BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Education

St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, JD 1995

Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Summer, 1993

University of Texas, Austin, Texas, BA 1991

Bar Activities

State Bar of Texas

• Computer & Technology section

• Family Law section

Computer Council of the State Bar of Texas, 2001 to 2006 terms

• Secretary, 2004-05

• Member, 2001-2004

• Chair, Subcommittee on E-Filing and State Bar

Council of Chairs Subcommittee on E-Filing

College of the State Bar of Texas, 1998 to present

Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, 1998 to present

San Antonio Bar Association

• President’s Award, 2002

• Chair, Technology Committee, 2000-present

• Family Law section

• Member, Lawyer2Lawyer/Mentor committee, 2000-2001

State of Texas E-Filing project advisor, Bexar County, 2001-2003

American Bar Association, 1999-2004

Federal Bar Association, 1998-2000

Texas Young Lawyer’s Association (Member, Technology Committee, 1998-2000)

San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (Contributing Editor, Docket Call; Technology Committee; numerous volunteer committees/projects)(1997-2003)

Publications/Presentations

* Electronic Filing

State Bar of Texas, BarTech ‘04: Technology Strategies to Stay Competitive in the Practice of Law, Dallas, Texas; August 27, 2004; presentation

* E-Filing: Ready Or Not, It’s Coming (Or Is Already Here)

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas;

August 10, 2004; presentation

* E-Filing: Ready Or Not, It’s Coming (Or Is Already Here)

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, Texas;

August 6, 2004; presentation

* Oh what a tangled web we weave…Internet Research Sites for ‘practise’ in the new millennium; MABA General Practice Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada

July 23-24, 2004

* E-Filing: Ready Or Not, It’s Coming (Or Is Already Here)

State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, Texas;

July 16, 2004; presentation

** Clean Sweep: Winning Your Case At The Temporary Orders Hearing

Extreme Divorce Practice Makeover; Family Law Section, San Antonio Bar Association, June 25, 2004***

** Temporary To Final: Basic Family Law After The 2003 Legislature

Anatomy Of A Civil Trial VII; San Antonio Bar Association;

May 24, 2004***

* Internet Research For Attorneys

MABA General Practice Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada

July 10-12, 2003

** Trying A Custody Case On A Budget

San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section Seminar

June 20, 2003***

** Trying A Temporary Orders Hearing Efficiently

Anatomy Of A Civil Trial VII; San Antonio Bar Association;

May 16, 2003***

* Electronic Filing For Attorneys

San Antonio Bar Association, Real Estate Section/discussion group presentation; November 14, 2002

** Beginning The Family: Infancy Issues In Matrimonial Law

2002 SAYLA Courthouse Tour Seminar;

San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; October 10, 2002

* Internet Research For Attorneys: New Tools For Information Gathering

Hays County Bar Association presentation and paper; October 8, 2002

** Family Law For The Non-Family Lawyer and Pending Legislative Changes

Anatomy Of A Civil Trial VI; San Antonio Bar Association;

March 9, 2001;

** Family Law For The Non-Family Lawyer

2000 SAYLA Courthouse Tour Seminar;

San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; October 10, 2000

** Family Law: Initial Guide For The General Practitioner

1999 SAYLA Courthouse Tour Seminar;

San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; October 7, 1999

** Family Law-- The Short And The Long Of It: When Temporary May Mean Final Anatomy Of A Civil Trial V; San Antonio Bar Association;

September 17, 1999

** Co-authored with The Honorable Martha Tanner, 166^th District Court, Bexar County, Texas; *** with contribution from others

Honors/Activities

First-filed Electronic Filing in Bexar County State District Courts;

See San Antonio Express News, June 11, 2003

First-filed CD-ROM appellate brief in state of Texas;

See Texas Lawyer, March 30, 1998

Community

American Diabetes Association, Board of Directors, San Antonio 1999-2000

San Antonio Museum Of Art, Young Patrons Board 1999-2000

Alamo Philanthropic Alliance, host of the annual Charity Country Wine Auction;

Charter member and corporate co-chair 1998-2000

San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, Young Leadership Council 1996-1997

Personal

Golf; freelance writer-- restaurant reviews, articles, editorial comments and poetry; published in-- San Antonio Express News, San Antonio Poetry Fair Anthologies, SA Poet Magazine, San Diego Arts/Poets Magazine, San Antonio Current, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Docket Call, and San Antonio Lawyer Magazine.