Assistant Attorney General for State Bar of Texas, Environmental Division, 1973-1974
Balasco, Clark, Hirsch and Stern, 1974 - 1979
Lipstet & Hirsch, 1979 - Present

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:

State Bar of Texas, 1973
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Board Certified in Family Law since 1974
President, Harris County Young Family Lawyers Association, 1977
President, Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1980-1981
Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Counsel, 1985-1989
Chairman, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Association, 1983-1984
Director, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1985
President Family Law Forum, 1983-1985
Director, Association of Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, 1989-1990
President, Gulf Coast Legal Foundation, 1986
Texas Association of Family Law Specialists
International Society of Family Law
National Association of Counsel for Children
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, Environmental Law, 1975-1977
Guest Lecturer at Baylor College of Medicine
Guest Lecturer at University of Houston Law School
Guest Lecturer at South Texas College of Law
Member, Chairman's Council, Harris County Democratic Party, 1990
Master, American Inns of Court
Chairperson, Family Law Task Force 2000

LAW RELATED PUBLICATION, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS:

President's Award, Houston Bar Association, 1983-1984
Author/Speaker for State Bar of Texas, 1980
Author/Speaker for Marriage Dissolution Course, 1980
Author, The Advocate, State Bar of Texas, 1982
Author/Speaker for Marriage Dissolution Course, 1982
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, HBA, 1983
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, HBA, 1985
Author, The Advocate, State Bar of Texas, 1983
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, HBA, 1984
Author/Speaker for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, ABA, 1985
Instructor, 1986 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Author/Speaker for Advanced Family Law Short Course, South Texas College of Law, 1986, 1987
Lecturer, 1986 Practice Skills Course-Family Practice
Author/Speaker, Texas Family Litigation, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1987
Author/Speaker, 1987 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Author for Psychology and Family Law, 1988
Author/Speaker, South Texas College of Law, 1988
Author/Speaker, Legal Education Institute, 1989
Author/Speaker, 1989 Advance Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Author/Speaker, Legal Education Institute, 1990
Author/Speaker, Use of Computers, Houston Bar Association, 1990
Workshop Instructor, 1990 Advance Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Author/Speaker, Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1991
Author/Speaker, Family Law Section Meeting, State Bar of Texas, 1991
Author/Speaker, 1991 State Bar of Texas
Author/Speaker, Mock Trial-Business Valuations, Divorce Litigation Support Seminar, Houston Bar Association, 1991
Participant/Co-Author, Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1992

LAW RELATED PUBLICATION, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS:

