BARBARA ANN RADNOFSKY

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1 BARBARA ANN RADNOFSKY 1 EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: Nominee, Texas Democratic Party, State Attorney General Nominee, Texas Democratic Party, United States Senate (Winner, March Statewide Primary and April Statewide Runoff Elections, 2006) Vinson & Elkins, L. L. P. Houston, Texas (Associate ; Partner ). Head of Section, Alternate Dispute Resolution University of Texas School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors (May 1979) Albert Jones Scholar; Chairman, U.T. Board of Advocates; Fraternity: Order of the Barristers; Internship: Travis County Public Defender University of Houston, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude (May 1976) National Merit 4 year Academic Scholarship Languages: English, Spanish EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Practicing on both sides of the docket, BarbaraRadnofsky has been listed since 1991 in Best Lawyers in America." She s listed in multiple areas, on both sides of the docket, including ADR, mediation, arbitration, medical malpractice, personal injury, and health care law. An attorney since 1979, she is a mother of three, wife, teacher, and mediator. After 2006 retirement from Vinson & Elkins at age 49, she became the first woman in history to serve as the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee. Barbara was the first woman at Vinson & Elkins to have children as an associate and attain partnership. She has served as lead counsel in jury trials involving commercial disputes, professional liability, tax, contractual indemnity, false arrest, malicious prosecution, assault, premises liability, insurance defense matters, pedestrian and auto accidents, Section 1983 Civil Rights disputes, worker's compensation matters, and products liability; argued successfully before the Fifth Circuit on pro bono prisoner's rights and torts matters; conducted appeals there, and in Texas state appellate courts; and represented clients in Congressional hearings and administrative tribunals. In 1999, Barbara Ann successfully petitioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prohibit defective barbecue lighters with estimated annual savings of millions of dollars and hundreds of lives. A trained mediator (AMI Mediator Training, Summer 1991, Dallas, TX; Advanced Mediation Training AMI, November 20, 1993) and arbitrator (AAA Commercial Arbitration Training, Orlando, Florida, October 10, 1998), Barbara has conducted hundreds of alternate dispute resolutions involving anti-trust, bad faith insurance, commercial, banking, bankruptcy, toxic waste disposal, pipeline explosion, and personal injury matters. Barbara was honored as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas in Barbara served as a volunteer peer mediation teacher in public and private schools for more than 15 years; served on charitable boards such as Houston Urban Debate League, World-Wide Concurrent Premiers and the Classical Theatre Company. Barbara worked with the discoverer of the AIDS virus, 2008 Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier, raising funds and awareness for his medical research and African AIDS clinics. She served as Secretary and Board Member of the World Foundation for Medical Research and Prevention. Barbara and her husband, Ed Supkis, MD, are active in supporting the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation, enabling museum displays of the scrolls and commissioning publication of a scrolls volume. They are co-owners of the Brazos Bookstore, an independent bookseller.

2 PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 2 Honorary Chairman, Believe Texas PAC, assisting state candidates (2008). Honorary Chairman, Believe U.S. PAC, assisting federal candidates ( ). Graduate, FBI Citizens Academy (Spring 2008). Protect the Ballot Lawyer, serving in West Virginia, Puerto Rico (2008), and Texas, Arkansas (2004). Member, American Law Institute (December ). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Appointment by Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland as Mediator of the Court of Arbitration (April, 2002). Chairman ( ); Vice Chairman ( ) for Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, International Association of Defense Counsel. Chairman, American Bar Association s Managed Care Litigation Section Subcommittee ( ). Chairman, American Bar Association s Medical Malpractice Litigation Section Health Care Subcommittee ( ). Faculty Member, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, Boulder, Colorado (July, 1995). Faculty member, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, University of Texas School of Law (May 1985, May 1986, May 1994). Member, State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Volume IV Committee (October, ). Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on Administration of Justice (1989). Member, Association of Attorney-Mediators, Inc. (September, 1992). Director, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Course, Houston, TX (July 11-13, 1990). Member, State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Volume I Committee ( ). Chairman, Texas Association of Defense Counsel Rules of Evidence Committee ( ). Member, State Bar of Texas MCLE Referendum Task Force (1985). Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE (January ). National Chairman, 1983 National Trial Competition, a joint project of the ABA, American College of Trial Lawyers, and Texas Young Lawyers Association. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Board Member, Houston Chapter, National Association of Urban Debate Leagues ( ). Board of Directors, FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association ( ). Board Member, Classical Theater Company of Houston ( present). President of the Board, World-Wide Concurrent Premiers and Commissioning Fund, Inc. ( ).

