Education

University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas

            J.D. May 1991

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

            B.S. Political Science, May 1988

A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

            40 Hour Basic Mediation Training, August 2007

Legal Experience

61st Civil District Court - Harris County, Texas

            Presiding Judge, January 2009 - present

Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas Southern University

            Adjunct Professor of Law - Trail Advocacy, Spring 2003 - present

Law Offices of Alfred H. Bennett, Houston, Texas

            Solo Practitioner, March 1998 – December 2008

Solar & Fernandes, L.L.P., Houston, Texas

            Associate, October 1994 – February 1998

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston, Texas

            Associate, September 1991 – September 1994

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 1991

United States District Court, Southern, Eastern & Northern Districts of Texas

Bar Associations

National Bar Association

            Constitution & Bylaws Committee, Member, July 2000 – 2004

            Gertrude E. Rush Mid-Year Planning Committee, Vice-Chair, 1997

            Member, 1988 - present

State Bar of Texas

Committee on Lawyer Referral & Information Services, Chair, July 2004 - July 2006

Vice-Chair, May 2002 – July 2004    

Member, July 1998 – July 2006

Grievance Committee, District 4A (Houston), Member, June 2002—June 2004

Texas Minority Counsel Program Houston Host Committee, Member, Fall 1999 &  Fall 2003

          President-Elect’s Advisory Committee on Strategic Planning, Member, 1995 – 1996

Texas Young Lawyers’ Association

            Dropout Prevention & Literacy Committee, Past Member

            Voters Rights & Registration Committee, Past Member

Houston Lawyers Association

            Immediate Past President, 1998 – 1999

            President, 1997 – 1998

            Chair, Board of Directors, 1997 – 1998

            President-Elect, 1996 – 1997

            Nominations Committee, Member 2000 – 2001, Chair 2001 – 2002

            HLA Annual Scholarship Golf Classic Committee, Vice-Chair 1999 – 2000

            Member, 1992 – present

Houston Bar Association, Member, 1991 – present

            Member, Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards Committee, March 2009 - present

            Volunteer, Lawyers in Public Schools, H.I.S.D., Fall 1999

            Volunteer, LegalLines

Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member, 1991 – 2001

W. J. Durham Legal Society, Past Member