Education
University of Houston at Clear Lake (B.A., 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986)(Asst Managing Editor, Law Review; Delta Theta Phi Fraternity)

Professional Certificates
Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994; Colorado State Bar Licensed, 1993; Basic & Advanced Mediation Training, Divorce and Child Custody, A.A. White Dispute Resolution; Collaborative Law Training; Frequent Lecturer on Family Law Topics for State Bar of Texas

Professional Associations
Member, State Bar of Texas Member, State Bar of Colorado Member, American Bar Association Member, Member Fellow American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Member, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists Member, Member Fellow, Royal Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Association of Women Attorneys Member, Galveston County Bar Association Member, Secretary, Bay Area Bar Association, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1994-to date Mentor, Houston Bar Association, Mentorship Program Member, Grievance Committee, District 4(J), State Bar of Texas, Terms 1993-1999 Director, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Division, 1993-1995 Investigator, Supreme Court of Texas, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1993 Past-Chair, Houston Bar Association, QDRO Book Committee Member, Planning Committee, Marriage Dissolution Seminar-2000 Member, Lawyers for Literacy Committee, 2001-2002 Member, Fun Run Committee, 2001-2002

Law Related Publications, Professional Activities & Lectures
Family Law, Adjunct Professor, Southwestern Paralegal Institute, 1988 Family Law, Adjunct Professor, Clear Lake Paralegal Institute 1988 Strategies For Obtaining Child Support Above, Below or Outside The Traditional Child Support Guidelines, 1994, Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course Family Law, Brown Bag Career Series, 1994, Speaker, South Texas College of Law Child Support & Modification: The Current Problems, "Family Law Practice Seminar," October 1994,Speaker, University of Houston Law Center Child Support & Modification: The Current Problems, "Family Law Practice After September, 1995," September 1995, Speaker, University of Houston Law Center Child Support & Modification: The Current Problems Including The Interaction With Alimony, "Family Law Practice After The New Legislation," February 1996, Speaker, University of Houston Law Center "Domestic Law In Texas," 1996 Ethics As It Relates To Domestic Law: Child Support & Modification; The Alimony Primer; Parentage & Custody, Speaker, National Business Institute Seminar QDRO Quandaries, 7th Annual Family Law For The General Practitioner And Legal Assistant Conference, April 10, 1997, Speaker, South Texas College of Law Working With Divorce Clients & Opposing Counsel, Texas Family Law Practice For Paralegals, August 7, 1997, Speaker, Half/Moon, L.L.C., Child Support & Modification: Current Issues, "Family Law Practice Institute," August, 1997, Speaker, University of Houston Law Center The Law Office Support Staff: Know your Team, 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August, 1997, Author Marital Liabilities: The Wolf's at the Door, 24th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August, 1998, Speaker Trial of Joint Managing Conservatorship vs. Sole Managing Conservatorship: Disputed Allocation of Rights and Duties, 24th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August 1998, Speaker Pre-Marital, Post-Marital & Marital Agreements, Marriage Dissolution Seminar, Fort Worth, May 2000, Speaker Pre-Marital, Post-Marital & Marital Agreements, Galveston County Family Law Bar Association, June 2000, Speaker Summary Judgments & Stipulations, The Ultimate Trial Notebook: Family Law, New Orleans, December 2000, Speaker A Comparison Discussion of Family Law in Texas and Denmark, Women's Month Family Law Panel, March 2001, Speaker "She Got the Goldmine, I Got the Shaft!" Marital Liability Between Spouses, Including Responsibility for Child's Liability" 27th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August 2001, Speaker Working With Divorce Clients and Opposing Counsel, Texas Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Houston, September 2001, Speaker, Family Law Boot Camp, 27th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August 2001, Co-Director Initial Pleadings and Temporary Orders, Family Law Boot Camp, 28th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas August 2002, Speaker, Modification in SAPCR's, 28th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, August 2002, Speaker, Modification in SAPCR's, 28th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, August 2002, Speaker, Screening Clients & The Initial Client Interview, Family Law Boot Camp, 29th Annual Advanced Family Course, San Antonio, August 2003, Speaker.