AWARDS
Recipient of Judge Eva Barnes Award for dedication and outstanding service to the legal profession, 2009
Recipient of Scott Moore Award by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Tarrant County for dedication to children and families, 2005
Recipient of Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Bar Journal Award, 2003 for “The Child’s Voice—an Analysis of the Methodology Used to Involve Children in Custody Litigation,” Texas Bar Journal, Nov. 2002
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County, 1990
LEGAL TREATISES
“Texas Annotated Family Code” (Lexis Nexis-Matthew Bender, 2006 Edition; 2007 Edition; 2008 Edition; 2009 Edition); updated yearly
“Court-Appointed Legal Representation of Children in Texas Family Law Cases—A Practical Guide for Attorneys” (Lexis Nexis-Matthew Bender, 1st Edition, 2004; 2nd Edition 2005-06; 3rd Edition 2006-07; 4th Edition, 2007-08; 5th Edition, 2008-09); updated yearly
FREQUENT AUTHOR & LECTURER
“The Uniform Collaborative Law Act,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, May 2009
“Problem Solving Courts,” Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, February 2009
“We’ve Come a Long Way—Docket Control & Pre-Trial Scheduling Orders-Part I,” Tarrant County Bar Journal, February 2008
“We’ve Come a Long Way—Docket Control & Pre-trial Scheduling Orders-Part II,” Tarrant County Bar Journal, March 2008
“Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, May 2008
“The Rule of Law & the Civil Courts System,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, October 2008
“Best Litigation Practices,” Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court, October 2008
“What Judges Want to Know,” National Business Institute, November 2008
“Docket Control & Pre-Trial Scheduling Orders,” American Bar Association Family Advocate, Fall 2008
“Uniform Representation of Children,” Divorce on the Beach, San Destin, Florida, 2008
“Representation of Children,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
“Ten Custody Cases You Should Know About,” Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, 2007
“Uniform Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect and Custody Proceedings Act,” Law Education Institute, Colorado, 2007
“Therapeutic Jurisprudence—A New Paradigm,” Texas Association of Mediators, Fort Worth, 2007
“The Power of Perspective,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, California, 2007
“Practical Tips for Lawyers in Family Law Court,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, 2007
“Family Law- Title 5,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, 2006
“Family Law Case Update,” N.E. Tarrant County Bar Association, 2006
“Court-Appointed Representation of Children,” Texas Institute of CLE, Dallas, 2006
“Learning to Make the Texas Family Code Work for You,” Texas Institute of CLE, course director, Dallas 2006
“Family Law Case Law Update,” Annual Judicial Conference, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Houston, 2006
“Admissibility of Mental Health Records,” Law Education Institute, Colorado, 2006
“Family Law- Title 5,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, 2005
“Ethical Issues and the Representation of Children in Domestic Violence Cases,” Houston Bar Association, Houston, 2005
“Daubert’s Application to Opinions of Mental Health Experts in Custody Cases, Fort Worth , Inns of Court, Fort Worth, 2005
“The Child’s Voice: Role & Responsibilities of Lawyers for Children, Dallas Bar Assoc. Juvenile Justice Committee CPS Training, Dallas, 2005
“Judicial Perspective About Ethical Issues,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, San Diego, 2005
“Legal Ethics & the Representation of Children in Family Law Cases,” Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, 2005
“Evidentiary Issues in Family Law,” moderator, ABA Family Law Section Meeting, Austin, 2005
“When Public Policy Interests Collide—the Need for Information v. the Need for Privacy” Dallas Family Law Inns of Court, March 2005
“HIPAA and the Admissibility of Mental Health Records.” ABA National Telephonic Seminar, 2005
“Family Law- Title 5,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, 2004
“Admissibility of Mental Health Records,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, Milwaukee, 2004
