Austin, Texas
| Sole Practitioner | |
| phone | 512-961-7607 866-930-6377 |
| fax | 512-476-0610 |
| Email Me Email Me | |
- Areas of Practice:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Mediation
- Collaborative Law
- Certification/Specialties:
- Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2004
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Education:
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas,
1983
J.D. - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: History
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Panel, Mediating and Arbitrating Employment Lawsuits, Plaintiff's Perspective, State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Meeting & Mid Year CLE Program, 2001
- Speaker, "Preparing a Witness for Deposition", University of Houston School of Law CLE - Advanced Discovery Seminar Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, 1999
- Speaker, "Preparing a Witness for Deposition", University of Houston School of Law CLE - Advanced Discovery Seminar Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, 2000
- Speaker, "Working with Divorce Clients and Opposing Counsel", Half Moon Inc. - Family Law for Paralegal Seminar, 2000
- Speaker, "Representing Parents", Travis County Bar Association - Representing Children and Parents in Child Protective Services Cases, 2000
- Guest Speaker, Panel Discussion - The Parent's Perspective, CASA of Travis County Volunteer Training - Spring and Fall, 2000
- Guest Speaker, Panel Discussion - The Parent's Perspective, CASA of Travis County Volunteer Training, 2002
- Guest Speaker, Representing Parents in Child Protective Services Cases, University of Texas Domestic Violence Seminar, 2000
- Travis County Training for Settlement week Volunteers, 1989 - Present
- Mediation Training, Dispute Resolution Center, 1992
- Specialized Family Law Mediation Training, 1992
- Yearly mediation CLE to maintain AAM Membership, 2001
- Mediating all types of Disputes, 1989
- Collaborative Law Training, 2003
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 2008
- Member, Fee Dispute Committee
- Travis County Bar Association, Family Law & ADR Sections
- Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 1987 - 1994
- Member
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present
- Member
- Central Texas Collaborative Law Family Practice Group, Inc.
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Johnson & Gibbs, P.C., Jr. Shareholder, 1987 - 1991
- Daugherty Kuperman, Goldern & Morehead, Associate, 1984 - 1987
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Adoption Day, 2007 - 2008
- Volunteer Legal Services, 1984 - 2008
- Volunteer, Town Lake Animal Shelter - Tennis Player, 2002 - 2007
