Areas Of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Estate Tax
- Wills
- Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Advanced Directives
- Special Needs Trusts
- Uncontested Guardianships
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Certified Attorney Ad Litem
- Certified Mediator
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2004
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2012
Education
- Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law), Fort Worth, Texas
- J.D. - 2004
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- B.S. - 1997
- Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- B.S. - 1996
- Major: Math
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers Top Rated Attorney in Estate Planning and Probate, 2018 - Present
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Estate Planning and Probate, 2014, 2015
- Top Attorney in Estate Planning and Probate, Fort Worth Magazine, 2014 - present
- AV Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 - present
- AV Preeminent Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016 - present
- America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 1%, The American Registry, 2016 - present
- Top Rated Lawyers in Texas, The Legal Network, 2013-present
- Top Rated Lawyer, Dallas Morning News, 2016
- Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, 2013 - present
- Women Leaders in the Law, 2013
- Client Choice Award, Avvo, 2012 - present
- Who’s Who in America, 2017
- Who’s Who Among American Law Students
- Moot Court Honor Society
- Named As One of Forth Worth's Most Influential People 2019
Professional Associations and Memberships
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Fellow
- Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Attorneys
- State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member, 2005 to Present
- N.E. Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 2012 to Present
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Women’s Section, Past Board of Directors
Past Employment Positions
- Associate Municipal Judge, Cities of Lakeside
Pro Bono Activities
- HEB Chamber of Commerce
- Colleyville Chamber of Commerce
- Covenant Christian Academy - Volunteer
- Compass Christian Church
- ATA Legacy Level 1
- ATA Judging Level 1
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Zeta Tau Alpha
Hobbies and Interests
Taekwondo- 2x World Champion
Pickleball
Her favorite quote is “Rise Up”