First Admitted: 2005, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Civil Appellate law (currently only board certified lawyer in civil appeals officed in Wilco), 2020

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Educational Background:

Texas State University - B.A., double major in speech communication and political science, 2001

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Speaker at Cuban Trip Download: the legal system, US/Cuban relations, and the culture; hosted by the Williamson County Inns of Court (April 18, 2024).
Moderator for 14th Annual Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar; presented by the Civil Litigation Section of the Austin Bar Association (October 19, 2018)
Speaker at 18th Annual Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar; presented by Civil Litigation Section of the Austin Bar Association (September 29, 2023)
Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar presented by Austin Bar Association, Panelist, Dos and Don'ts in the Weeks Before Trial, 2023
Civil Litigation Section of the Austin Bar Association, Panelist, How to Maneuver the Texas Citizen's Participation Act, 2018
Minority Women Pursuing Law, University of Texas, Speaker, Perseverance, 2018
15th Annual Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar, Panelist, Demonstratives - Do's, Dont's, and Design, 2019
17th Annual Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar, Panelist, Futurama - Trial Preparation for the New Age, 2020
Williamson County Inns of Court Presentation, Moderator, Your Appellate Case and What Could Go Wrong, 2023
Women of the Rock Awards Luncheon, Panelist, Fireside Chat with Female CEOs and Corporate Executives, 2023

Industry Groups:

V. Blayre Pena