JD, with honors, Order of the Coif, Law Review, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1974
BA, Business Administration, University of Texas at Arlington, 1971

Rodney is admitted to practice law in Texas and in New York. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the Texas state courts; US Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; US District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• New York State Bar
• Texas State Bar

Rodney has experience in all areas of civil commercial litigation, including:

• Securities Litigation: Defended issuers, underwriters and officers in class action cases; investment bankers, brokerage firms and brokers in trials and arbitrations
• Oil and Gas: Represented oil and gas companies in a variety of matters, including a gas plant accounting case; a royalty matter; and a take-or-pay matter involving a subsidiary of a gas and electric subsidiary
• Antitrust: Defended motorsports and global parcel distribution company in Sherman and Robinson-Patman Act claims
• Breach of Contract/Fraud: Defended a leading technology-based company
• Banking: Represented lenders in lender liability and collections claims and claims between banks in loan participations
• General Commercial Litigation: Defended companies, officers and directors in securities litigation including class actions, investment banking matters, and customer-broker disputes; represented major bank holding companies and officer of major energy company in class action securities cases

• The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 1999 – 2021
• The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2010-2025
• The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2006-2025
• The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Antitrust, Best Lawyers, 2011-2025
• The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Best Lawyers, 2011-2025
• The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Securities, Best Lawyers, 2011-2025
• Lawyer of the Year, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2022
• Lawyer of the Year, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2022
• Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Antitrust, Best Lawyers, 2022
• Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Best Lawyers, 2022
• Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Securities, Best Lawyers, 2014, 2016, 2022
• Chambers USA, Texas, Healthcare, Chambers and Partners, 2007 – 2013
• Chambers USA, Texas, Litigation: Securities, Chambers and Partners, 2014 - 2024
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon, Inc., 2022 - 2025
• Lawdragon 3000, Lawdragon, 2011
• Legal 500 US, recommended lawyer, Dispute resolution - Securities litigation: defense, The Legal 500, 2018, 2020 – 2021
• Legal 500 US, recommended lawyer, Securities: Shareholder Litigation, The Legal 500, 2015-2017
• Texas Top Rated Lawyer, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 – 2014
• Texas Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2003 - 2020, 2022
• Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2003 – 2020
  • Top 100 attorneys in Texas, Thomson Reuters, 2012
  • Top 100 attorneys in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Thomson Reuters, 2009 – 2012
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007, 2013
• One of the top 15 litigation attorneys in North Texas, Dallas Business Journal, June 2007, June 2008

• Co-author, "Lessons From Recent FINRA Cycle Exams," Law360, Sept. 6, 2016
• Co-author, "Second Circuit Rules That FINRA Lacks Authority to Sue for Disciplinary Fines," Fulbright Briefing, October 7, 2011
• Co-author, "Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Duty Owed by Executive Mineral Interest Owners to Non-Executive Mineral Interest Owners," Fulbright Briefing, September 9, 2011
• Co-author, "Circuit Courts Reject Auction Rate Securities Claims," Fulbright Briefing, August 9, 2011
• Co-author, "Mandamus Relief in Shareholder Derivative Cases," Texas Business Litigation, Summer 2010

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1983)
• Dallas Bar Association
• New York State Bar
• American Bar Foundation
• Texas Bar Foundation
• Dallas Bar Foundation
• Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Master Emeritus
• Securities Industry Association
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• State Bar College
• Texas Judicature Society
• American College of Trial Lawyers
  • President, 2020​​
  • President-Elect, 2019
  • Secretary Designate; Former Regent
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• International Society of Barristers
• American Board of Trial Advocates