Education:

• Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1981)
• University of Oklahoma (B.A., with highest honors, 1978)
• Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board Certification (1994)

Bar Admissions & Years:

• Oklahoma - 1981
• U.S. District Court, W.D. of Arkansas - 1996
• U.S. District Court, E.D. of Arkansas - 1996
• U.S. District Court, S.D. of Texas - 1984
• U.S. District Court, E.D. of Oklahoma - 1996
• U.S. District Court, N.D. of Oklahoma - 1981
• U.S. District Court, W.D. of Oklahoma - 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit - 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit - 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit - 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court - 1990

Memberships & Affiliations:

• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association (Bankruptcy)
• American Bar Association (Litigation, Construction Law Forum)
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Other Distinctions:

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
• Listed in Oklahoma Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Construction/Surety) 
• Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors-Bankruptcy Section Chairman 1997 - 1998
• Tulsa County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Chair: 1989 - 1990
• University of Tulsa Adjunct Professor of Law 1988
• Has spoken at numerous seminars and continuing legal education programs, primarily on class actions, Uniform Commercial Code, and bankruptcy.
• Parent Child Center of Tulsa Board
• Hatton W. Summers Scholar
• Journal of Air Law and Commerce Editor 1980 - 1981
• Order of the Coif
• Parent Child Center of Tulsa President 1989, 1995
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Society for Welfare of Abused Children Guardian Angel 1996