I strive to save people from the full "litigation experience" of divorce. I try to help clients through the family law process as painlessly as possible, keeping their ultimate goals in mind. I try to facilitate agreed resolutions that allow my clients to move on with their lives. I have been practicing primarily family law since 2009. Before I went into practice I was a law librarian and legal research professor for 13 years. I have experience handling divorce, modification of child custody and support, drafting of qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO), estate planning and probate matters. My office is well equipped to handle most family law matters, from the simple to the very complex. We also handle collaborative family law matters and adoptions. My office is centrally located in Grapevine, Texas and we handle cases in Tarrant and Denton Counties, including the municipalities of Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, Bedford, Hurst, Euless, Arlington, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills,Keller, Haltom City, Watauga, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Northlake, Westlake, Trophy Club, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Highland Village, Argyle, Double Oak, Denton, Krum, Carrollton and Coppell On the personal side, I am married and practice with my husband, Donald. We have 3 sons. Interests outside of the law revolve around cooking and World Cup soccer events.
Published Works
• Harry Potter and the Development of Moral Judgment in Children, in Harry Potter and the Law (with Wendy N. Law), (Jeffrey E. Thomas & Franklin G. Snyder eds.), 149, 2010
• Southern Methodist University Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, Conflict of Laws (with James Paul George), 60 SMU L. Rev. 817, 2007
• Southern Methodist University Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, Conflict of Laws (with James Paul George), 59 SMU L. Rev.1139, 2006
• Southern Methodist University Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, Conflict of Laws (with James Paul George), 58 SMU L. Rev. 679, 2005
• Southern Methodist University Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, Conflict of Laws (with James Paul George), 57 SMU L. Rev. 719, 2004
• Southern Methodist University Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, Conflict of Laws (with James Paul George), 56 SMU L. Rev.1283, 2003
Classes/Seminars
• Adjunct Professor, Advanced Legal Research, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1997 to 2008
Honors and Awards
• Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
• State Bar of Texas, Member
• Tarrant County Bar Association
• Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Chair, Legal Line Committee, 2010 to 2011
Tarrant County Bar Foundation.