I pour my soul into my work. Whether that work involves fighting for you in the heat of a contested trial or working with you late into the weekend to resolve an emergency situation, I want you to know that I have your back.
EducationSouthern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D.
Texas A&M University, B.A. History
- Secured victory in jurisdictional fight for client whose wife wrongfully sought to have divorce occur in California, where he would likely be bankrupted with lifetime alimony payments.
- Protected professional athlete’s significant net worth and income-earning capacity through the drafting and negotiation of a hard-fought premarital agreement.
- Defended numerous challenges to trial-court rulings in all divorce and custody cases in the various Courts of Appeals of Texas.
- Negotiated favorable and creative buy-out for client who jointly owned a European island with her former husband more than 10 years post-divorce.
- Regularly presents continuing legal education courses on recent developments in the field of family law.
- 2024-2023 "Texas Rising Star" by Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar College
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Pro Bono College, 2020
- Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Overview of Combat/Malpractice, Co-Author, DBA Family Law Section Bench Bar 2019.
- "Back to School; But Where? Enrollment Decisions During the Pandemic." Spencer Page. State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Report, Volume 2020-4 (Fall)
- Top 6 Things to Know about Spousal Maintenance, DBA Headnotes, September 2020.
- "Are Depositions Take-Home Tests? Using a Federal Analogue to Interpret State Law." The Weekly Brief. Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. April 12, 2021.
- DBA Family Law Section Case Law Update, November 2019 – February 2022.
- Top 5 Concerns for Business Owners During Divorce, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes, September 2022.
- Jenga: Creating an Effective Record for Appeal; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Bench Bar; January 25, 2024
- Case Law Update; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting; March 13, 2024
- Case Law Update; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting; April 14, 2021.
- Case Law Update; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting; September 8, 2021.
- Case Law Update; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Bench Bar; February 11, 2022.
- Panelist, SMU Dedman School of Law, Clinic Alumni Panel; March 23, 2022.
- Case Law Update; Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section Bench Bar; February 3, 2023.