Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law, 2008; D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009; Texas Lawyer Go-To Guide, “Top-Notch” lawyer in appellate law, 2007; Ann Clarke Snell Award, Women’s Advocacy Project, 2003; Merrill L. Hartman Award, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Inc., 2003; Harold F. Kleinman Award, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, 2002; Ma’at Justice Award from the Women and the Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2002; Presidential Citation, State Bar of Texas, 2001; Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, Outstanding Achievement Award, 2001; Texas Judge of the Year, Texas Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999; Distinguished Alumni Award, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Case Law Update (Hot Cases), Regional Conferences of Texas Center for the Judiciary, February 2009; Proper Role: Opinion and Oral Argument, 2008 College for New Judges Conference; Stable, Predictable, and Faithful to Precedent: The Value of Precedent in Uncertain Times, co-author with Rick Thompson and Cassandra Burke Robertson, 17th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, The University of Texas, 2007; Standards & Scopes of Review, co-author with Rick Thompson, The Advocate, Vol. 29; Preparing for Appeal, Litigation Section, State Bar of Texas, Winter 2004; An Overview of Selected Issues in Punitive Damages, co-author with Phillip K. Maxwell, Elana Einhorn and Thomas E. Kurth, published by the University of Texas Damages Institute, 2004.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Member, Texas Access to Justice Commission; Vice-Chair of the Board, Texas Access to Justice Foundation; Former Chair, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants; Executive Board Member and Visiting Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law; Member, The American Law Institute.

Educational Background:

• Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University; Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal; graduated first in class. M.S., University of Texas at Dallas; B.S., Purdue University.