Year Joined Organization

• 2003

Areas of Practice

• Probate
• Family Law
• Military Law
• Business Entities

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2001

Education

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 2000
  Juris Doctorate
  
  
• University of Maryland University College, 1991
  Bachelor of Science
  
  

Published Works

• "Service Works", A Resource Manual for Community Service Projects, Campus Ministries (Editor), St. Mary's University School of Law, 1998

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Practicing Law in the Era of NAFTA", Texas Bar Association CLE, March 1, 1998
• "Effective Resolution of Disputes in the New Millennium", Texas Bar Association CLE, March 1, 2000
• "Law and Order in Your Management Practices", Texas Bar Association CLE, August 1, 2000
• "The Advanced Family Law Course", Texas Bar Association CLE, 2000 - 2003
• "Attorneys and Mental Health Professionals Working Together", Texas Bar Association CLE, February 1, 2001
• Marriage Dissolution Institute, Texas Bar Association CLE, 2002
• Vice Chair, Techniques & Strategies for Trying a Custody Case, Texas Bar Association CLE, June 1, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• College of the State Bar, 2002 - Present
  Member
  
  
• San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section
  Past Officer
  
  
• San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section
  Board Member
  
  
• Women's Bar Association, 1997 - Present
  Member
  
  
• San Antonio Young Lawyer's Association
  Member
  
  
• University of Maryland Alumni Association, 1996 - 1999
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• James R. Bass, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, Associate Attorney, July 1, 2002 - September 30, 2003
• Gostomski & Hecker, P.C., San Antonio, Texas, Associate Attorney, November 1, 2000 - July 1, 2002
• Higdon, Hardy, and Zuflacht L.L.P. Family Law Firm, San Antonio, Texas, Law Clerk, April 1, 1999 - April 30, 2000
• United States Air Force Area Defense Council, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas, Legal Intern, May 1, 1998 - August 31, 1998

Pro Bono Activities

• Trained and Practicing Collaborative Family Law
• Volunteer, Attorney General Pro Bono Project - Child Support Enforcement, Region 2, 2001 - 2002