President's Award, Houston Bar Association, 1983-1984
Author/Speaker for State Bar of Texas, 1980 "Modification of Conservatorship, Child Support and Visitation"
Author/Speaker for Marriage Dissolution Course, 1980 "The New Medical Privilege Statute and its Use in Family Law Cases"
Author, The Advocate, State Bar of Texas, 1982 "Five Easy Privileges"
Author/Speaker for Marriage Dissolution Course, 1982 "Privileges"
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1983 "Summary and Analysis of 1983 Family Law Legislation"
Author, The Advocate, State Bar of Texas, 1983 "Malpractice Defense, (How to Avoid/Checklist)"
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1984
"Summary and Analysis of the 1984 Texas Rules of Civil Procedure"
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1985 "Summary and Analysis of 1985 Family Law Legislation"
Author/Speaker for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, ABA, 1985 "Expert Witnesses in Child Custody Cases"
Instructor, 1986 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas "Federal Jurisdiction in Family Law Cases"
Author/Speaker for Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association, 1986
"Analysis and Summary of Child Support Enforcement Improvement Act of 1986
Author/Speaker, Advanced Family Law Short Course, South Texas College of Law, 1986
"Expert Witnesses in Child Custody Cases"
Lecturer, 1986 Practice Skills Course-Family Practice
Author/Speaker, Advanced Family Law Short Course, South Texas College of Law, 1986
"Expert Witnesses in Child Custody Cases"
Author/Speaker, Texas Family Litigation, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1987
"Fixing, Modifying and Enforcing Child Support"
Author/Speaker, 1987 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
"Silver Bullets: Hard to Find Authorities on Important Points in Family Law"
Author/Speaker, 1988 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas
"Evidence: Experts, Opinion, Evidence, and Privileges with Emphasis on Use of Mental Health Experts in Conservatorship Proceedings"
Author for Psychology and Family Law, 1988
"Sex Abuse Allegations & Admissible Evidence in Custody Cases"
Author/Speaker, South Texas College of Law, 1988 "Temporary Restraining Order, Show Cause Hearings and Temporary Orders"
Author, Post Trial Dissolution Practice, Chapter 14 Texas Family Law Service, Spears 6th, Bancroft-Whitney, 1988
"Implementation and Enforcement of Property Awards and Agreements"
Author/Speaker, Legal Education Institute, 1989 "Modification and Joint Conservatorship"
Author/Speaker, 1989 Advance Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas "Bill of Review: How to Get a Second Chance"
Author/Speaker, 1989 Advanced Family Law Short Course, State Bar of Texas
"Evidence, Experts, Opinion Evidence and Privileges"
Author of Section 15.1 Practice Notes of Texas Family Law Practice Manual "Miscellaneous Litigation"
Author/Speaker, Legal Education Institute, 1990 "Modification and Joint Conservatorship"
Author/Speaker, "Use of Computers," Houston Bar Association, 1990
Speaker, 1990 Advance Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas "Selection of Juries in Custody Cases"
Author/Speaker, 1991 Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association,
"5th Biannual Summary 1991 Family Law, Juvenile and Related Legislation Analysis"
Author/Speaker, 1991 Family Law Section Meeting, State Bar of Texas Convention,
"The Use, Misuse and Abuse of Evidentiary Objections in the Trial of a Family Law Case"
Author/Speaker, 1991 State Bar of Texas, "Electronic Databases"
Author/Speaker, 1991 Mock Trial-Business Valuations, Divorce Litigation Support Seminar, Houston Bar Association,
"Division of Retirement Plan Assets"
Participant/Co-Author, 1992 Family Law Section, Houston Bar Association,
"Guidelines for the Possession of a Child under the age of 3 years by a parent named as a Possessory Conservator"
Speaker, 1994 Ad Litem Seminar, "Paternity, Termination and Adoption"
Speaker, 1994 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston, "Recent Developments Statutory and Case Law"
Speaker, 1995 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston, "1995 Legislative Changes in Family Law
and a Case Update"
Speaker, 1995 21st Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, Workshop "Technology in the Family
Law Office"
Speaker, 1996 22nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, "Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian
Ad Litem Practice"
Author/Speaker, 1997, 7th Annual Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, South Texas
College of Law, "Using Computers in Your Practice"
Speaker, 1997 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, "Practicing Family Law
With the Benefit of Computer Technology"
Speaker, 1998 24rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, "The Itsy Bitsy People:
Representing Children in Mediation"
Author/Speaker, 1998Advanced Family Law Seminar for Attorneys, Legal Assistants and Other Professionals,
"Computers and Family Law Welcome to the 21st Century"
Author/Speaker, 1999 LAU Seminar, Legal Assistants Division, State Bar of Texas,
"Internet Resources for Legal Assistants"
Author/Speaker, 1999 Law Office Technology and Lawyer Use of the Internet Seminar, South Texas College
of Law affiliated with Texas A&M University, "Getting Connected: Selecting an Internet Service
Provider, Configuring Connections, High Speed Access
Speaker, 1999 25th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, Speech Internet for Family Lawyers
Author/Speaker, September 9,1999 Gulf Coast Family Law Specialist "Brave New World, The New Equitable Interest and Transmutation Statutes: Effective Estate Planning or the End of Civilization as We Know It?"
Author/Speaker, September 10,1999,San Antonio, Texas Internet Resources for Legal Assistants, LEU
Speaker, October 8,1999 South Texas College of Law, Mediation Panel ,moderator
Author/Speaker, October 21,1999 South Texas College of Law,"What You Need to Know to Make Technology and the Internet Work for Your Law Practice"