Mark in Austin
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Introduction | Born and raised on a dairy farm in NJ until age 11, admitted to TX Bar 1967, USDC WD TX, 5th Circuit, SCOTUS; landmark case: Lee v. Key West Towers [defined wraparound notes in TX], HonDis USN 1968 raised 4 kids [3 steps, but all mine], am happily married in Austin, but am frightened by the drought, now deadly after two years. |
| Interests | family, friends, music, novels, history, UT sports, politics, law, economics, religion |
| Favorite Movies | Vertigo, Lawrence of Arabia, The Great Escape, Chinatown, The Searchers, Borat, Usual Suspects, Patton, Dr. Strangelove |
| Favorite Music | Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Eagles, Doobies, Brubeck, Miles Davis, Beethoven, esp. 7th Symphony, Dixie Chicks, Dire Straits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Allmans, Ruthie Foster, Hendrix, Jim Hall, Chet Baker, Minute Men, Bach, Los Lobos, Lyle Lovett |
| Favorite Books | Nostromo, Cannery Row, Catch 22, Smiley's People, The Prince of Tides, Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Cat's Cradle, 1912, Truman, Huckleberry Finn, I, Judas, Jonah, Job, The Power and the Glory, East of Eden |
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