3 Board Member, Southwest Regional Board, Anti-Defamation League (May ). Previously served as Vice-Chairman. 3 Secretary and Board Member, Friends of World Foundation Medical Research and Prevention (May ). Faculty, Prejudice Awareness Summit, Houston, TX (November 13, 1995). Member, SPIRIT Comprehensive Health Care Clinic, Advisory Board of Directors, AIDS Foundation Houston ( ). Faculty, Houston Bar Association Peer Mediation in the Schools Project, teaching mediation to Spring Forest Middle School students (1994) and to Spring Branch Middle School Students ( , 2006, 2008) and to Monarch School private students ( ); lecture to Galena Park Middle School (2014). Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library (January, ). HONORS AND AWARDS Inductee, University of Houston Forensics Society Hall of Fame (November 2007). Listing, The Best Lawyers in America (1991-present). Current and Past Categories: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law, and Personal Injury Litigation. Recipient, Texas State Tejano Democrats Moral Courage Award (2005). Member, The American Board of Trial Advocates ( ). Distinguished Neutral, Center for Public Resources, Houston/Dallas Panel ( ). Recipient, Outstanding Subcommittee Chair Award, ABA Litigation Section Health Law Committee (2003). Recipient, American Association of Blood Banks' 1993 W. Quinn Jordan Memorial Lectureship Award for contributions to blood banking and transfusion medicine law and government affairs (October, 1993). Selected by Texas Young Lawyers Association as Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas Selected by Houston Young Lawyers Association as Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES Modern Dispute Resolution: Effective Techniques for Problem Solving, presentation to Joint National Conference of the American Women s Society of CPAs and the American Society of Women Accountants, Dallas, Texas (October 28, 2008). What to do with AIG?, guest column for the Rio Grande Guardian. (October 7, 2008). Consider Cost of Deregulation, guest column for the El Paso Times. (October 5, 2008). Keynote Address, American Bar Association National Solo & Small Firm Conference, National Difference Makers Awards. Santa Fe, New Mexico (October 3, 2008). Address to Coalition of Texans with Disabilities Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas. (September 6, 2008). Laziness Breeds Litigation, guest column for the Austin American Statesman. (July 31, 2008). Lawyers We Should Really Fear, guest column for the Houston Chronicle. (July 19, 2008). Address to Texas Democratic Convention, Austin, Texas (June 2008).

4 4 Keynote Address, Montgomery County Democratic Convention, The Woodlands, Texas. March Guest Speaker, ACLU Texas Gala, 1 st Annual Molly Ivins Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Farenthold, San Antonio, Texas (March 2008). Moderator, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting debate The New World of Arbitration, sponsored by Judicial & Litigation Sections, San Antonio, Texas. (June 22, 2007) Radnofsky, Barbara Ann. Stepping Forward. Houston: Lulu, Radnofsky, Barbara Ann. The Dancer s Dead. Houston: Lulu, Address, Texas Democratic Convention, Fort Worth, Texas, Address to Texas Delegation, Democratic National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts July Speeches during United States Senate and Texas Attorney General Campaigns, Mediation Techniques, paper and presentation to 2005 Corpus Christi Bar Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar, Corpus Christi, Texas (April 22, 2005). Health Issues Guest Speaker on Debra Duncan 740 AM radio show, Clear Channel Communications, Houston, Texas (January 12, 2005). Tort Reform Guest Speaker on Debra Duncan 740 AM radio show, Clear Channel Communications, Houston, Texas (January 5, 2005). The Patriot Act, paper and presentation to University of Texas School of Law Products Liability Conference, Austin, Texas (October 28, 2004). What Works and Doesn t in Mediation, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Course, Westin Oaks, Houston, Texas (August 26, 2004). Upward Bound Training Program for Mediators, teaching/training sessions at Houston Community College for Upward Bound students and trainees, Houston, Texas (June 11, 2004 and October 16, 2004) and at Alvin Community College (Spring 2005). The Art of Storytelling, presentation (with Gerry Spence) at