ATTORNEY PROFILE

Education

• B.S. in Biology, Texas Tech University in 1992

• J.D., South Texas College of Law in 1996

   

Professional Activities

• Member of the Texas State Bar

• Member of the Amarillo Area Bar Association

• Member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Member of the State Bar College

• Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

   

Employment

• Attorney at West Texas Legal Services from 1997 through 1998

• Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Attorney General's Office, Child Support Division from 1998 through 2000

• Managing Attorney for Northwest Texas Legal Aid in Amarillo, Texas from 2000 through 2005

• Sole Practitioner in Amarillo, Texas from 2005 to Present 

Law Related Publications and Presentations

• Speaker at the Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free/Domestic Violence Seminar in 2002

• Speaker at the Power of Attorney, Wills and Estate Planning in June 2004 and May 2005

• Speaker at the Family Law, Criminal Law and the Trial System, National Association of Legal Secretaries in May 2009

• Instructor of a Pro Se Divorce Clinic through Northwest Texas Legal Aid of Amarillo, Texas in May 2010 

•     Sponsor of a legal aid clinic for the  poor, 2013 and 2014, through Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

Outside Activities

• Board Member of the Panhandle Independent Living Center from 1998 through 2000

• Board Member of the Habitat for Humanity in Amarillo from 2002 through 2008

• Advisory Board for Paralegal Studies at Amarillo College from October 2009 through Present