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  • Bankruptcy, Business Law, Family Law
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts 1992, Texas, Texas, Texas 1986
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Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Business Law
Family Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Banking/Finance
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense
  • Health Care
  • Manufacturing/Sales
  • Restaurant
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts 1992
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Texas
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Texas
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Texas 1986
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Supreme Court of the United States
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US Courts of Appeals, First Circuit and Fifth Circuit
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US District Courts, Southern District of Texas, District of Massachusetts,and District of Wisconsin
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Professional Experience
Partner
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Education
Boston University School of Law
LL.M
Banking Law Studies
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Baylor University School of Law
J.D
cum laude, Highest Ranking Graduate; EditorinChief of the Baylor Law Review, Baylor Moot Court Society, recipient of several scholarships and awards, including award as outstanding secondyear law student and outstanding law review member, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities; Class Rank 1/150
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Texas Tech University
B.S
International Trade, magna cum laude, Mortar Board, student government senator, several honor societies and awards, including outstanding sorority woman on campus in 1983, member, Kappa Alpha Theta, summer exchange student to Australia and New Zealand, 1981, India, 1980, and Japan, 1979, Whos Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.
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Professional Associations
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Activities: State: State of Texas and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Activities: Federal: Southern District of Texas, District of Massachusetts, First Circuit, Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States
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Activities: American Law Institute – elected 2007
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Activities: American Inns of Court – Arthur L. Moller/David B. Foltz, Jr. Chapter (Master of the Bench)
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Activities: Texas Bar Association – Bankruptcy Section
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Activities: The College of the State Bar of Texas
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Activities: Houston Bar Association – Bankruptcy Section
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Activities: American Bankruptcy Institute
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Activities: Baylor Law Alumni Association (Life Member)
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Activities: Baylor Law Review Alumni Association (Life Member)
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Activities: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
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Activities: Children At Risk (Law and Public Policy Center Advisory Board); co-chair, Fall 2007 Solutions to the Texas Dropout Crisis: A Focus on Student Engagement conference
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Activities: Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way (Member)
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Activities: State Bar Committee on Provision of Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters (1989-1992)
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Publications
Websites & Blogs
Website
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Contact & Map
600 Travis
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 220-4086
Fax: (713) 238-7192