American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (May 7, 2004). Peer Mediation, paper and presentation to Center for Public Resources Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (April 29, 2004). Peer Mediation, paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting, Orlando, Florida (February 7, 2004). Robust Discovery of Medical Records, publication in Newsletter of American Bar Association Tort Trial Insurance Civil Practice and Evidence Committee, pages 1, 4-5 (Fall 2003). What Works With Jurors, Moderator for judicial panel at University of Texas School of Law Products Liability Conference, Austin, Texas (October 31, 2003). Statutorily Regulated Offers of Settlement in Texas 2003, presentation to University of Texas School of Law CLE course on Law Practice after HB4, Houston, Texas (September 25, 2003). Winning Trial Advocacy: Voir Dire, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, presentation and participant in 2003 Civil/Appellate Bench Bar Conference, Galveston, Texas (May 2003). What Jurors Want, participant in panel discussion to American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas (April 10, 2003).

5 5 The Managed Care Debate, moderator and participant in healthcare reform and managed care debate, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas (April 9, 2003). Privacy Issues for Litigators, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 13, 2003). HIPAA Privacy Issues, paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel Mid-Year Meeting, Pebble Beach, California (February 19, 2003). Negotiation Strategy paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel, Whistler, BC (July 9, 2002). Internet Games: Termination of the Product Franchise, demonstration research and TRO, ABA Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (April 25, 2002). Mediation Techniques, paper and presentation to Rice University Mediation Class, Houston, Texas (March 19, 2002). What s Hot in Pharmaceutical Litigation, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, San Antonio, Texas (March 15, 2002). Voir Dire, presentation and panel discussion participant, State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, San Antonio, Texas (March 14, 2002). Voir Dire and Polling Techniques, paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel Winter Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (February 2, 2002). Peer Mediation, paper and presentation with peer mediators to 15th and 16th Annual State Bar of Texas Law Related Education Conference, Austin, Texas (January 31 and February 7, 2003). Institutional Review Board: The Industry Perspective, paper presented to Fifth Annual FDA and the Changing Paradigm for Blood Regulation Program sponsored by University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in conjunction with the American Association of Blood Banks, New Orleans, Louisiana (January 17, 2002). Admissibility of Expert Testimony Under Rule 702, Texas Rule of Evidence Defense Perspective, paper and presentation to 25th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference, Austin, Texas (November 29, 2001). Modern Medical Records Discovery, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas 8th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 15, 2001). Risk Assessment and Analysis: The Industry View, paper, presentation, and panel discussion with FDA representatives, Fourth Annual FDA and the Changing Paradigm for Blood Regulation Program sponsored by University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in cooperation with the American Association of Blood Banks, New Orleans, Louisiana (January 11, 2001). Evolution of a Question: Use of Polling Techniques for Jury Questionnaire, presentation to 24th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference, Austin, Texas (October 26, 2000). Jury Selection: Demonstration and Jury Consultant Comment, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, Texas (August 2, 2000). New Wave of Tainted Blood Litigation: Hepatitis C Liability Issues, article in International Association of Defense Counsel Journal, July 2000, pgs , Vol. 67, No. 3. Medical Errors Guest Speaker on radio show, KPRC 950 AM, Houston, Texas (June 10, 2000). Course Director and Speaker, Exparte Contacts with Treating Physicians, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice and Pharmaceutical Device Seminar, San Antonio, Texas (March 16, 2000).

