Selected client representations

• Defense of construction defect and personal injury claims by homeowner against homebuilder, resulting in nominal award for homeowner (less than 3% of amount of damages claimed) and no attorneys’ fees;
• Prosecution of seller of commercial real estate on behalf of purchasers based on fraudulent disclosures by seller, resulting in settlement in favor of purchasers;
• Defense of attorney in a complex legal malpractice claim, resolved by granting of summary judgment in favor of client;
• Defense of landlord where tenant claiming damages based on theft of property during lock-out, resolved by granting of summary judgment in favor of landlord;
• Defense of web designer based on breach of contract claim, resulting in take-nothing judgment for claimant;
• Prosecution of limited partner claims against general partner, resulting in settlement of partner disputes; and
• Prosecution of lender claims in bankruptcy proceeding, resulting in recovery of full amount of loan proceeds.

Selected Professional and Business Activities

• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Recent Honors

Named a "Texas Rising Star”in 2008, 2009, and 2010, appearing in Texas Monthly Magazine/Law and Politics Magazine.

Education

• J.D. Texas Tech School of Law, 2004, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Director of Student Public Interest Initiative; President of Women’s Caucus
• B.A. University of Texas at Austin, 2000

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Texas; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, & Western District of Texas.

Professional Affiliations

• Dallas Bar Association, Bench Bar Committee, 2010
• Attorneys Serving the Community

Presentations and Publications

• Trustee or Auctioneer: Use of 363 Sales to (Theoretically) Enhance the Value of the Estate, Aspatore, West Publication, 2010
• Landlord/Tenant Law in Texas Seminar, 2009, Problem Tenants - Tenant Rights and Landlord Responsibilities
• Landlord/Tenant Law in Texas Seminar, 2008, Problem Tenants - Tenant Rights and Landlord Responsibilities
• Landlord/Tenant Law in Texas: Beyond the Basics Seminar, 2007