American Arbitration Association, Healthcare, Commercial, Consumer, and pension/ERISA Panels – arbitrator, multiple AAA training sessions
Dispute Resolution Center of Austin, 40-Hour Mediation Training, 2014
AHLA, Mediating Health Care Controversies Training, 2015
Private Civil Litigation Practice, 1994 to 2017: Sedgwick LLP (2016 to June 2017), Jackson Walker LLP (2006 to 2016), Strasburger & Price LLP (1994 to 2006)
Memberships and Additional Credentials
American Bar Association: TIPS Section, Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee (vice-chair 2015–2019; past chair); Litigation Section
State Bar of Texas: Labor and Employment and Insurance Sections
Austin Bar Association and Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
American Inns of Court, Barbara Jordan Inn of Court, founding Master, past Treasurer, and past President (2016 to present); Lloyd Lochridge Inn of Court, Barrister (2010–2015)
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2015 Fellow
Listed in Best Lawyers, Litigation – Healthcare (2016, 2017)
Listed in Super Lawyers,Alternative Dispute Resolution (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Admitted to practice law in Texas, U.S. District Courts of Texas and Colorado, the Fifth and Eighth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Frequent speaker and writer in the areas of ERISA benefits and managed care
Community Involvement
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas – Board of Directors (2016 to 2021)
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum — Board of Directors, president, chair, and treasurer (2000–2015)
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas – pro bono attorney and mediator cases
Meals on Wheels, meal delivery volunteer (2009 to 2015)
