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Honors and Awards

• Midland Teen Court, Board Member, 2026–2027
• State Bar of Texas ADR Section, Council Member, 2026–2027
• Syracuse Innovation in Law Award, Syracuse University, 2026
• Texas Super Lawyers – Super Lawyer, 2025–2026
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2025
• Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Star, 2017–2025
• Houston Bar Association, Member, 2013–present; ADR Section At-Large Council Member 2021–2023, Chair 2023–2024, Past-Chair 2024–2025
• Texas Bar College, Member, 2023–present
• Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, Candidate for Credentialed Mediator, 2024
• National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators (NALAE), Vice President for ADR Programs, 2023–2024
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2019–present
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2014–present; Board of Directors 2014-present; Women’s Caucus Chair 2020–2022; Big League Bash Chair 2015–present; Executive Committee Chair 2014–2015, 2019–2021; Communications Co-Chair 2021-2022
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member 2014–present; Advocates Board 2017–2020
• Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyer, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, President 2017–2019; Board of Directors 2014-2021
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association/Foundation Rising Star, 2017
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys – 10 Best, Client Satisfaction, 2016, 2017
• American Association for Justice, Member and Student Trial Advocacy Competition Coordinator, 2014-2019
• Garland Walker Inns of Court, Member, 2014-2016
• H Texas Magazine Top Lawyer, 2015

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Publications, Presentations and Media Highlights

• TAM Conference, Speaker, Spring 2027 (upcoming, proposal accepted)
• “See It, Steady It, Say It: The Human Edge in an AI-Driven Legal Practice,” White Paper, BALL Retreat, 2026
• TAC Trial Advocates Conference, Moderator, “Human Advocacy in an Artificial World: Rethinking Advocacy Education in the Age of AI” (panel with Seth Chandler, Alexandria Serra, and Dr. Je’Anna Abbott), Temple Law, Summer 2026
• TAC Trial Advocates Conference, Presenter, “The Bridge Forward” (with Joe Lester and Michael Peil), Temple Law, Summer 2026
• EATS Advocacy Training for Educators, Presenter, “Create Your Own Chatbot” (with Alexandria Serra and Kate Donohue), Stetson University College of Law, Summer 2026
• Colorado Defense Bar Annual Conference, Speaker (“AI in Insurance Defense Practice,” with Alexandria Serra), 2026
• Emerson, Workshop: Negotiation Techniques & AI in Practice, 2026
• PALTA Annual Conference, Speaker/Workshop: Negotiation Techniques & AI in Practice, 2026
• 13th Annual Online Advocacy CLE, Presenter (“Using AI in the Classroom & With Competition Teams”), 2026
• AALS “Artificial Intelligence in Advocacy Skills Education,” Presenter, 2026
• Guest Lecturer, Syracuse University College of Law (Advanced Trial Advocacy), 2026
• Guest Lecturer, Temple University Beasley School of Law (Advanced Trial Advocacy), 2026
• Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center (Negotiations), 2026
• Guest Lecturer, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (Lawyering Skills), 2026
• Achieve and Believe Podcast, Featured Guest — law firm management, AI integration, and empathic communication, 2025–2026
• EATS Advocacy Training for Educators, Presenter, “Innovating Competitions – Trial, Dispute Resolution, & Moot” (with Ben Garmoe and Adrienne Mebane), Stetson University College of Law, Summer 2025
• TAC Trial Advocates Conference, Presenter, “AI for Advocacy Educators: Practical Applications in ADR & Legal Training” (with Ben Warren, Cumberland Law), 2025
• Handling Your First (or Next) Transactional Matter, Speaker (“Negotiation Tactics & Strategies”), 2025
• TAC Trial Advocates Conference, Committee Member & Presenter, “Practice Makes Peacemakers,” New York City, 2024
• EATS Advocacy Training for Educators, Presenter, “Fostering Authenticity: Skill Drills to Develop Listening & Likeability,” Summer 2024
• NITA Trial Advocacy Training, Faculty, 2024
• HBA ADR Annual CLE, ADR Council Member, Host, and Speaker, 2023
• Advanced Government Law Course, Speaker, 2023
• Collections and Creditors Rights TexasBar CLE Live Event, Speaker, 2023
• NELA Houston Mediator’s Panel Discussion, Speaker, 2023
• Houston Bar Association “A Month of Services,” Speaker, 2023 (four sessions: Overview of Bankruptcy; Fraud; What is Small Claims Court?; Your Rights in Debt Collection)
• HTLA Gender Bias Panel, Panelist, 2022
• ABA Law Student Division Negotiation Competition, Competition Chair, 2018
• TTLA Car Wrecks CLE, Moderator and Speaker, 2018
• Texas Women Rainmakers CLE, Quick Fire Speaker, 2018
• University of Houston Phi Alpha Delta, Guest Speaker, 2016
• “Mentoring through HTLF,” The Houston Lawyer magazine, 2016