Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association (Past Board Member)
Member, Texas State Bar College
Chairman - Collin County Bar Association Criminal Law Section, 2020
Board of Directors, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (2013 - current)
Pro bono/Community Service:
Collin County Bar Association Trial College (Instructor)
Honors/Awards:
Texas Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2021
Super-Fellow, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Educational Institute
Inductee of the Curt Henderson American Inn of Court for Collin County, 2021
Educational Background:
Texas Tech University, B.A., 1997
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association Domestic Violence CLE, 2020. Speaker, Author, Cross Examining the State's Domestic Violence Experts - The Blind Lumpers, 2020
Lecture on handling Criminal Law Emergency for Non-Criminal Lawyers for Collin County Bench Bar Conference, 2018, Speaker, The Criminal Law Emergency, Collin County Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference 2018
Course Director for "The Nuts and Bolts" of Criminal Law Office Management, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association in Austin, 2016
Lecture for TCDLA in South Padre Island, 2015, Speaker, Making Technology Your Friend, Not Your Foe, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, South Padre Island
Lecture for TCDLA in Tyler, TX, 2019, Speaker, Visual Presentations or How to Win Your Trial Using an Empty Water Bottle on Counsel Table, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Tyler
Lecture in Waco, 2015, Speaker, Effective Assistance of Counsel and Client Relationships, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Waco
Criminal Law Update for State Bar of Texas, Paralegal Division Annual CLE, Speaker, Criminal Law 2020 - What's Hot and What's Not, COVID and beyond, Paralegal Division, State Bar of Texas, 2020