6 6 "Hepatitis C Lookback," paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel, Whistler, BC (July 7, 1999). "Getting Jurors Actively Involved in the Process," presentation to State Bar of Texas seminar on Winning Your Case Through Jury Selection, Houston, Texas (April 9, 1999). "Health Care Ethical Issues," presentation to B'Nai B'rith Texarkoma Region, Young Professional Unit No. 5516, Third Annual Conference on Judaism and the Law (November 12, 1998). "Summary Judgment Tactics," paper and presentation to Texas Trial Lawyers Lawyer's Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference, Houston, Texas (September 18, 1998). "Managed Care: Ethics Issues" and "The Future of Managed Care Litigation," two presentations to 2nd Annual University of Texas Managed Care Conference, Austin, Texas (September 11, 1998). "Medical Privacy Rights," Guest Speaker on radio show, KKTL 97.1 FM (August 1, 1998). "Courtroom Ethics and Antics: Integrity in Advocacy," presentation to State Bar of Texas 14th Annual Personal Injury Law Course, Houston, Texas (July 15, 1998). "Telemedicine and the Law," Guest Speaker on radio show, KKTL 97.1 FM (July 7, 1998). Tough Questions for the Texas Judiciary, panel moderator for discussion with members of the Texas Supreme Court, South Texas College of Law Advanced Personal Injury Law Conference (Dallas, TX-May 14, 1998; Houston, Texas June 4, 1998). Hepatitis C Lookback Symposium, presentation to Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 19, 1998). Defendant's View of Ad Litems, presentation to Civil Court Ad Litem Program, HBA Continuing Legal Education, Houston, Texas (April 3, 1998). Medical Malpractice Update, paper and presentation to Advanced Medical Malpractice Course of State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 26, 1998). Defending the Physician, presentation to the Harris County Medical Society at the Museum of Health and Science, Houston, Texas (February 9, 1998). Legal Aspects in Anesthesia, presentation to Houston Anesthesia Weekend Program of Southwest Anesthesia Seminars, Houston, Texas (November 1, 1997). Voir Dire, presentation to the Advanced Civil Trial Practice CLE Program of the State Bar of Texas, South Padre Island, Texas (September 25, 1997). Managed Care Discovery and The Future of Managed Care, presentations to the First Annual Managed Care Conference, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (September 5, 1997). Everything You Wanted to Know about Defending Sex Crimes But Were Afraid to Ask, presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, Southampton, Bermuda (July 11, 1997). Why Lawyers Get Sued or Disbarred, paper presented to South Texas College of Law CLE Program on Personal Injury, Houston, Texas (May 15, 1997). Opening Statement, paper, demonstration and presentation to State Bar of Texas CLE Program on Trial Advocacy for Winners, Houston, Texas (April 24, 1997). The Role of the Ad Litem, Defense Perspective, presentation to the Harris County Houston Bar Association Ad Litem Seminar, Houston, Texas (April 11, 1997). ADR: What Works and What Doesn't, presentation to Houston Bar Association ADR Seminar, Houston, Texas

7 (April 10, 1997). 7 Closing Arguments, paper and presentation to Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Dallas, TX (April 4, 1997), and Houston, Texas (April 24, 1997). Trends in Consumer Law: Personal Crusades for Child Safety, article in Texas Lawyer, April 7, 1997, p. 39, Vol. 13, No. 4. AIDS Liability Issues, paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 14, 1997). Alternate Dispute Resolution: Advocacy Practices, paper and presentation to International Association of Defense Counsel Committee on Advocacy and Procedure, Pebble Beach, California (Feb. 11, 1997). Trends in Personal Injury Litigation, with Professor William Powers, article in Texas Lawyer, February 3, 1997, p. 37, Vol. 12, No. 45. Modern Practice of the CRNA and Allied Health Professionals, 'Junk Science' in Texas State and Federal Courts, Record Keeping, and Preparing for Deposition and Trial papers and presentation to 2nd Annual Houston Anesthesia Weekend, Southwest Anesthesia Seminars, Houston, Texas (Nov. 2, 1996). A Working Peer Mediation Program: Spring Branch Middle School, paper and presentation (with eighth grade mediators and Vice Principal) to 24th International Conference of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Anaheim, California (Oct. 24, 1996). Robinson and Junk Science Challenges, paper and presentation to 20th Annual Products Liability Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (Oct. 11, 1996). "AIDS Liability Issues," paper and presentation to Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center Symposium on AIDS, Houston, TX, (September 2, 1987); Second Annual Symposium on AIDS (April 27, 1988); Third Annual Symposium on AIDS (March 15, 1989); Fourth Annual Symposium on AIDS (April 30, 1990); Fifth Annual Symposium on AIDS (September 25, 1991); Sixth Annual Symposium on AIDS (September 30, 1992); Seventh Annual Symposium on AIDS (March 9, 1994); Eighth Annual Symposium on AIDS (February 24, 1995); Ninth Annual Symposium on AIDS (October 9, 1996.) Legal Liability and Anesthesia Practice, presentation to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Anesthesia, Houston, Texas (October 9, 1996). Traditional Torts in a Managed-Care World, contribution published in Texas Lawyer, August 5, 1996, p. 22, vol. 12, No. 21. "Daubert and Science in the Courts," "Modern Practice of the CRNA," and "Informed Consent" papers and presentation to 12th Annual Grand Cayman Anesthesia Seminar, British West Indies (June 29 - July 3, 1996). "Damages in Mediation," paper and presentation to Health Care Indemnity, Inc. Defense of Damages Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee (June 19-20, 1996). Moderator, "9th Annual Personal Injury Law Conference," South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (May 1617, 1996). On-line Panelist, "Health Care Seminar - Policing the Provider," American Lawyer's Counsel Connect Internet Seminar (April 29 - May 20, 1996). "Advanced Settlement Techniques," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Device Litigation Course, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 14-15, 1996). "Opening Statement," presentation to 19th Annual Products Liability Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 3, 1995). "Mediation," paper and presentation to Texas Trial Lawyers Seminar, Houston, Texas (September 29, 1995) and to

8 South Texas College of Law (October 6, 1995). 8 "Advanced Directives and ICU Liability Issues", presentation to MD Anderson Cancer Center Surgical Intensive Care Unit, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (August 15, 1995). "Psychiatry and the Law, Including Repressed Memories: Implanted Memories," presentation to Baylor Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (May 10, 1995). "Repressed Memories: Implanted Memories," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 17, 1995). "Practice of the Anesthesiologist and the CRNA: Legal Issues," papers and presentation to Southwest Anesthesia Seminar, Houston, Texas (February 4, 1995). "Hospital AIDS and Hepatitis Liability," paper and presentation to 4th Annual Symposium of Hospital Attorneys and Health Care Risk Managers, La Jolla, California (February 2, 1995). "Legal Issues in Transfusion Medicine," paper and presentation to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Conference on Transfusion Medicine, Houston, Texas (September 17, 1994). "The Future of Health Litigation," "Informed Consent," "Routine Pre-Operative Testing Issues," and "Preparing for Deposition and Trial," papers and presentation to 10th Annual Grand Cayman Anesthesia Seminar, British West Indies (June 17-20, 1994). "Pre-Operative Evaluation: Routine Testing Issues," paper and presentation to M.D. Anderson Department of Anesthesia, Houston, Texas (May 18, 1994). "Blood Liability Issues," paper and presentation to Texas Trial Lawyers Association's Advanced Products Liability Course, Houston, Texas (April 21, 1994). "AIDS Liability Issues," paper and presentation to St. Mary's Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas (April 15, 1994). "ADR in Complex Medical Malpractice/Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Liability Litigation," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Course on Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Device Litigation, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 17, 1994). "Blood Liability Issues," paper and presentation to 1994 Civil Litigation Conference by Law Education Institute, Inc. and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Lake Buena Vista, Florida (March 6, 1994). "Blood Liability Issues," paper and presentation to University of Houston Law Foundation Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Litigation Conference, Houston, Texas (January 27, 1994). "Modern Trends in Admitting Expert Testimony in State and Federal Court, panel discussion and paper presented to 17th Annual Products Liability Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 5, 1993). "Retrospective: How has ADR Affected the Traditional Litigation Process and Practice?" panel discussion to the South Texas College of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, Houston, Texas (May 21, 1993). "Informed Consent," "AIDS Issues," "Record Keeping," "Legal Liability of CRNAs," four lectures and papers presented to Southwest Anesthesia Society Conferences, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (March 6, 1993). "Voir Dire: Difficult Situations, Tactical Considerations, and Winning Your Case," panel discussion to the Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, South Texas College of Law CLE Program, Houston, Texas (February 26, 1993). "Aids Liability Issues," paper and presentation to the International Association of Defense Counsel, Boca Raton, Florida (February 16, 1993).

