Gary graduated from the University of Florida in 1975 as an honors graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in building construction. He continued his education at the George Washington University Law School and International Human Rights Law at University of Oxford. Gary joined Tribble & Stephens in 1976.
In 1996, after graduating from Texas Southern University, Gary became a licensed attorney in the State of Texas. He has practiced civil and family law with an emphasis on construction law as an associate with a Houston based law firm. He is a member of the Texas Bar, American Bar Association and the Construction Law Section of The Texas Bar. Licensed to practice in all Texas State Courts, The Federal District Court of the Southern District of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.