PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS+Board Certified – Texas Board of Legal Specialization – Family Law Since 2011+ State Bar of Texas -- Member since 2001+ Certified Attorney ad Litem in Probate Since 2004SPEAKING AND PRESENTATIONSAuthor, Think Before You Tweet– Privacy, Technology & Divorce, Texas Paralegal Journal, Summer 2014 IssueAuthor, Texas and the Nation Re-Evaluating Marriage and Same-Sex Rights, Texas Paralegal Journal, Summer 2014 IssueSpeaker, Austin Bar Association Bench Bar CLE Course, Austin, Texas, April 2014Author and Speaker, Facebook, Twitter and Beyond – Legally Getting the Evidence, State Bar of Texas “Sex, Drugs & Surveillance,” CLE Course, Houston, Texas, January 2014Author, That’s What She Said: What You Need to Know About Tweeting, Posting, Surfing, Emailing, and Texting If You Are Going Through a Divorce, Texas Bar Journal, 2013Speaker, The Effects of Intimate Partner Abuse on Children, “Family Law Essentials Seminar” CLE Course, San Marcos, Texas, September 2013Author and Speaker, Opening and Closing Arguments, State Bar of Texas “Handling Your 1st Divorce” CLE Course, Austin, Texas, January 2013 Speaker, Custody Issues, Austin Bar Association’s “Divorce Basics” CLE Course, Austin, Texas, December 2012Author and Speaker, Family Law Basics, CLE presentation at the Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Texas, Fall 2012AWARDS+ Recipient of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Award for Commitment to Justice and Contributions to Ending Domestic Violence through Legal Services+ Recipient of the Platinum Judge Award from the University of Texas Board of Advocates+ Recipient of the Safe Place Award for Contributions to Domestic Violence Community through Legal ServicesVOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE+ Pro Bono Family Law Cases for Volunteer Legal Services, Austin, Texas+ Volunteer Attorney for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Weekly Free Legal Advice Clinics in Austin, Texas