Honors and Awards:

• 2011 Best Lawyers in America; AV Rated by Peers in Martindale Hubble

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Family Law since 1994

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 
• Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (1994 to present); Member, Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section (1989 to Present); Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (1989 to Present); Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation (1998 to Present); Lifetime Member, Texas Family Law Foundation (2008 to present); Elected to the Annette Stewart Inn of Court, Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas  

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Past Board Member, Dallas Child Advocacy Center; Current Member, Women's Auxiliary to Children's Medical Center; Current Volunteer, Highland Park United Methodist Church; Past Board Member, Dallas Summer Musicals; Current Volunteer, Armstrong Elementary; Past Volunteer, Parkland Hospital; perform pro bono services in family law matters 

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Author and Speaker, Financial and Legal Issues in Family Law, DFW Financial Planning Association, March, 2011; Author and Speaker, Financial and Legal Issues in Divorce, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants - Permian Basin Chapter, November 2010;
• Speaker, Testifying and Working with Lawyers, Dallas Child and Family Guidance Center, January, 2000; Author and Speaker, Update of Enforcement of Family Law Orders, University of Houston Law Center Family Law Practice Seminar 1997; Speaker, Relocation, Dallas County Family Law Bench Bar Conference 1997; Author and Speaker, Enforcement of Family Law Orders, University of Houston Law Center General Practice Institute Seminar 1996; Author and Speaker, Preparing and Using a Trial Notebook, 1995 Advanced Family Law Seminar;Author and Speaker, Enforcement of Court Orders in Family Law Cases, Case Update, University of Houston Law Foundation Family Law Practice Seminar 1994;Speaker, 1993 Legislative Changes to the Family Code, County and District Clerk's Seminar at Texas A & M University, Spring 1994;Author and Speaker, Enforcement of Court Orders in Family Law Cases, 1993 Update, University of Houston Law Foundation General Practice Institute, Winter 1993;Author and Speaker, Family Law Enforcement 1993 Update, University of Houston Law Foundation Family Law Practice Seminar 1993;Co-Author, Family Law Enforcement, University of Houston Law Foundation Family Law Practice Seminar 1992