Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer

Education

University of Houston, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Intellectual Property and Information Law

Completed post juris doctorate courses include patents, trademarks, copyright, technology licensing and transfer, network/Internet law, entertainment law, sports law, and completion of master's thesis.

University of Houston, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
International Law

Completed post juris doctorate courses include international intellectual property law, international litigation and arbitration, international trade, European Union law and completion of master's thesis.

South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), 1982

University of Houston, Bachelor of Arts, 1979

Professional Affiliations

Admitted to the State Bar of Texas and to practice before all state courts, 1982. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and all federal districts in Texas, as well as the Northern District of Florida.

Reported Appellate Decisions

• Cytogenix, Inc. v. Waldroff, 213 S.W.3d 479 (Tex.App.-Houston [1 Dist.] 2006).
• Lee v. Hersey, --- S.W.3d ---, 2006 WL 756088 (Tex. App. - Amarillo 2006).
• Jack R. Stern v. State of Texas ex rel. Walter Ansel and Oleva “Bo” Randall, 869 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App. - Houston (14th) 1994, writ denied).
• John F. Burns v. Resolution Trust Corporation, 880 S.W.2d 149 (Tex. App. - Houston (14th) 1994, no writ)
• Herbert v. Gulf Coast Enterprises, Inc., 915 S.W.2d 866 (Tex. App. - Houston (1st) 1995, no writ)
• Biotrace International, Inc. v. Wilwerding, No. 01-96-00216-CV, 1997 WL 6361 (Tex. App. - Houston (1st) Jan 9, 1997, n.w.h.

Legal Employment

O'Neil & McConnell, PLLC

Conroe, Texas

• 2002 - Current, Partner

PetroCosm Corporation (Chevron technology spin-off)

• 2000 - 2001, Assistant General Counsel
  Duties: Primary responsibility for negotiating and documenting all (i) technology licenses (both in granting and securing licenses), (ii) agreements with buyers and suppliers performing e-commerce transactions over PetroCosm's marketplace, (iii) acquisition of electronic catalog factory tools, (iv) office leases, hardware leases, employee issues, (v) telecommunication agreements. Shared responsibility with the General Counsel for negotiating and documenting all strategic partnering agreements and serving as counsel to the officers and board of directors.

Stibbs & Burbach

• 1994 - 2000, Partner
  Duties: General business and insurance litigation. Negotiating and documenting commercial transactions (technology licenses, telecommunication agreements, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions).

Bailey, Crowder, O'Neil & Seltzer

• 1990 - 1994, Partner
  Duties: Broad range of commercial litigation and transactions.

Brown & Root

• 1988 - 1989, Associate General Counsel
  Duties: Commercial transactions including technology licensing, real estate and operational finance.

Brill, Brooks, Powell & Yount

• 1981 - 1987, Associate
  Duties: Commercial litigation and transactions.

Foreign Language

Spanish