High-stakes skilled professional, with notable, real-world, business & life experiences.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of, who do the things no one can imagine.”
Alan Turing
“You can do anything you set your mind to.”
About
EDUCATION, AWARDS & HONORS
EDUCATION
ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
San Antonio, Texas
(1980-1983)
- Juris Doctor Degree, May 1983
- Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal
- Writing Director, St. Mary's Legal Research Board (Faculty Selected)
- Best Brief Award, 1981 Freshman Moot Court Competition
- Best Brief Award, 1981 Legal Research Board Brief Writing Contest (No. 1 among all 1st year law students)
- Member, Board of Advocates (1982-83)
- Member, Order of the Barristers (Faculty selected and limited to top 10 oral advocates in the law school)
- President, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
- Second Year Senator, Student Senate
- Winner, 1981 Orville Walker Moot Court Competition
- Winner, 1982 Orville Walker Moot Court Competition
- Recipient, 1982 James Norvell Moot Court Award (Awarded to top 3 oral advocates in the law school)
- Winner, 1982 James Norvell Moot Court Competition
- Runner Up, 1982 Texas Young Lawyer's Association State Bar Moot Court Competition (an oral advocacy competition among the best advocates from all law schools in Texas)(argued before the full Texas Supreme Court in the finals)
- Regional Semi-Finalist, 1982 National Mock Trial Competition
- Research Assistant, Professor David Dittfurth, Constitutional Law
- Author, Casenote published at 13 St. Mary's L.J. 420 (1981), Patentability of Computer Programs
- As a law clerk, principal drafter of Petition For Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of General Dynamics Corporation in Gary Aircraft Corporation v. General Dynamics Corporation; involving complex questions concerning the Federal Aviation Act, the Supremacy Clause, and Article 9 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Richardson, Texas
- B.A. History, May 1980
- Dean's List 1978-80 (GPA of 3.8 on 4.0 scale)
TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Independence, MO
- Diploma, May 1975 (Top 15% [No. 63] of graduating class of 615)
- Elected Vice-President of Student Body
- Elected Member, Student Council
- Mr. School Spirit, 1975 as voted on by entire student body
- Letterman, Varsity Basketball (Sr. year)
- Letterman, Tennis (Soph., Junior & Senior Years)
- Kansas City Suburban Conference Doubles Champion with David Jones, 1974, Undefeated
- Team Captain, 1974 Truman Varsity Tennis Team, Led team to Kansas City Suburban Conference Championship, Undefeated
- Kansas City Suburban Conference Singles Champion, 1975, Undefeated
- Team Captain, 1975 Truman Varsity Tennis Team, Led team to Kansas City Suburban Conference Championship for 2nd year in a row
- Ranked in Top 25 USTA, 18 and under boys singles, Missouri, 1975
- Ranked in Top 250 USTA, 18 and under boys singles, United States, 1975
- Received Tennis Scholarship offer to University of Arkansas
- Singles Champion, numerous Missouri Valley tennis tournaments, Boys 18 and under (1973-1975)
AWARDS & HONORS
- 1985 - Outstanding Young Man of America
- 1986, David Evangelistic Outreach, Kathmandu Nepal, Human Rights Award
- 1989 - Biography Included in Marquis Who's Who in American Law
- 1992 - Biography Included in Marquis Who's Who In The South
- 1995 - Biography Included in Marquis Who's Who In The World, 12th Edition
- 1995 - Emmy Award - The National Academy of Arts & Sciences - Boston-New England - For Outstanding Instructional/Educational Program For The Susan B. Anthony Story, Connecticut Public Television - Blue Cactus Post, Post-Production Facility (a company owned by Edward)
- 1996-1997 - Biography Included in Marquis Who's Who in American Law
- 2015 - Life Of Honor Award - Apotheosis of Courage, from iChange Nations organization for heroism in rescuing the family of defector Paul Firica from Communist Romania 1986-1989
- 2017 - Induction into Truman High School, Independence, MO Athletic Hall of Fame
Experience
- 2000 to present - Strategic advisor and partner in numerous private enterprises involving corporate acquisitions, real estate, intellectual property, and developing technologies from concept to monetization.
- Late 90s to present - Managing Director, Ling Hughes, LLC., a private consulting and advisory services firm named for his personal mentor James J. ("Jimmy") Ling. Jimmy Ling founded Ling Electronics in 1955 and through a series of mergers and acquisitions, which included Temco Aircraft Corporaton, Chance Vought, Wilson & Co., Braniff Airlines, Jones & Laughlin Steel, and National Car Rental, guided the conglomerate, LTV, to a position among the largest industrial companies in the nation in the 1960's and 1970's. Jimmy Ling was one of the first corporate takeover and mergers and acquisitions players in the United States, with the phrase "military industrial complex" being first used to describe his conglomerate. Ling mentored Edward Roush on an almost daily basis for over 5 years before his passing in 2004.
- 1990s - Director and shareholder - Hesse & Jones, P.C. law firm representing many of the most prominent real estate developers, owners and investors in Dallas, Texas and elsewhere.
- 1989-1991 - Senior Associate attorney - Milgrim, Thomajan & Lee, NY Wall Street and international law firm, a firm whose clients included Madonna, Bon Jovi, Debbie Gibson among other artists.
- 1980s - Partner - Malouf, Roush & Dickenson, P.C., Dallas, Texas based law firm handling wide range of legal matters spanning corporate, real estate, workouts, litigation, and representation of the National Border Patrol Council, the labor union for United States Border Patrol agents.
- 1984-1986 - The Bargo Group and affiliates - Vice-President and general counsel of this Laredo-Austin-Mexico based real estate investment firm responsible for the acquisition, structuring, financing, and disposition of over $150 million of real estate transactions closed. Investors and strategic partners included some of the most prominent families from Mexico and a unique relationship with Roger Staubach and The Staubach Company.
- 1982-1984 - Associate attorney, Lynch, Chappell, Allday & Alsup Midland, Texas-based law firm. Responsible for wide-ranging caseload of complex business litigation involving oil & gas, real estate, bankruptcy, securities and contract disputes for Fortune 500 companies.
Publications & Speaking
- Author, Casenote published at 13 St. Mary's L.J. 420 (1981), Patentability of Computer Programs
- Book Author, The Samaritan to be released in 2023 chronicling his successful efforts in representing Romanian Defector Paul Firica in 1985-1988 and obtaining his political asylum in the United States; then traveling behind the Iron Curtain into Romania, then the most brutal Communist Regime in the world in 1986, to arrange the dramatic rescue and release of his family to the United States.
- Executive Producer (1995) - Friend of God, Friend of Calcutta, The Life of Mark Buntain - documentary film chronicling the life of missionary Mark Buntain in India.
- Keynote Speaker, Crittenden Real Estate Finance Conferences, 1989-1990, Dallas & Las Vegas
- Keynote Speaker, 2018 Christian Booksellers Association Annual Convention, Nashville, TN
- Frequent Speaker at seminars, meetings, conventions, and churches regarding business topics, human rights, persecution of Christians in other countries, and inspirational talks regarding personal defeats and triumphs.
Milestones, Deals & Projects
- Featured person of soon to be released feature documentary film in 2023 tentatively entitled "The Samaritan" chronicling his successful efforts in representing Romanian Defector Paul Firica in 1985-1988 and obtaining his political asylum in the United States; then traveling behind the Iron Curtain into Romania, then the most brutal Communist Regime in the world in 1986, to arrange the dramatic rescue and release of his family to the United States.
- Formation of numerous partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies with third parties across the country to acquire various properties and companies.
- The acquisition and sale of thousands of acres of raw land and retail, residential and commercial properties in Texas, New York, Georgia, Tennessee, including the highly publicized acquisition of over 96,000 acres in the Adirondacks of upstate NY from the Diamond Match Company by Henry Lassiter.
- The takeover of numerous publicly traded companies by hostile proxy contests and mergers of equals.
- The structuring, negotiation, acquisition and consolidation of 84 waste disposal companies including landfills and hauling operations in South Florida and all 5 boroughs of New York City with annual revenues of $100 million from reputed members of organized crime during the tenure of Rudy Giuliani as Mayor of NY City.
- The acquisition of the largest production and post-production facility outside of New York and Los Angeles in Dallas, Texas, and the use of such facilities to create content and provide post-production services to Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, and the provision of post-production services for the children's television shows Barney and Wishbone.
- The idea conception and resulting production of the first ever infomercial for a radio station, 570 AM KLIF in Dallas, Texas ("Change your dial, Change your life")
- Lead counsel for unofficial creditor's committee of 3,000 Texas oil and gas interest owners in In re The Charter Co. and subsidiaries bankruptcy case (1983) the largest in history as of that era, and played a strategic role in recovery of 70 cents on the dollar for these creditors.
- Former Counsel and strategic advisor for 7 years to T. Cullen Davis and family of Fort Worth, Texas (Member, Forbes 400)
- Former Counsel and strategic advisor to Henry Lassiter & Family, largest landowners in Georgia and NY in the 1990s.
- Former Counsel and business advisor to numerous high net worth private families from Mexico, Chile, Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe on corporate, real estate, and litigation matters in the United States.
- Former Counsel and advisor to the inventor of Redi Shade paper blinds and window treatments
- Former Counsel to Human Rights Committee investigating the persecution of Christians in Nepal
- Partner in purchase of major telecommunications data center building on entire city block in downtown Dallas, Texas.
- Partner in the purchase and sale of various operating companies.
- Provisional Patent applications filed for his inventions representing a potential portfolio of intellectual property across many fields including real estate, biotech, monetization of time, image recognition and new business processes.