• Oil and Gas Litigation – Handling all facets of commercial and oil and gas contract disputes, royalty owner disputes, spill/remediation litigation, pipeline condemnations, access and surface use and right of way litigation
• General Litigation – Representing units of local government, businesses and individuals in disputes ranging from contract to property rights. Also representing clients in estate and probate litigation and personal injury litigation
• Labor and Employment – Representing employers in all phases of employment law from wrongful discharge claims and litigation before the EEOC through trial, reviewing/preparing employment policies, conducting workshops for Human Resources personnel, assisting with employment issues including terminations and reductions in force

• Mediation – Offering mediation services in all areas of oil and gas, general business, personal injury, and employment litigation

Professional Activities:

• Member of the Litigation Section Council, State Bar of Texas
• International Association of Defense Counsel – IADC
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel - TADC
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Texas Bar Foundation

Admissions/Certifications:

• Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Law, (since 1995).
• Admitted to practice, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; courts of the State of Texas

Education:

• Baylor University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1985, Order of Barristers
• Published member of the Baylor Law Review
• Member of Baylor Interscholastic Mcof Court Team
• Howard Payne University, B.S. magna cum laude, 1982
• Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom program
• Mediator Conflict Resolution Training Institute, Texas Tech University, 1997

Lectures, Reports and Presentations:

• State Bar of Texas Federal Court Practice 2009, “Pleadings in Federal Court,” May 15, 2009, Dallas, Texas
• International Association of Defense Counsel, “How the United Supreme Court with Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly and Erkickson v. Pardus, Energized Rule 12(b)(6) and Changed the Playbook in all Civil Cases,” Business Litigation Newsletter, February, 2009
• State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Series 2008, “You Do Know About Twombly Don’t You? Federal Practice Motions to Dismiss Under Rule 12(b)(6)”
• Permian Basin Oil and Gas Law Update, “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet – Subsurface Trespass Litigation,” 2008 Midland, Texas
• West Texas Bench Bar Conference, “I’m Still Standing – How Royalty Owners Demonstrated Standing to Urge Subsurface Trespass and Yet Lost the War – Coastal Oil and Gas v. Garza Energy Trust,” 2008, Ruidoso, New Mexico
• State Bar of Texas Annual Litigation Update, Institute Course Director, January 2008, Lost Pines, Texas
• The Defense Research Institute, “And the Defense Wins! A report of a successful defense of BP America Production Company after a four-week jury trial,” The Voice, June 25, 2008
• Texas Association Defense Counsel, Civil Justice Forum, Course Director, November 2008, Dallas, Texas
• Texas Association Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, “Defending our Profession, Our Duty as a Lawyer,” 2007, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• State Bar of Texas, Law Student Division, “Mentoring, The Practice of Laws of Litigator,” Texas Tech University School of Law, February 27, 2007, Lubbock, Texas
• State Bar of Texas , Law Office Management, Crossroads Conference, “Success Strategies,” September, 2007, Houston, Texas
• Tenth Annual Employment Law Seminar Permian Basin Society of Human Resources, “Professional Supreme Court a.k.a. What is the High Court Doing Now?”, 2006, Odessa, Texas
• State Bar Journal, Networking/Marketing at the Crossroads, February 2006
  Networking/Marketing at the Crossroads Seminar, State Bar of Texas , “Mapping out the Rest of Your Career,” March 3, 2006, Dallas, Texas
• State Bar of Texas Law Office Management Seminar, “How to Organize and Manage Your Litigation Practice,” January 15, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
• John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute, “Legislative 101, From Nuts and Bolts to the Fine Art of Making Law,” September 9, 2005, Austin, Texas
• The Seventh Annual West Texas Fall Seminar, “Motions to Disqualify Counsel,” October 7, 2005, Odessa, Texas
• Texas Association Defense Counsel Law Office Management Seminar, Course Director and Moderator, November 10, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
• Sterling Education Services, “Employment Litigation, The Interplay of ADA, FMLA, and Workers Compensation as it Relates to Hiring,” March 29, 2004, Lubbock, Texas
• Sterling Education Services, “Employment Law; Litigation Update, Development in FMLA Compliance and Overlap of ADA , FMLA, and Workers Compensation,” May 21, 2003, Midland, Texas

Community Involvement:

• Trustee, Board of Trustees of the Academy of Freedom, Howard Payne University
• Volunteer, Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest
• Named 2006 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the Permian Basin
• Charter Member and volunteer of the Girl Scout’s Camp CEO Project, a leadership and self esteem building program for high school girls
• John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute, 2005-2007 Team Member, 2005 Facilitator , 2004 Participant
• Volunteer, Lone Star SPCA
• Volunteer, Basin PBS, Member and Sponsor of Masterpiece Theater; and served as legal counsel
• Former President, Midland Rape Crisis Center
• Former President, Midland Junior Women's Association