Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists; Houston Bar Association - Family Law Section (Secretary 2012; Board of Directors 2009- 2012); State Bar of Texas - Family Law Section; Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law, American Inn of Court; Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, Fellow; Texas Women Lawyers, President Elect; Association of Women Attorneys, Board of Directors; The College of the State Bar of Texas.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - Junior Quarter Horse Committee (2006-2012); Fort Bend Lawyer's Care pro bono work; Houston Bar Association-Legal Lines

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker/ Author, Houston Bar Association - 2012 Family Law Institute, Child Support: Guidelines and Beyond
• Speaker, Texas Women Lawyers - Power On: Plug into Your Most Effective Performance, 2012, Powerful Partners Panel
• Speaker/ Author, South Texas College of Law - 26th Annual Family Law Conference, 2012, Top Ten Issues in Child Support  and Family Law Family Feud
• Moderator, South Texas College of Law - 26th Annual Family Law Conference, 2012, Law Outside the Loop: Tips from Judges in Surrounding Counties
• Planning Committee - South Texas College of Law 26th Annual Family Law Conference, March 1, 2012- March 2, 2012
• Speaker, Family Law Essentials sponsored by The Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and Private Attorney Involvement for the Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., February 28, 2003 - Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
• Co-Author, Ad Litem Practice in the Family Courts, 309th Judicial District Court 2003- The Road to Trial:  An Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem's Guide
• Co-Author, Marriage Dissolution Institute 2003 - Real Estate Appraisals and Receivers - How to Use and Abuse
• Co-Author, Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar 2004 - Family Law for the General Practitioner
• Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course 2005 - "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing" - Tips from the Bench
• Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Course 2006- Who Represents the Child?  Not me, I am the Amicus Attorney!
• Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals: Handling Financial Issues at a Higher Level 2007-Effective Presentation of Financial Matters - Financial Information Statements, Inventory & Appraisement, and Proposed Property Divisions
• Co-Author, UTCLE - The University of Texas School of Law: Effective Family Law Practice, The Definitive Short Course on Parent-Child Relationships, Nov. 2007 - The World of Court Appointees: Amicus Attorneys, Attorney Ad Litems, Guardian Ad Litems, and Social Studies
• Author, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist Forum, Vol. 27 Issue 2, Fall 2007 - Social Studies-New, Used, and Unfamiliar Statutory Provisions
• Author, The Houston Lawyer, Revisions to the Texas Famiy Code form the 80th Legislative Session, Vol. 45 Number 3, Nov.-Dec. 2007
• Speaker, Harris County Youth and Family Services Division 2008 Conference - Collaborative Wellness:  What Works?, Testimonial Two-Step: What Works in the Courtroom
• Author, 2008 Texas Women Lawyers Conference, Ethics Jeopardy
• Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Family Law Section Continuing Legal Education Program 2008 - The Amicus Attorney, 2008
• Author and co-presenter of South Texas College of Law  21st Annual Employment Law Conference 2008-Multiple Choice Ethics, 2008
• Author, Texas Women Lawyers In Brief, January 2010, An Interview with Justice Eva M.Guzman- Newest Appointee to the Supreme Court of Texas, Author, 2010
• Speaker, Texas Women Lawyers 2010 Annual CLE, Artful Intelligence: Teaching Tools and Techniques for Best Lawyering – The Art of Law Practice, Speaker, 2010
• Speaker, Texas Center for Legal Ethics CLE 2011, Justice James A. Baker Guide to the Basics of Law Practice Course - Launching Your Legal Career - Tips for Success, 2011
• Speaker, Texas Women Lawyers 2011 Annual CLE, Project YOU! Finding Focus in Your Practice - Focus on Legal Substance, Hot Legal Issues Roundtable Discussion: Family Law, 2011
• Panel Moderator, South Texas College of Law 25th Annual Family Law Conference 2011- Law Outside the Loop: Tips from Judges in Surrounding Counties, 2011

Educational Background:

• Baylor University (B.B.A., Management & Economics), 1998
• South Texas College of Law (J.D.), South Texas Law Review, 2002