EDUCATION & PRACTICE RECOGNITIONS  Oklahoma University, 1961; Harvard Law School, 1964 American College of Trial Lawyers   American Board of Trial Advocates  Included for litigation in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995; Law Business Research Limited The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers since 2002; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers  since 2003 (named one of Texas' leading litigation lawyers); Chambers Global  The World's Leading Lawyers since 2004; PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2007 & 2008; "Texas Super Lawyer" since 2003; Incisive Media and Best Lawyers Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009 Edition (first publishing) WORK SUMMARY National litigation practice before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration panels representing individual, group and class action claimants and respondents in substantial and complex civil disputes and investigations that have included the following subject matter areas:  Antitrust Claims Banking Disputes  Constitutional Law  Employment Law Energy Issues    Environmental Law  Election Contests Fiduciary Duty Issues    Fraud Claims  General Business Malicious Prosecution    Malpractice Claims  Mass Tort Claims Municipal Law    Parnership Law  Personal Injury Product Liablility    RICO  Securities Law Technology Issues    Will Contests         Over the past three years, neutral and litigation consultant services work only: (i)  mediator for many and substantial lawsuit and pre-lawsuit matters covering a broad number of subject matter and legal issues, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, damages, defamation, default judgment, derivative action, employment, Erisa, fraud & misrepresentation, health care, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, lender liability, maritime, oil & gas, personal injury, product liability, property damage, RICO, securities, quantum meruit, tortious interference, unjust enrichment, wills & estates; (ii)  panel member for mulitiple self-administered and AAA and CPR-governed arbitrations; (iii)  work over the course of two years as special master (under court supervision, responsibilities for scheduling, discovery, and dispositive motion practice) in a substantial insurance coverage lawsuit involving more than forty parties, close to one hundred lawyers, and complex questions of first impression regarding asbestos coverage issues raised by over 9,000 underlying asbestos-related personal injury cases; (iv)  argued as advocate counsel and participated in theme and presentation critiques in mock Texas Supreme Court argument exercises; (v)  witness preparation work;  and (vi)  expert witness work regarding legal professional responsibility and attorneys fee issues. LAW FIRM ASSOCIATIONS The Bristow Law Firm (Current); Baker Botts (Senior Trial Partner), 1999- October 2008; Bristow, Hackerman, Wilson & Peterson, 1991-1999; Miller Keeton, Bristow & Brown, 1984-1991; Baker Botts, 1964-1984