
Professor of Law
B.S., The University of Texas
M.L.S., The University of Texas
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
Areas of Expertise
- Family Law
- Marital Property
- Texas Trial & Appellate Procedure
Office: 761T
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ARTICLES
Not Everybody Loves Raymond: How the Case of Raymond v. Raymond Made a Shambles of Interspousal Gift Presumptions and the Parol Evidence Rule in Matters of Texas Community Property, 50 St. Mary’s L.J. 809 (2019).
Foreword, Symposium: Ethical Issues in Family Law, Practice, and Policy, 57 S. Tex. L. Rev. xiii (2016).
Post Judgment Filings Following the Non-Jury Trial, Appellate Law., Wint. 1997, at 3.
Whose Injury? Whose Property? The Characterization of Personal Injury Settlements upon Dissolution of Marriage in Community Property States, 32 Idaho L. Rev. 575 (1996).
Procedure Update, 12 Advoc. 33 (1993).
Can a Woman of the 90’s Have it All? Or, is She Once Again Faced with that Age Old Question ‘What’s a Girl to Do?’ 8 J. Am. Acad. Matrimonial Law. 73 (1992).
Recovery for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Upon Divorce, 9 Fairshare-The Matrim. L. Monthly, Jan. 1989, at 26. (with Earle S. Lilly)
After the Divorce – Securing and Obtaining the Property: Postjudgment Relief in Texas, 17 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1349 (1986).
BOOKS
George on Texas Family Law – Precedent and Procedure. (2017-2018 Ed.) (Dallas: TX: Imprimatur Press, 2017).
George on Texas Marital Property Rights – Cases & Materials. (2017-2018 Ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2017).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2015 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2015).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2014 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2014).
Texas Family Law: Precedent & Procedure. (2013 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2013).
Texas Family Law: Precedent & Procedure. (5th ed., 2012) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2012).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2011-2012 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2012).
Texas Family Law: Precedent & Procedure. (2010-2011 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2010).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2010-2011 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2010).
Texas Family Law: Precedent & Procedure. (3rd ed., 2009-2010) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2009).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2009-2010 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2009).
Texas Family Law: Precedent & Procedure. (2007-2008 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2007).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. (2007-2008 ed.) (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2007).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. 5th ed. (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2005).
Texas Family Law: Cases and Materials. (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press, 2004).
Expert Witness Manual. Vol. 1 (Austin: State Bar of Texas, Family Law Division, 2002).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. 2002-2003 ed. (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press; Grail & Tucker Leg. Pub., 2002).
Texas Marital Property Rights: Cases and Materials. 2nd ed. (Dallas, TX: Imprimatur Press; Grail & Tucker Leg. Pub., 2000).
CHAPTERS
The Characterization of Punitive Damages, _____ (New York: Matthew Bender & Co., 1993).
Viggiano v. Emerson, 794 S. W.2d 564 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 1990)(Case Analysis), in 7 Family Law-Texas Practice & Procedure (New York: Matthew Bender, 1991).
Tort Liability-The Interspousal Dispute, in Family Law-Texas Practice & Procedure (New York: Matthew Bender, 1989). (with Earle S. Lilly)
Jury Trial: Post-Verdict Motions, in 4 Roy W. McDonald, Texas Civil Practice (San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Law Pub., 1992).
New Trial, in 5 Roy W. McDonald, Texas Civil Practice (San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Law Pub., 1992).
Pretrial Motions, in 3 Roy W. McDonald, Texas Civil Practice (San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Law Pub., 1992).
Summary Judgment, in 3 Roy W. McDonald, Texas Civil Practice (San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Law Pub., 1992).
PRESENTATIONS & PROCEEDINGS
Rule 11, Stipulations and MSAs, 32nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 2006). (with Kim Charlot Thibodeaux) (Tab 23)
Creative and Innovative Marital Causes of Action, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 2005). (with James E. Farris and Robert J. Piro) (Tab 2)
Anticipating an Appeal – The Ultimate CYA, 30th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 2004).
Panel moderator, Standing and Child Custody, Access & Possession, Including Troxel, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists.
The Use of Authority, Lone Stare Decisis Revisited: Ethics and Authority in Texas Appellate Courts in Light of Recent Rule Changes, 17th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 2003). (with Mark E. Steiner) (Tab 15)
Marital Property in Family Law Mediation. Family Law Mediation Training, Center for Professional Responsibility. Houston.
