Accomplished legal professional with a proven track record at Auld & Stephenson, Attorneys at Law, demonstrating exceptional legal analysis and decision-making skills. Known for a commanding courtroom presence and unwavering judicial ethics, I have significantly enhanced courtroom efficiency and client satisfaction through strategic case evaluation and effective team collaboration.
Represented the City in Municipal Court, specifically Night Court
Improved relationships between the Prosecutor's Office and the Fort Worth Police Department
Obtained successful convictions in court
"How Can We Best Advocate for Battered Women Facing Tough Custody Issues"
14th Annual Conference of the Texas Council on Family Violence
"Breaking the Cycle: Solutions to Family Violence"
Course Director and Panel Member
Tarrant County Bar Association
"The Changing Face of the American Family: Third Party Visitation and Custody Issues"
AFCC Annual Conference, May, 1996
"Presentation of a Custody Case in a Temporary Hearing ( A Live Demonstration)"
Panel Member, 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course
"Adoption Proceedings"
Panel Member, 1997 Judicial Section Annual Conference
"Community Coalition Building"
Panel Member, Faces of Domestic Violence Conference"
"Ex Parte Orders or 'Kings X, I win!' "
26th Annual Advanced Family law Course
"All's Fair in Love and War! (Isn't it?) When Family Law and Criminal Law Cross Paths
Dave's Bar Organization, Texas Criminal & Family Law Conference
Panel Member for "High Conflict Families: Methods Founded in Therapeutic Jurisprudence"
AFCC Conference, Dallas
Arlington Business and Professional Women's Club "Woman of the Year," 2004
Judge Eva Barnes Award presented by the Texas Family Law Bar Association, 2005
Ruth Marie Cox Award presented by Network for Enterprising Women, 2008