“Parenting Coordinators & Parenting Plans—the Proposed Statute,” Texas Association of Domestic Relations Offices (TADRO) Annual Convention, Austin, 2004
“Duties & Ethical Responsibilities of Court Appointed Lawyers for Children,” Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Spring, 2004
“The New Ad Litem Statute—One Year Later,” Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Spring, 2004
“Tips from the Bench,” ABA Annual Meeting, Family Law Section, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004
“Changes to Texas Family Code Chapter 107—A Year Later,” Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2004
“Ad Litem Appointments,” Dallas Family Law Section, July 2004
“Amicus Attorneys and Attorneys Ad Litem—A Judicial Perspective,” Texas Center For the Judiciary, Associate Judges Training, Austin, July 2004
“Changes to Texas Family Code Chapter 107,” Pro Bono Continuing Legal Education project, Brownwood, Texas, May 2004
“Ethical Challenges for Experts,” AFCC Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May, 2004
“Court-Appointed Representation of Children,” AFCC Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May, 2004
“Domestic Violence in Family Law Cases,” Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Spring, 2004
“Representation of Children in Family Law Cases,” Denton County Family Bar Association & CASA, Spring 2004
“Family Law- Title 5,” Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, 2003
“Therapeutic Jurisprudence,” Texas Chapter of AFCC Fall Conference, 2003
“Discoverability of Mental Health Records,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, Seattle, 2003
“Clarity At Last—An Analysis of the New Ad Litem Statute,” Advanced Family Law Course, Texas, 2003
“Problem Solving Courts & Access Facilitation,” Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Convention, Ottawa, Canada, 2003
“A Practical Primer for New Lawyers,” Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2003
“The Child’s Voice—An Analysis of the Methodology Used To Involve Children in Custody Litigation,” Texas Bar Journal, November 2002
“Amendments to Chapter 107 of the Texas Family Code,” Texas Chapter of AFCC Fall Conf., 2002
“Evaluating the Probative Value of Child Custody Evaluations,” Juvenile & Family Court Journal, Spring 2002
“Access Facilitation—A Litigation Tool,” Texas Association of Domestic Relations Offices (TADRO) Annual Convention, Austin, 2002
“Who Are We Listening To?” Advanced Family Law Course, August 2002
“Attorneys as Ad Litems,” Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 2002
“Conciliatory Law,” Tarrant County Bench Bar Conference, 2002
“Listening to Children,” ABA Family Law Section Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., 2001
“Nuts and Bolts Seminar,” Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers 2001
“Brown Bag Seminar—Attorneys as Ad Litems,” Tarrant County Bar Assoc., 2001
“Domestic Violence—The Tragic Facts,” Texas Christian University, 2001
“Access Facilitation—A Tool for Families in Conflict,” Arlington Bar Association, 2001
"Who Are We Protecting? An Analysis of the Law Regarding Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem " Texas Bar Journal, February 2000
"The 360th District Court—Access Facilitation," Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, 2000
"Judicial Intent and Ad Litem Appointments," T.C. Child Protective Services, September, 2000
"Ad Litems in Peril? " Advanced Family Law Course, August 2000
"Ethical Issues Regarding Guardians and Attorneys Ad Litem," TADRO Annual Convention, 1999
"Temporary Orders," West Texas Legal Services Family Law Course 1998
“Alternate Dispute Resolution,” Bench Bar Conference, 1996
"The 360th Associate District Court," Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, 1995
"Title IV-D—What Judges Should Know," Regional Judicial Conference, 1990
"Federal Child Support Legislation," Texas Judicial Conference, Killeen, 1990
"Title IV-D," Texas Judicial Conference, Texarkana, 1990
"Expedited Process," Judicial Training Seminar, Austin, 1990
"Testifying at Trial," Family Court Service Training Course, Fort Worth, 1989
"Overview of Enforcement," TADRO Annual Convention, Fort Worth, 1986
"Visitation and Mediation," TADRO Annual Conference, San Antonio, 1985
"The Wage Assignment," TADRO Annual Conference, Galveston, 1984
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