Republican Precinct Chair, 1988-1989.

Representative, Representative,Texas State House of Representatives, 1991-2006

Member, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee of Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Member, Texas Supreme Court Equal Access to Justice Committee, 2003-2005

Member, Attorney General's School Violence Task Force, 1999-2000

Member, Governor's Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1997-1999

Member, Texas Supreme Court Judicial Selection Task Force, 1997-1998

Member, State Bar Committee on The Re-Write of the Family Code, 1993-1995

Chair, Budget and Oversight, Judiciary Committee, 1991-1993

Chair, Tarrant County Civil Justice Task Force, 1990-1991

Chair, Tarrant County Republican Judicial Selection Committee, 1990-1991

Attorney, Family and Civil Law, 1974-present

Owner, Goodman, Clark and Beckman

Speaker, University of Texas School of Law Family Law Legislative Update, 1993-2003

Speaker, CLE Seminar, Baylor University School of Law, 1993, 1997

Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, 1974-1982

Past Director, Arlington Bar Association

Experience, Family Law Bar

Vice-Chair, Prairie View A&M Board on Juvenile Justice Educational Section

Honorary Board Member, Tarrant County Alliance for Children

Experience, Tarrant County Bar Association

Past Director, Tarrant County Family Bar Association

Experience, Tarrant County Republican Party Judicial Selection Committee

Fellow/Life Member, Texas Bar Foundation

Vice-Chair, Assembly on State Issues, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2001-2003

Chair, Committee on Children, Family and Health, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1999-2000