Licenses, Specialties, Memberships and Faculties:

2008Pro Hoc Vice - State of California
2008Fellow –International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
2004Pennsylvania Supreme Court, license conferred January 7, 2004
2003-present    Faculty, American Bar Association, Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute
2001US Virgin Islands, license conferred May 24, 2001
1997United States Supreme Court, conferred February 24, 1997
1996-present    Master - Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court (Family Section); Board Member, curriculum development, 2005-2006
1996-2007Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Texas chapter member); National Committee co-chair (Small Office
Practice) 2002-2003
1993Pro Hoc Vice - State of Oklahoma
1993Texas Bar Foundation , Life member
1988-present    Board Certified (and re-certified) in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1988-present    Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists - Board Member 1998-1999
1988-present    Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
1983 Supreme Court of Texas/State Bar of Texas

Publications and Presentations:
  • UCCJEA, Texas Annotated Family Code, LexisNexis Texas Desktop Code Series, 2006 Edition
  • Family Practice Into the Future, Presentation on emerging issues in international family law practice, to be presented January 19, 2006, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • Statutory and Case Law Basis for Establishing Attorney’s Fees - Authored the paper and co-presented with Inns of Court Team, November, 2004, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • Sticky Wickets in Family Law Evidence, Co-Authored with Patricia J. Lasher, January, 2004, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • How to Work Out of State in Texas, Co-authored with Inns of Court Team (specifically-authored that chapter on foreign depositions for use in Texas and Texas depositions for use in a foreign jurisdiction)  April, 2002, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • The Federal and State Wiretap Statutes and Invasion of Privacy, August 2001, Houston, Texas
  • Application of the UCCJEA to Unborn Children, April 2001, Houston, Texas
  • The Impact of Divorce on Children and the Role of the Family Law Attorney: Advocate vs. Counselor, a Dichotomy, Co-authored with Inns of Court Team (specifically-authored the review of The Case for Marriage, Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher and Tips from the Family Law Attorney: Ten Easy Things a Parent Can Do to Minimize the Impact Divorce May Have on His or her Children), January 2001, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • Interstate Enforcement of Custody, Property and Support, September 1999, South Texas College of Law, redelivered September 2000, South Texas College of Law
  • The War of the Estates, Co-authored with Inns of Court Team, October 2000, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court
  • Time is of the Essence, (deadlines and rules affecting family law), February 1999, Texas Gulf Coast Family Law Specialist, redelivered September 2000, South Texas College of law
  • Division in Mediation, September 1998, South Texas College of Law, Mediation Institute
  • Unusually Obtained Evidence, Co-authored with Inns of Court Team (specifically co-authored the chapter on the federal and state wiretap statutes), April 1998, Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court, redelivered February 3, 1999 and February 19, 1999
  • Land Mines for the Ad Litems in Family Court (AKA Legislative Updates and Liability Issues for Ad Litems and Guardianships in Family Court), February 1998, State Bar of Texas, Guardianship Institute
  • Interstate Jurisdiction - Property, Custody, the UCCJA and the PKPA, September 1997, State Bar of Texas
  • Keeping the Child’s Choice Out of the Court, September 15, 1997, The Texas Lawyer
  • How to Defend Against a Child’s Choice - What Works and What Doesn’t - Temporary and Final, Moderator, September 1997, Texas Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists
  • The Duties and Obligations of a Guardian or Attorney Ad Litem, August 1997, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Overcoming the Older Child’s Election and the Younger Child’s Preference, August 1997, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • The Lying Client, Ethical Considerations of the Attorney-Client Privilege, panelist, April 1997, American Inns of Court, redelivered May 1997
  • How to Try a Temporary Hearing, participant, April 1997, South Texas College of Law
  • International Law as Seen Through American Eyes, March 1997, Norwegian Bar Association
  • Child Support Above the Guidelines, August 1996, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • How to Try a Child Support Contempt, April 1996, Texas Association of Domestic Relations Offices
  • Setting and Collecting Child Support, August 1995, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Interstate Problems: Property, PKPA and UCCJA, October 1994, University of Houston Law Center - CLE, updated and redelivered September 1997
  • Tactics, Tools and Strategies for Defense in Child Related Enforcement and Clarification Litigation, August 1994, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Contempt Law Update, November 1992, Houston Bar Association; redelivered March 1993, Texas Association of Domestic Relations Offices
  • The Difference Between Civil and Criminal Contempt - November 1992, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Division
  • Family Law Litigation - Winning in Court for Your Client - March 1992, PDP
  • The Use, Misuse and Abuse of Evidentiary Objections in Family Law Cases, Co-author, June 1991, State Bar Convention
  • Paternity Testing, January 1991, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Division
  • Jurisdiction in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, August 1990, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Enforcement in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, August 1989, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Discovery Workshop, August 1988, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Contempt: How to Draft and Enforceable Order, November 1987, State Bar of Texas
  • Contempt: Case Law and Procedures, October, 1987, Houston Bar Association, Serialized Institute on Family Law, redelivered February 1988 and April 1989
  • National Trends in Family Law, August 1987, Co-author, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Child Support, Fixing, Enforcing and Modifying, March 1987, Co-author, Family Law Litigation, Southern Methodist University
  • Federal Jurisdiction in Family Law Cases, August 1986, Co-author, Advanced Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas
  • Update on Family Law, December 1985, Videotape for the State Bar of Texas, continuing education division

Experience

Honesty

Integrity