Education/License

• B.S., University of Texas, 1984
• J.D., Texas Tech School of Law, 1987
• Texas State license: 1987

Professional Activities

• Board of Directors, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 1993, 1994, 1997
• Secretary, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 1995, 1996, 1998
• Secretary, Lawyer’s Against Domestic Violence, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1995, 1996, 1998
• Board of Directors, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1998-2000
• Delegate to American Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Association: 2000-04
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation: 2003-present
• Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1993-1995
• Member, American Bar Association: 2000-present
• Member, Women’s Bar Section, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1998 – present
• Member, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 1990 - present
• Member, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1993 – present
• Member, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association: 1994-present
• Barrister, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court: 2000-02
• Trained Collaborative Lawyer: 2000-present
• Member, Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County, 2002-present
• Member, Collaborative Lawyers of Texas, 2004-present

Awards/Recognition

• Texas Super Star Attorney, Texas Monthly magazine and Texas Super Stars magazine: 2003, 2004
• Top Attorneys 2001, family law , Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2001
• “Special Achievement in Bar Leadership” Award - Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 2001-2002
• State Bar of Texas Certificate of Achievement for co-authoring article entitled: “ Collaborative Law in Family Cases: Could it Save Our Children?: 2004

Law Related Presentations and Publications

• 1994-97 - Speaker, West Texas Legal Services Protective Order Seminar
• Speaker, Fort Worth Paralegal Association Certification Course: 1995
• Author, American Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin: June 2000
• Speaker, Panel moderator, Law Practice Management, TCBA Bench Bar Conference: April 2003
• Author, President’s Page, Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin: April 2003
• Speaker, Law Practice Management, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas Seminar: October 2003
• Speaker, Women in the Law, Texas Wesleyan School of Law Women’s Group: November 2003
• Presenter, Collaborative Law as an Option, Tarrant County Family Court Services Orientation Video: 2004
• Author, Text for TCBA Celebrating 100 Years Centennial commemorative book, Tarrant County Female Family Lawyers: 2004
• Co-Author, Collaborative Law in Family Cases: Could it Save our Children?, Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin: March 2004
• Author, Be a Hero, Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin: April 2004
• Director, Editorial Board for the Tarrant County Bar Association Bar Bulletin: 2004-05
• Featured Speaker, Family Law in Texas, The Bridge Youth & Family Services: August 2004
• Featured Speaker, Law Practice Management, Women’s Bar Section of TCBA: September 2004

Law Related Periodical/Magazine Publications

• Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “We are Women, We are Attorneys,” Fort Worth Business Press, February 6, 2004 edition.
• Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “The Dream Team,” Divorce Magazine, 2003-2004.

Community Involvement