BIOGRAPHY
CERTIFICATIONS:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Workers Compensation
Board Certified
JUDICAL EXPERIENCE:
Associate Municipal Judge, City of Dallas, Texas - 08/06 to 08/08
Associate Hearing Officer, Dallas Municipal Court No. 9 - 08/05 to 08/06
EDUCATION:
Southern Methodist University, Juris Doctor,
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science,
ACTIVITIES:
- ABA, Board of Governors, 2018 – 2020
- Board of Directors, American Public Transportation Association, 2017 -2020
- ABA Interest on Lawyers Trust Account 2018
- ABA GP Solo Women's Law Caucus Advisory Board, 2016
- Hispanic Commission Liaison to the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, 2015 - 2017
- Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, American Bar Association, 2014 - 2017
- Board of Directors, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 2014 - 2019
- House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2013-2018
- Trustee, State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust 2014
- Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas, 2011 – 2014
- Board of Directors, Dallas Bar Association, 2010 - 2011
- Chair, State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section, 2010 – 2011
- Chair, State Bar of Texas Hispanic Interest Section, 2008 – 2009
- Board of Directors, Dallas Bar Association, 2005 – 2008
- Board of Advisors, Magnet Center for Public Service: Government, Law and Law Enforcement, 2007 – 2009
- Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas, 2004 – 2007
- Director, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, 2001 - 2007
- Secretary-Treasurer, Dallas Bar Association, 2000 & 2004
- President, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, 2002
- Course Director, Dallas Minority Attorney Program, 1999 - present
- Chair, State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section, 1998 – 1999
- President, Dallas Asian American Bar Association, 1994 – 1996
- Board of Advisors, Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce 1995
- Board of Directors, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, 1990 - 1994
AWARDS / HONORS:
- Southwest Jewish Congress, Inspiring Women Award 2015
- Dallas Bar Association, Jo Ann Moreland Outstanding Committee Chair Award 2014
- State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section, Justice Wellington Chew Award 2013
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Louise B. Raggio Award 2012
- Dallas Bar Association, Presidential Citation, 2011
- Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, President’s Award, 2010
- Dallas Asian American Bar Association, Inspirational Leader Award, 2009
- Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce Award -- Outstanding Contributions in Professional Services, 2008
- American Bar Association Partnership Award, 2005
- Dallas Bar Association, 2003 Outstanding Minority Bar Leader Award
SCHOLARLY LECTURES AND WRITINGS
Subrogation – Third Party Litigation, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2017
30 Tips and 30 Pet Peeves, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2016
Attendance of the Claimant’s doctor at a Required Medical Examination, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2015
What a Doctor Can Teach a Lawyer Regarding X-Rays, MRIs, and Other Medical Diagnostics, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2011
The Fork in the Road: Workers Compensation vs. Social Security Disability, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2009
Top Ten BRC Tips, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2008
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