Background

I was born and raised in Austin, Texas. I received my undergraduate degree (History) from Texas A&M University in 1984, and graduated from St. Mary’s Law School in 1987. Upon graduating from law school, and upon the recommendation of my trail advocacy professor, the Honorable Jack Miller, I worked for the firm of Shanks Butler & Miller (San Antonio), and then returned home to Austin to marry my bride and practice law in Austin with my father. I spent a dozen wonderful years practicing with my dad, Doug Sr. and the members of Hearne, Knolle, Lewallen, Livingston & Holcomb until approximately 2001, when I left to become a solo practitioner.