Ethics Jeopardy: Video Vignettes and Panel Discussion, Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and the Legal Assistant (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 2000). (with Beryl Crowley and Roy W. Moore) (Tab M)
Rule Changes That Every Lawyer Needs to Know about Other than Discovery – Changes in the Rules of Evidence and Rules of Appellate Procedure, Marriage Dissolution Institute (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1999). (Tab F)
What Do You Do When…? Top Ten Ethical Issues in Family Law Cases, 9th Annual Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner & Legal Assistant (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1999). (with Paula Bullington, Bill De La Garza, William W. Morris & Maryellen Hicks) (Tab Q)
What Do You Do When…? Some Answers, 6th Annual Family Law Conference (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1996). (Tab N)
UCCJA-Understanding the Basics and the Required Procedures, 5th Annual Family Law For The General Practitioner & Legal Assistant (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1995). (Tab G)
Appellate Practice in Family Law (workshop), 20th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1994). (with Ann C. McClure & William A. Dudley) (Tab NN)
Whether to Appeal to the Court of Appeals, 4th Annual Conference on Techniques for Handling Civil Appeals in State and Federal Court (Austin: University of Texas, 1994). (with David Keltner)
Preservation of Error and Appellate Practice Workshop, 19th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1993).
Problems with Supersedeas Bonds in Family Law Cases, 19th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1993).
Representing the Monied and the Non-Monied Party in a Pre-Marital Agreement, Family Law For The General Practitioner & Legal Assistant (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1993). (with Harry L. Tindall) (Tab C)
Jurisdiction Under Title II of the Texas Family Code, 18th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1992). (Tab B)
Preservation of Error and Appellate Practice Workshop, 18th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1992). (Tab UU)
Preservation of Error for Appeal-An Overview, Family Law For The General Practitioner & Legal Assistant (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1991). (Tab G)
The Most Recent Changes in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure-An Overview, State Judicial Conference, the Civil, Appellate & Family Law Judiciary (three separate presentations)(San Antonio, TX: _____ , 1990).
Appeals and Acceptance: the Pitfalls of a Client Accepting the Benefits of a Judgment, 16th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1990). (Tab CCC)
Reimbursement, 7th Annual Family Law Institute (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1990). (Tab O)
Characterization of Personal Injury Settlements and Concerns Arising Therefrom, 6th Annual Family Law Institute-Domestic Torts (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1989). (Tab U)
Jurisdiction in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, 15th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1989). (Tab KK)
An Analysis of the Chiles Case, 5th Annual Family Law Institute-Domestic Torts (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1988). (with Earle S. Lilly) (Tab A)
Reimbursement, 5th Annual Family Law Institute (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1988). (Tab E)
Family Law-An Update, presented to Nueces County Bar Association, Corpus Christi (May, 1987).
Discovery and Evaluation of the Professional Practice for Purposes of Property Division Upon Divorce, Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1986). (with Robert J. Piro) (Tab O)
Interaction, Among Attorneys, Psychiatrists and Psychologists-An Attorney’s Point of View, Child in Court (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1986). (with Earle S. Lilly) (Tab D)
Reimbursement After Jensen, Advanced Family Law Short Course (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1986). (with Robert J. Piro) (Tab F)
Expert and Opinion Testimony, Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1985). (with Robert J. Piro) (Tab T)
Pre-Judgment and Post-Judgment Relief Regarding Property, Advanced Family Law Short Course (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1985). (Tab G)
Expert and Lay Opinion Testimony and Privilege, Advanced Civil Trial Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1984). (with John F. Ensle)
Judgments and Post-Judgment Relief Regarding Property Division, Advanced Family Law Short Course (Houston: South Texas College of Law Houston, 1984). (with John D. Montgomery) (Tab G)
Reimbursement After Jensen, Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1984). (with Robert J. Piro) (Tab R)
Update on Custody Modification-Tactical Limitations and Strategy after September 1, 1983, 8th Biennial Texas Family Law & Community Property Course (Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University, 1984). (with Earle S. Lilly)
Documentary Evidence and Proof of Foreign Law, Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1983). (with Earle S. Lilly) (Tab Q)
Hearsay and Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule, Advanced Family Law Course (Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1982). (with John F. Ensle) (Tab FF)