EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

• Juris Doctor, May 2002, Texas Bar #24039106
• Valparaiso University School of Law Dean's Scholarshio Recipient
• ATLA Mock Trial Team Member
• Vice-President Women's Law Student Association
• Domestic Violence Clinic, Honor Grade

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

• B.A. in Journalism, May 1999
• Minor in Political Science and English
• Governance Editor, The Torch
• President of Student Athletic Advisory Committee
• Letterwinner of the Woman's Basketball Team

EXPERIENCE

Brazoria County District Attorney's Office

Chief of the Children's Protective Services' Division March 2004 to August 2009

• Began tenure as a prosecutor in the C.P.S. Division, representing Brazoria County Children's Protective Services
• Chief of the C.P.S. Division on the Brazoria County Distric Attorney's Office
• Have sat first chair in 25 jury trials, representing B.C.C.P.S
• Have handled Appellate work in relation to litigation, including the writing of brief and oral argument before the First Court of Appeals
• Participate in mediations on a routine basis

Fahl & Takeuchi, P.C., Houston ,Texas

Associate Attorney, June 2003 to December 2003

• Practiced as Insurance Defense Attorney, representing Insurance Companies
• Drafted motions
• Drafted written discovery
• Handled numerous depositions and mediations
  

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

• State Bar of Texas
• Family Law Section Member
• Brazoria County Bar Association
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District
• Who's Who of Pearland Professional Women (2009)
• Member of St. Helen's Catholic Church
• Enjoys spending time with family, reading and ceramics