Honors and Awards:

• Service Star Award, Collin County Bar Association, 1999
• Service Star Award, Collin County Bar Association, 2000
• Service Star Award, Collin County Bar Association, 2001
• Outstanding Young Lawyer of Collin County, Collin County Young Lawyers Association, 2002
• Presidential Award of Merit for Exemplary Service to the Bar & Public, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2004
• Presidential Award of Merit for Exemplary Service to the Bar & Public, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2005
• Oustanding Director of the Year, Texas Young Lawyers Association.  Presented by The Joseph M. Pritchard Inn of Former and Current Officers and Directors of the Texas Young Lawyers Association for Outstanding contributions to the membership and the public above and beyond the duties of director, 2006
• Atticus Finch Award, Presented by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.  This award is recognizes someone who demonstrates the spirit of pro bono and by giving back to the community, 2006

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association, Member since 1993.  § Family Law Section 1996-Present§ Fam Law Domestic Violence Committee 2006 - Present § Fam Law Young Lawyer Committee 2007 - Present, Fam Law Family Matters Committee 2008 - Present § General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division 2003 - Present§ GP/Solo Division Young Lawyer Fellow 2007- 2008, GP/Solo Division Council Member 2009 - 2012 § Young Lawyer's Division 1996-Present§ YLD Family Law Committee 2007 - 2008§ Law Student Division 1993-1996LSD Liaison to Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, 1995-1996
• Dallas Women Lawyers Association.  Member 1997-2000.  2004-2008.
• Rockwall Bar Association.  Member 1998-2001.
• Kaufman Bar Association, Member 1998-2001
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.  Member 1993-1996
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.  Member 1997-1999.
• Dallas Bar Association.  Member 1997-1999.
• American Bar Association Foundation.  Fellow since 2005.
• Texas Young Lawyers Association.  Member 1997 - 2007.  § At Large Small City Minority Director (Board of Directors) 2002-2004§ Secretary 2006-2007§ Director 2004-2006§ Executive Committee Advisor to Law Focused Education Committee 2006 -2007§ Co-Chair, Family Law & Children's Rights Committee 2002-2006§ Member, Long Range Planning Committee 2005-2006 § Chair, Public Service Subcommittee 2005-2006§ Vice Chair, Minority Committee 2002-2004§ Vice Chair, Leadership TYLA 2002-2003§ Vice Chair Low Income Texans 2003-2004, 2005-2006§ Vice Chair Senior Citizens Outreach Committee 2004-2005
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow since 2004; Foundation District 1 Nominations Chair 2007-2008; Foundation District 1 Nominations Committee Member 2008-2009.
• State Bar of Texas.  Member since 1997.  § Access to Justice Delegate to the 2001 and 2002 Bar Leaders Conference§ College of the State Bar of Texas 2004-Present§ General Practice, Solo and Small Firm, 2003 - Present§ Family Law Section, 1997- Present§ Family Law Foundation, 2005 - Present§ Women and the Law Section, 1997-Present
• Grayson County Bar Association.  Member 2002 - 2007.
• Frisco Bar Association.  Member since 2002.
• Plano Bar Association.  Member since 1998.  Volunteer for National Adoption Day since it started in 2005.
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation.  Fellow since 2006.
• Collin County Bench Bar Foundation.  Fellow since 2000.  § Treasurer 2002-2004§ Board of Trustees 2002 - 2007§ Board of Directors 2001-2002§ Bench Bar Conference § Social Chair, 2004-2005§ Attendee and committee member 1999-Present§ Entertainment and games committee 1999-2002§ Bench Bar Players 2000§ Conference Planning Committee 2000-2007 § Assisted Conference Chair with Coordination of Conference 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
• Collin County Young Lawyers Association.  Member since 1998.  § Immediate Past President and Historian 2007-2008§ President 2006-2007§ President-Elect 2005-2006§ Treasurer 2002-2003§ Secretary 2001-2002§ Board Member 2000-2001§ Email Chair 2003-2005§ Liaison to Collin County Bar Association 2004 -2005§ Chair of Call to Protect Project 2002- 2003§ Membership Committee 2002- 2003§ CCYLA Liaison to CCBA for Joint Holiday Party 2001§ CLE Committee 2001§ Newsletter Committee 2000-2003§ Judicial Reception Committee 2001-2003§ Chair of Pro Bono Clinic 2002§ Chair They Had a Dream Too Committee 2007-2008
• Attorneys Serving the Community.  Member since 2003.  ASC is a collaboration of Dallas women attorneys who combine their talents, imagination and resources to serve the Dallas community and support local nonprofit organizations whose programs benefit women, children, and families.
• Collin County Bar Association.  Member since 1998.  § Family Law Section 1999-Present § Vice President of Family Law Section, 2005-2006§ Estate Law Section, 2003 - 2004§ Liaison to Collin County Young Lawyer's Association 2003-2005§ Social Chair 1999, 2000, 2004§ Social Committee 1998-2001§ Silent Auction Chair 1999

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Frequent speaker providing Estate Planning information to Seniors 2004 - 2008.
• Wills for Heros Attorney Volunteer, 2005, 2006.
• National Adoption Day Attorney Volunteer since 2005.
• Pro Bono Volunteer for Clinics and Case Matters with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas since 2003.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Frequent Speaker for the Texas Bar Leaders Conference and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division regarding leadership and promotion of local projects 2004 - 2007.
• Co-Author, "Pro Se Divorce Handbook," Produced by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2003.
• Co-Author, "What to Expect in Texas Family Law Court," produced by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2005.
• Co-Chair, 2006, "Kids in the Crossfire, Helping Parents Understand the Impact of Divorce" Video and Brochure Produced by the Texas Young Lawyers Association with a generous grant from the Texas Bar Foundation. 
• Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Comment, "Binding Arbitration, A Proper Forum for Child Custody?" Vol. 14, Issue No. 2, 1997
• 2007 Faculty Member of the New Lawyer Course
• Urban Lawyer Journal, Case Digest Published, Vol. 26, No. 2, February 4, 1994,

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Her article in the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Comment, "Binding Arbitration, A Proper Forum for Child Custody?" Vol. 14, Issue No. 2, 1997 was cited by the New Jersey Supreme Court as part of the bulk of scholarly authority in Fawzy v. Fawzy, 2009-NJ-0702.293. , 2009

Educational Background:

• 1996.  Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
• 1993 B.A. in Sociology and Piano Performance.  Southern Methodist University