Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1998
Education
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
- J.D.
- Honors: Advanced Appellate Moot Court, BLSA
Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas
- B.S.
- Honors: Dean’s List 1986-1990, Quadrangle Society
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Elected Board Director for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Former Chair of the Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico AILA Chapter
- American Immigration Lawyers Association,
- Secretary Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico Chapter, 1997
- American Bar Association, Member
- J.L. Turner Legal Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Member
Languages
Pro Bono Activities
- Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
- Center for Survivors of Torture
- New Mexico Chapter, 1997 to 2019
Past Employment Positions
- Dallas District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney