About | Lawyer

Law Licensure: 

1986, State Bar of Texas; 1990, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; 1990, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; 1992, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 2000, Certified by State Bar of Texas to act as attorney ad litem upon appointment by the courts.

Education and Honors: 

National Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers - Inductee, Inaugural Edition 2011 AV-Preeminent Rating - Martindale.com NITA College of Advocacy March 1991 University of Texas School of Law, Doctorate of Jurisprudence May 1986, Dean’s Award for Distinction 1985; Who’s Who of American Law Students University of Texas at San Antonio, Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, magna cum laude May 1983; National Dean's List 1981-1983; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Alpha Chi; Beta Gamma Sigma

Memberships: 

State Bar of Texas; William B. Sessions Chapter, American Inns of Court (2000-2003); Texas Bar Foundation; American Mensa, Ltd.

Legal Experience Includes: 

(1) attorney-in-charge, lucrative settlement (representing plaintiffs) of multi-million dollar legal malpractice matter involving former Texas county judge on eve of trial in hometown venue; complex, tiered settlement of multi-million dollar stockbroker fraud/conspiracy matter; (2) appellate counsel, numerous successful judgments upon motion, both on independent docket and as support counsel for various attorneys, state-wide; appellate representation including oral argument at both state and federal level (Fifth Circuit); (3) attorney co-counsel, representation in multi-million dollar controversies including (a) an international software design contractual dispute in excess of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00); (b) construction litigation involving delay damages and extra work claims on a multi-structured project, claims in excess of eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00), tried to verdict over a six week period (thereafter responsible for appeal as attorney in charge of this $4,000,000.00 judgment); and (c) three month trial coordination of seven lawyer team for victorious six week trial to verdict of wrongful death claims (in excess of $100,000,000.00) made against major grocery chain based upon respondeat superior; and (4) served as Bexar County Commissioner - Eminent Domain Proceedings 2006 - 2008.

AV- Preeminent (TM) Rating - Martindale Hubble:

"a lawyer's peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence"