Bibliography
Publications
"Punitive Damage Awards in Maritime Arbitration: A Legitimate Part of the Arbitrators' Arsenal?" The Maritime Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1985)
"Liability of the Government for Improper Placement of Aids to Navigation," The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1986)
“Protecting the Defendant Doctor: Tricks of the Trade”, The Trial Lawyer, Vol. 24, No. 3, May/June 2001
Co-Author, “Medicine and Law: When Two Worlds Collide”, Complications in Anesthesiology, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008

Presentations and Papers
"Spoliation," Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, August 28, 1992
“Statutes of Limitations: The Quirks," Insurance Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, May, 1993
"Statutes of Limitations: The Quirks," Insurance Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, May, 1994
"Spoliation of Evidence," Advanced Evidence and Discovery Law, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston, Texas, November, 1996
"Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Texas -- Defense Perspective”, National Business Institute Seminar, Houston, Texas, April, 1997
"Damages, Including Punitive, Wrongful Death, Survival & Bystander," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston, Texas, August, 1997
"The Basic Insurance Policies Part Five: Errors and Omissions," Handling Tort and Insurance Claims, The University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, August and Dallas, Texas, September, 1997
"Spoliation of Evidence", Advanced Evidence and Discovery Law, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston, Texas, November, 1997
"Voir Dire/Jury Selection/Batson/Tort Reform -- Defense Perspective", 14th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, August, 1998
"Statutes of Limitations: The Quirks", Handling Tort and Insurance Claims, University of Houston Law Foundation, September, 1998
“Statute of Limitations”, 6th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 18, 1999
“Defending Against and Limiting Damages”, Medical Malpractice, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, April 23, 1999
“Protecting the Defendant Doctor: Tricks of the Trade”, Civil Litigation, Law Education Institute, Vail, Colorado, January 7, 2001
“What Gets the Case Settled?”, Personal Injury Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, March 1, 2001
“Defending Against and Limiting Damages – Including Overcoming Jury Bias”, Medical Malpractice, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, March 30, 2001 and Dallas, Texas, April 6, 2001
“Statutes of Limitations”, Jefferson County Bar Association, Beaumont, Texas, 2005
“Qualifying and Attaching TMLA Expert Reports – The Defense Perspective”, 13th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas March 16-17, 2006

Presentations
"Work Product and Privilege: Protecting Your File," Advanced Insurance Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, March 4, 1994
"Jury Selection Part One: Voir Dire Examination and Challenges," Advanced Civil Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, March, 1994
"The Insured, The Insurer and The Defense Firm: Understanding the Relationship and Resolving Potential Conflicts," Insurance Law for Agents, Adjusters and the Attorneys Who Represent Them, University of Houston Law Foundation, October, 1995
“Discovery of Experts”, 16th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, Houston, Texas July 19, 2000 and San Antonio, Texas, August 2, 2000
“Deposing the Expert Witness Program”, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), University of Houston, Houston, Texas, March 19, 2006
“Southern Deposition Program”, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, May 18 – 20, 1986
“Building Trial Skills”, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, June 11-14, 2006
“Deposition Program”, University of Houston College of Law, August 12-14, 2006
“Building Trial Skills – Public Service Attorneys Program”, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Louisville, Colorado, November 13 – 17, 2006
“Deposition Program”, University of Houston College of Law, January 10 – 12, 2008
 
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