Honors and Awards:

• Invited by the Advisory Board of the Litigation Counsel of America to become a Fellow in this Trial Lawyer Honorary Society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers., Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society; Member, Diversity Law Institute; Member, Institute of Trial Presentation
• American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Sections; State Bar of Texas, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Appellate, and Women in the Law Sections; Austin Bar Association Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Appellate Sections; Travis County Women Lawyers' Association; College of the State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Women in the Profession Standing Committee of the State Bar of Texas 2008-2011; Austin Bar Foundation

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Austin Diocese Legal Aid; Volunteer Legal Services

Educational Background:

• Lamar University, BBA-Accounting, With Highest Honors, 1981