Education & Bar Admissions

• Juris Doctor, cum laude, Texas Tech School of Law
• Bachelor of Arts, Texas A&M, College Station
• Bar Admissions:
  Texas Bar

Professional Associations

• Texas State Bar committee — women in law (current term)
• State Bar of Texas, Consumer and Commercial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2012, lapsed after move to family law)
• State Bar of Texas, Consumer and Commerical Law Section Council (2011-2018), past chair (2018), chair (2017), chair elect (2016), treasurer (2015)
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization — Exam Commission for Consumer and Commercial Law (2013 to present), chair (2016 to present)
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization — Advisory Committee for Consumer and Commercial Law (2013 to present), chair (2016 to present)
• State Bar of Texas since 1997
• Licensed in U.S. District Court or the Northern and Eastern District of Texas

Speaking Events

• Speaker, “Debt Defense Litigation: A View from the Other Side,” ACA International Fall Executive Forum – Chicago, 2021
• Speaker, “Regulatory Inquiries and Investigations: As If Lawsuits Weren’t Enough!” ACA International Annual Convention and Expo – Law Vegas 2021
• Keynote Speaker Address, “Compliance Unleashed” Ignite Annual Conference, 2021
• Speaker, “Agency Enforcement Actions: As If Lawsuits Weren’t Enough!” Receivable Management Association International, 2019
• Speaker, “Ethics Update: In-House Counsel Liability” Conference on Consumer Finance Law, 2019
• Speaker, “E-Discovery and Data Mining: What Every Attorney Should Know” 2018 Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Conference
• Speaker, “Managing Client Relationships,” 2017 Advanced Consumerand Commercial Law Conference
• Speaker, “What’s Up with FCRA in 2014,” Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Conference, 2014
• Speaker, “The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau New Rules for Mortgage Servicing: What Every Attorney Should Know,” Webinar, State Bar of Texas, and presenter, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2014
• Speaker, “Collection Litigation: Strategies, Traps, and Compliance” State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2014
• Speaker, “Debt Litigation Strategies,” State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2012 and 2013
• Speaker, “Handling Your First Consumer Law Case,” 2012
• Speaker, “Recent Developments in Debt Defense”, Advanced Consumer Law Conference, 2011 and 2013
• Speaker, “Debt Collection from the Collector’s Viewpoint,” Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Conference, 2010
• Speaker, “Compliance Challenges with Consumer Protection Regulation and Privacy,” presented at the Public Risk Management Association Annual Conference, 2005
• Speaker, “The Brave New World under FACTA for Specialty Credit Reporting Agencies,” Fair and Accurate Transaction Act Industry Roundtable, 2004

Publications

• Author: Trending Now: Proportionality is the New Polestar
• Author: The Deconstruction of the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Back to Basics in 2014
• Author: Collection Litigation: Strategies, Traps and Compliance, 2014
• Author: Debt Litigation Strategies 2012 and 2013
• Author: Handling Your First Consumer Law Case 2012
• Author: Recent Developments in Debt Defense 2011 and 2013
• Co-Author: A Shorthand Guide to the Credit CARD Act, American Bar Association, 2010