Association Civil Litigation Section, Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar (2006)

Planning Committee Member— Insurance Law Institute, Univ. of Tex. School of Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Tex., 11^th Annual Insurance Seminar (2006)

Insurance Agents as Plaintiffs, Univ. of Tex. School of Law, Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Tex., 10^th Annual Insurance Seminar (2005)

How to Rebake the Bad Faith Cake with the Reinsurer when the Primary Goes Into Liquidation, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group Closed Meeting, ATLA Mid-Year Convention (2002)

Jury Selection in Insurance Cases: Making Careful and Correct Selections, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 10^th Annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (2001)

Legislative Update 1999: Insurance, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program & State Bar College “Summer School” (1999)

Claims Under Long Term Disability Insurance Policies – Special Considerations, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 7^th Annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1998)

Insurance Contracts/Bad Faith, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Advanced Personal Injury Law (1998)

Legislative Update: DTPA & Insurance Code, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 10th Annual Advanced DTPA/Consumer/Insurance Law Course (1997)

Overview of Plaintiffs’ Perspective in Insurance Litigation, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 5^th Annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1996)

Closing Argument: The Net Worth of An Insurance Company, Univ. of Tex., Insurance law Institute (1996)

Handling an Insurance Bad Faith Case after Watson and Moriel, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 4^th Annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1995)

DTPA Update, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar (1995)

Legislative Update, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 8^th Annual Advanced DTPA/Consumer/Insurance Law Course (1995); Comprehensive Consumer Law (1995); Corpus Christi Bar Association (1995)

When the Good Claim Goes Bad: Handling ERISA and Insolvency Problems, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Suing, Defending and Negotiating With Insurance Companies (1994)

The Future Decisions of the Texas Supreme Court in the Insurance Area, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 3^rd annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1994)

DTPA Update, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Course, (1994)

Mental Anguish Damages: Point-Counterpoint Plaintiff’s Perspective: “Heck Yes”, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 7^th Annual Advanced DTPA/Insurance/Consumer Law Course (1994)

Mental Anguish Damages Under the DTPA, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Trial Tactics Seminar (1994)

Impact of Texas Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Insurance, Texas Association of Insurance Agents, Annual Texas Company Manager Conference (1994)

Plaintiff's Perspective, Arguing Punitive and Treble and Other Extracontractual Damages or [Answering the Question of Who has a Heart Black as Three Feet Down a Wolf's Gullet], State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 2^nd Annual Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1993)

Current Issues Under the DTPA and Insurance Code, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course (1993)

Legislative Update, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 6^th Annual Advanced DTPA/Insurance/Consumer Law Course (1993)

DTPA, Texas Insurance Law and Other Consumer Issues, Mexican/American Bar Association of Texas (1993)

Vanishing Coverage: That Was Then, This Is Now, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association (1993)

Recent Developments in Insurance Law, Lorman Education Services (1993)

Moderator, Panel Session Relating to Attorney’s Fees, The Travis County Judiciary; The Travis County Bar Association; The Austin Young Lawyers Association Foundation, 2^nd Annual Bench Bar Conference (1992)

Panelist, Hopes and Concerns of the Bar, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, ADR Institute: How to Use Mediators to Get A Fair Settlement for Your Client (1992)

Texas ‘Bad Faith’ Overview - Statutory & Common Law Claims and Where the Texas Supreme Court is Going, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Ultimate Insurance Seminar (1992) and 4^th Annual DTPA Conference (1992)

Settlement Problems and Possibilities--Credits, Indemnity and Offsets in Light of Stewart Title, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 5^th Annual Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course (1992)

Insurance/Consumer Protection Law in Texas Update, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 10th Bi-Annual Institute of Texas Law for Military Attorneys (1992)

Insurance ‘Bad Faith’ and DTPA Update, Amarillo Bar Association, Spring Institute (1992)

Where Have We Been and What Does it Hold For the Future? A Supreme Court Review of Insurance Litigation, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 4^th Annual Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course (1991)

Current Issues Under the DTPA and Insurance Code, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Practice Pointers and Trial Tips (1991)

The Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing – Where Do We Go From Here: Plaintiff’s View, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 3^rd Annual Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course (1990)

How to Deal With Discovery Abuse, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 13^th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course (1990)

Insurance Litigation: Statutory Remedies, Texas Tech. Univ., 3^rd Annual El Paso – Consumer Law Institute (1990)

Current Developments in Statutory Causes of Action, Especially the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Univ. of Tex., 14^th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Course (1990)

Taking Stock at the DTPA Arsenal: Causes of Action Under the DTPA and Article 21.21 of the Insurance Code, Univ. of Tex., 2^nd Annual DTPA Conference (1990)

Litigation Under The Deceptive Trade Practices – Consumer Protection Act and Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code, State Bar of Tex. Military Law Section (1990)

Plaintiff’s Strategies, Univ. of Tex., DTPA: From the Basics to Bad Faith Litigation Conference (1989)

Discovery in Bad Faith Cases – Plaintiff’s Perspective, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program (1989)

Insurance Litigation: Unfair Claims Handling, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Your Practice…More Perfect (1988)

Insurance Litigation, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Consumer Law Institute (1987); Deceptive Trade Practices Act: An Institute Series (1987)

Discovery and Sanctions for Discovery Abuse, San Antonio Bar Association (1987)

Litigation Under the DTPA and Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Consumer Law Institute (1986)

Application of the DTPA in Professional Liability Litigation, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Professional Liability (A Performance Enhancement Course) (1986)

Warranties, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, 1986 Institute and Workshops on Consumer Law and Debtor/Creditor Issues (1986)

Litigation Under the DTPA and Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code, Houston Bar Association (1985); State Bar of Tex. Military Law Section (1985)

Discovery Sanctions and In-Camera Inspections of Documents, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Masters at Work: New Dimensions in Tort Litigation (1985)

Business and Consumer Litigation Under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Texas Insurance Code, State Bar of Tex. Military Law Section (1984)

Treble Damage Opportunities Under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Insurance Code, Houston Bar Association (1983)

Consumer Protection, State Bar of Tex. Prof. Dev. Program, Advanced Civil Trial Conference (1978, 1979, 1980)