I am a civil trial lawyer with a significant portion of my practice dedicated to representing governmental entities.

I currently serves as the City Attorney for the Cities of Alpine and Hondo and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Stockton.

I am a former Assistant City Attorney for Lubbock (1979-81) and City Attorney for Greenville (1983-87). I also served as City Attorney for the Cities of Boerne, Leon Valley, Richwood, Somerville, Ferris and Cottonwood Shores, as Interim City Attorney for the City of Euless, and General Counsel for the Laredo Housing Authority.

I have a passion for what I do and am a frequent speaker and panelist on municipal and public law issues, focusing on Open Government, land use litigation, annexation and boundary disputes, governmental and official immunity, Fair Housing, Whistleblower Act, EEOC and employment discrimination, damages and remedies issues, and complex civil litigation. He is an Original Member of the Housing Authority Defense Attorneys Association.