“Water Law in Texas,” St. Mary’s Barrister, 1967; 

“Trends in Compensation for the Mentally Disabled Worker,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America Convention, July 1983; 

“Emotional Injuries,” Conference on Job-Related Injuries, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, November 1983; 

“Trends in Compensation for the Mentally Disabled Worker,” Colorado Trial Talk, July 1984; 

“The Common Law and The Texas Rules of Evidence,” Texas Evidence Reporter, May 1984; 

“Stress Triggered Disability: Medically Recognized, Legally Ignored,” Texas Trial Lawyers’ Forum, January-March 1984; 

“Evidence and the Language of Persuasion,” Texas Evidence Reporter, September 1985; 
“Evidence and the Art of Summation,” Texas Evidence Reporter, March 1986; 

“Evidence and the Art of Cross-Examination,” Texas Evidence Reporter, May 1986; 

“Evidence and the Use of a Trial Notebook,” Texas Evidence Reporter, September 1986; 

“Use of Medical Literature in the Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert,” Texas Evidence Reporter, November 1986;

 “Evidence and Medical Data Bases,” Texas Evidence Reporter, November 1986; 

“Dealing With Medical Evidence of Neurosis,” Texas Evidence Reporter, May 1987; 

“The Art of Using the Prior Inconsistent Statement,” Texas Evidence Reporter, May 1987. 

“Evidence and Protecting the Record for Appeal,” Texas Evidence Reporter, July 1988; 

“New Evidence of the Value of Human Life,” Texas Evidence Reporter, July 1989; 

“Taking the Plaintiff’s Deposition: What Advise Should be Given the Witness in Preparation,” Texas Evidence Reporter, March 1991; 

“Moriel: More Questions Than Answers,” Jefferson County Bar Journal. Vol. 9, No. 3, 1994; 

“Oral Argument,” The Scrivener, Fall, 1994; 

“Jury Argument,” The Scrivener, Winter 1994; 

“The Trial Notebook,” The Scrivener, Spring 1995; 

“The Language of Persuasion,” The Scrivener, Fall 1995; 

“Taking the Plaintiff’s Deposition,” The Scrivener, Summer 1996; 

“What a Legal Assistant Should Know About the Rules of Evidence,” The Scrivener, Fall 1996; 

“Crimes of Hate Deserve Special Penalties,” 64 Texas Bar Journal 70, January 2001; 

“Hate Crimes: Making U.S. Rights & Reality for All,” 65 Texas Bar Journal 60, January 2002; 
 

“Mental Injury,” Basic Trial/Nuts & Nuts Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, December 1987; 

“Protecting the Record for Appeal,” Southeast Texas Appellate Law Seminar, Jefferson County Bar Association, March 1988; 

“Organization, Pleading and Preparation,” Construction Accident Pleading and Practice, Chapter 3, Wiley Law Publication, 1988; 

“Protecting the Record for Appeal,” Southeast Texas Appellate Law Seminar, March 1989; 

“Perfecting the Appeal,” 3rd Annual Advanced Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1989; 

“Rejecting Cases,” Personal Injury and Civil Litigation Seminar, Jefferson County Bar Association, February 1991; 

“Toxic Tort Litigation,” Fifth Annual Civil Litigation Conference Institute and Bureau of National Affairs, January 1993; 

“Managing Premises Liability Cases in State Court: Lessons Learned from Cimino,” The Asbestos Future Class Action and The Future of Mass Tort Litigation, Andrews Communications Seminars, May 1993; 

“The Trial of a Class Action Asbestos Disease Case in Federal or State Court,” Dynamic Advocacy Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, July 1993; 

“Ethical Concerns in Joint Representation from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Southeast Texas Ethics Seminar, September 1993; 

“Overcoming Independent Contractor Defense,” Dynamic Advocacy Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, July 1994; 

“Submitting The Jury Charge Under Vail, Watson & Moriel,” South Texas College of Law, Advanced Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, October 1994; 

“Evidence Update,” Eleventh Annual Litigation Update, State Bar of Texas, January 1995; 

“Use of Settlement Videos to Settle Premises Cases,” Asbestos Litigation, 1995, Andrews Continuing Education Institute, March 1995; 

“Significant Recent Development in Appellate Law,” Southeast Appellate Law Seminar, Jefferson County Bar Association, March 1996; 

“Interlocutory and Accelerated Appeals,” Southeast Texas Appellate Law Seminar, Jefferson County Bar Association, April 1998; 

“Pro Bono Appeals For The Poor,” Local Bar Leaders Conference: Access to Justice, July 2001; 

“Hate Crimes Legislation: Should We Be For It?,” Lavender Law Conference, October 2001; 

“The James Byrd, Jr. Act: What It Says; How It Works,” Stonewall Lawyers Association, March 2002.

Chair, Southeast Texas Appellate Law Seminar, April 1993, March, 1995, August, 1999 and January 2001.