Served as the court-appointed Receiver and as Consultant to the Receiver in federal securities fraud cases. In-house counsel on a consulting basis for oil and gas and other legal matters. Former Vice President and General Counsel of Hunt Petroleum Corporation. During the transition following the merger of Hunt Petroleum and XTO Energy, served as Vice President of XH, LLC. Prior to joining Hunt Petroleum, served in management and legal positions for Oryx Energy Company and Sun Exploration and Production Company, including Chief Counsel - Corporate for Oryx Energy. Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Experienced federal equity receiver, law department manager, legal and policy practitioner and senior executive management team member. Extensive experience in a broad range of transactional, regulatory and litigation management matters includes: Asset Acquisitions, Sales, Exchanges; E&P (onshore and offshore), Marketing, Oilfield Services and Data Acquisition Transactions; Compliance; Regulatory Proceedings; Policy Advocacy; Corporate Compliance Training; Favorable Negotiated Resolution of Private Party Disputes and Government Claims; Litigation Strategy, Selection and Management of Outside Counsel and Litigation Budget Management. Serves on the Institute for Energy Law's Executive Committee and its Strategic Planning Committee. Member of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers and serves on its Nominating Committee. Previous leadership roles include Chairman - Dallas Bar Association Energy Law Section; Council - State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section; Chair - Royalty Task Group of Domestic Petroleum Council; and Charter Member - NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Advisory Committee. Also, served as a member of the Host Committee for Super Bowl XLV. Published articles and presented papers on oil and gas law topics and served as Managing Editor of the Energy Law Advisor. Authored textbook case for Southern Methodist University's graduate business course, Managerial Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry. JD degree from Baylor University School of Law, BBA from Baylor University and MBA from Southern Methodist University.