Admitted to Texas Bar, 1997.
Education:
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
(B.A. in Agribusiness, B.S. in Economics, 1992).
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TX (J.D. 1996).
Board Certified in Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006.
Experience:
Aide to U. S. Congressman Bill Sarpalius, Washington, D.C.
Chief Clerk for House Committee on Public Safety, Austin, TX.
Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX.
Litigation Attorney, Department of Public Safety, Austin, TX.
Managing Director - Texas for GalleryWatch.com, Austin, TX.
AAG, Administrative Law Division, Office of the Attorney General.
Published cases:
City of Dallas v. Abbott, 304 S.W.3d 380 (Tex. 2010)
Handley v. Bloss, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2010 WL 392299 (Tex.App.-Austin 2010)
Kessling v. Friendswood Independent School Dist., 302 S.W.3d 373 (Tex.App.-Houston [14 Dist.] 2009)
Abbott v. GameTech Intern., Inc., Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2009 WL 1708815
Tex.App.-Austin 2009)
Texas Soc. of Professional Engineers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2008 WL 4682446 (Tex.App.-Austin 2008)
Lake Travis Independent School Dist. v. Lovelace, 243 S.W.3d 244, (Tex.App.-Austin 2007)
City of Dallas v. Abbott, 2007 WL 2301345 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2007)
City of Waco v. Abbott, 209 S.W.3d 104 (Tex. 2006)
Abbott v. Texas Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 212 S.W.3d 648 (Tex.App.-Austin, 2006)
City of Waco v. Abbott, 223 S.W.3d 493 (Tex.App.-Amarillo, 2006)
Abbott v. North East ISD, 212 S.W.3d 364 (Tex.App.-Austin, 2006)
Houston Mun. Employees Pension System v. Abbott, 192 S.W.3d 862, (Tex.App.-Texarkana, 2006)
Tune v. Texas DPS, 23 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. 2000)
Texas DPS v. McLendon, 35 S.W.3d 632 (Tex. 2000)
Texas DPS v. Ackerman, 31 S.W.3d 672 (Tex.App.-Waco 2000)
Texas DPS v. Stanley, 34 S.W.3d 321 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2000)
Texas DPS v. Jimenez, 995 S.W.2d 834 (Tex.App.-Austin 1999)
Member, Austin Bar Association.
Chairman, Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar, 2007
Vice-Chair, Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar, 2006
CLE Coordinator, Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar, 2005
Treasurer, Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar, 2004