• Tier 1 Ranking for Best Law Firms (Trusts & Estates, Houston), Best Lawyers 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Texas Super Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 by Thomson Reuters
• Texas' Best Lawyers (Best Lawyers in America), 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Texas Top Rated Lawyers 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 by ALM Media Group
• Best Lawyers in America (Trusts & Estates) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Editions
• AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer 1990-2019, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Education

• J.D., The University of Houston School of Law, cum laude, 1983
• B.A., Texas Tech University; University of Houston
• Order of the Coif; Associate Editor of Houston Law Review, 1982-1983