Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating (Highest Rating) The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers–Partnership Law, Bankruptcy Law Marquis' Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, 1988-1997, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1990- American Bar Association Small Business Committee of the Business Law Section
Real Property, Trust
and Estate Law Section
American Bankruptcy Institute American Constitutional Society State Bar of Texas: Sections on Business Law; Real Property, Probate & Trust Law; Bankruptcy Law. Pattern Jury Charges Committee IV: Business, Consumer & Employment, 2000-2002 Houston Bar Association: Section on Bankruptcy Law
Section on
Real Estate Law Attorneys in Tax and Probate (Houston) Duke University, B.S. 1974 Southern Methodist University, J.D. 1977 Seminar Speaker and Author [Jointly presented with others*] "Advanced Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs," (Dallas) Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2005* "LLCs: Advising Small Business Start-Ups and Larger Companies in Texas," Lorman, 2004 and 2005* "LLC, LP & LLP Texas Formations and Conversions: Law, Tax & Practice," PESI, 2003* "Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2002 and 2003* "Choice of Entity for Asset Protection," Houston Bar Association, September, 2000; Fort Bend County Estate Planning Council, March 2002; Katy Bar Association, June 2002 "Family Limited Partnership," Financial Advisory Services Alert, April 2000 (Practitioners Publishing Co.) Reviewing Editor, Guide to Asset Protection Planning, West Group, 2nd Ed.1998-99. "Selecting and Forming Business Entities in Texas," Lorman Business Center, Inc, 1999* "Asset Protection Techniques," Center for Professional Education, Inc., 1993-98 {Speaker Only} "Asset Protection Planning," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1997* "Limited Liability Companies: Current & Future Uses," Center for Professional Education, Inc., 1993-94 "Basic Bankruptcy in Texas," National Business Institutes, Inc., 1993* "Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy," Center for Professional Education, Inc., 1992 {Speaker Only} "Legal Minutes," a question and answer column on small business legal issues, appeared regularly in the Media ink publications West U Magazine, The Magazine of River Oaks, and others, 1993-1995. Every Chapter 11 plan that I have written that has been filed
except one has been approved and confirmed, from public stock exchange listed companies to individuals. Community Life Wife Ellen L. Luby, Attorney [Real Estate, Oil & Gas]; President, New Hope Housing, Inc. 2000-2001 President, Art League of Houston, 1998-2000 Chairman, Zoning Board of Adjustment, City of West University Place, Texas, 1987-1997 Founding Board Member, Rotary Club of West U, 1995-1996 | 