9 9 "Direct Testimony of Defendant's Expert Psychologist," paper and presentation to the 16th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference, Austin, Texas (November 6, 1992). "Current Developments in Pattern Jury Charge," paper and presentation to the Advanced Personal Injury Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas (July 17, 1992). "Avoiding a Legal Crisis," presentation to 14th Annual International ADRP Conference, Vancouver, Canada (May 1, 1992). "Legal/Ethical Issues in Blood Banking," paper and presentation to the American Association of Blood Banks National Teleconference (April 22, 1992). "How to Represent Your Client in a Mediation: Views of the Advocate and the Mediator," presentation to City Hall, Houston, Texas (April 10, 1992). "Aids Liability Issues," paper and presentation at National Litigation Conference sponsored by Bureau of National Affairs, Orlando, Florida (March 24, 1992). "Bystander Recovery," paper and presentation to Texas Association of Defense Counsel Winter Meeting, Crested Butte, Colorado (February 27, 1992). "Bystander Recovery," paper presented to 15th Annual Products Liability Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 7, 1991). "How to Prepare for and Give a Good Deposition & Trial Testimony," "A Health Professional's Guide to Contract, Tort, & Con-Tort Principles," "How to Minimize Your Chances of Being Sued," "Record Keeping, Informed Consent, and Modern Practice," papers and presentation to Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southwest Anesthesia Society, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. (June 24-27, 1991). "Legal Implications in a Changing Environment," presentation to American Association of Blood Banks CEO Forum, Tucson, Arizona (May 30, 1991). "High Risk Autologous Donor: Legal Issues," paper and presentation to 33rd Annual Meeting of the South Central Association of Blood Banks, Austin, Texas (April 13, 1991). "Hepatitis/AIDS Liability," paper and presentation to St. Mary's/State Bar Seminar on Medical Malpractice, San Antonio, Texas (April 11-12, 1991). "Liability of the Safety Professional," presentation to American Society of Safety Engineers, Gulf Coast Chapter, Houston, Texas (December 6, 1990). "Legal Aspects of Blood Banking," presentation to Blood-Banking Specialists of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas (November 15, 1990). "Complex Settlement Agreements," paper and presentation to the 14th Annual Products Liability Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 2, 1990). "Examination of the Accident Reconstructionist," article published in Edgar, Texas Torts and Remedies , Matthew Bender & Company (1990). "Defense Perspective on Medical Malpractice," Resident Education Seminar to Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas (September 6, 1990). "Cross-Examination of an Expert," Demonstration to American Bar Association Section of Litigation National Program on Expert Witnesses, Houston, Texas (June 1, 1990). "Transfusion Malpractice," paper and presentation to St. Mary's/State Bar/Texas Tech Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas (April 5-6, 1990). "CRNA Liability," paper and presentation to Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Atlanta, Georgia (March

10 24, 1990). 10 "Inventory Management - Legal Scenarios," paper and presentation to National Conference on Inventory Management, a joint program of the American Association of Blood Banks, Council of Community Blood Centers and South Central Association of Blood Banks, Dallas, Texas (March 17, 1990). "Explaining Medicine," address to University of Texas 2nd Annual Medicine for Lawyers Conference, Houston, Texas (February 23, 1990). "Cost Effective Discovery in Commercial Cases," paper presented to Houston Bar Association Seminar on Trial Strategies (March 8, 1990). "Professional Liability," paper and presentation to Texas Safety Association Annual Conference, Houston, Texas (March 14, 1990). "Legal Aspects of Autologous/Designated Donations," Chapter for American Association of Blood Banks Treatise Limiting Homologous Exposure: Alternate Strategies (1989). "Preparing Evidence for Use at Trial," presentation to Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence Course, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (August 25, 1989). "The Jury Charge, Part I," paper and presentation to Advanced Personal Injury Course, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (May 5, 1989). "Patient Negligence: An Update," paper and presentation to St. Mary's/State Bar/Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas (April 13 & 14, 1989). Co-author, Texas Pattern Jury Charges, Vol. 1, 2d ed., State Bar of Texas (1987) and Supplement (January 1989, 1991). "Informed Consent," paper and presentation to American Association of Blood Banks Symposium on Informed Consent, Miami, Florida (February 24, 1989). "Transfusion Medicine and Legal Liability," presentation to American Association of Blood Banks National Teleconference, Houston, Texas (April 26, 1989). "Home Transfusion Therapy," paper and presentation to South Central Association of Blood Banks National Teleconference, Shreveport, Louisiana (February 13, 1989). "Risk Management for Blood Banks," paper and panel discussion to South Central Association of Blood Banks National Teleconference, Shreveport, Louisiana (June 13, 1988). "Complex Settlement Agreements (And What They Mean)," paper and presentation to Advanced Business and Civil Litigation Short Courses, South Texas College of Law, (November 1985; March 1988; October and November 1988); and to Houston Bar Association Institute (October 1988). "Protective Orders in Discovery," paper and presentation to Twelfth Annual Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (October 27 and 28, 1988). "Jury Charges in Personal Injury and Products Cases," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas program on Jury Charges, St. Mary's School of Law, San Antonio, Texas (November 11, 1988). "Informed Consent," "AIDS Issues," "Record Keeping," "Legal Liability of CRNAs," four lectures and papers presented to Southwest Anesthesia Society Conferences Grand Cayman Islands (September 11, 1988; June 3, 1989); Belize, Central America (August 8, 1989). "Legal Aspects: Informed Consent" and "Inventory Management Techniques," presentations to American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas (October 9, 1988). "Inventory Management and Legal Liability," presentation to American Association of Blood Banks National

11 Conference on Inventory Management, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 24, 1988). 11 "Problems in Charging the Jury Under Tort Reform," paper and presentation to St. Mary's Law School and State Bar of Texas Seminars on Tort Law, San Antonio, Texas (June 3, 1988). "Plaintiff's Negligence in Medical Malpractice Cases," paper and presentation to St. Mary's Law School Seminar on Medical Malpractice, San Antonio, Texas (March 25, 1988). "Blood Bank Liability," Chapter for American Association of Blood Banks Administrative Manual, (1987). "Medical Malpractice," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Professional Development Programs on Civil Litigation, Austin (December 5, 1987) and Fort Worth (December 12, 1987). "New Pattern Jury Charge and Jury Submission," paper and presentation to Eleventh Annual Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 5 and 6, 1987). Complex Settlement Agreements," 28 So. Tex. Law Rev. 437 (May 1987). "Products Liability: Submission of the Multiple Party Case," paper and presentation to Tenth Annual Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (October 17, 1986). In-Service Programs to Methodist Hospital Nursing Staff (December 1982; August 1983; December, 1985). "Terms in Complex Settlement Agreements," paper and presentation to State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Courses in Dallas and San Antonio (August, 1985). "Enhancement," paper and presentation to Products Liability and Personal Injury Law Conference at University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (November 16, 1984). "Experts and the New Rules of Evidence: Tactics on the Use of the Expert Witness," paper and presentation to continuing legal education program at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas (February 23, 1984). "Tactics on the Use of the Expert Witness," Volume III, No. 1, State Bar Litigation Section Report: The Advocate (March 1984). "Legal Liability of Piano Tuners," presentation to the National Association of Piano Tuners Houston, Texas (November 1981). Book Review, The Police Officers' Guidebook, 44 Texas Bar Journal (June 1981). "Plaintiff's Nonuse of Safety Equipment: Approaches Under Negligence, Products Liability and Comparative Fault," paper and presentation to Texas Association of Defense Counsel (April 1981). Book Review, The Negligence Case: Comparative Fault, 43 Texas Bar Journal (February 1980). "The Role of the Juvenile Court Referee in Texas," 7 American Journal of Criminal Law 225 (July 1979). A Policy Analysis: The Question of Scarce World Resources (with Dr. Wm. B. English), Southwest Debate Research Associates, Houston, Texas (1975).