- Winner of the 2010 Austin Bar Association Bar Poll voted on by Austin lawyers
- Assistant District Attorney, Travis County, for 9 years
- Has handled thousands of cases including robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, sexual assault, child abuse, family violence and murder
- Appointed by D. A. Ronnie Earle to the Public Integrity Unit that investigated political corruption– including the Texans For Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC), which eventually led to the indictment of Tom DeLay
- Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Center for Child Protection to assist in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases.
- Has testified numerous times as a resource witness to the Texas Legislature on key criminal justice legislation
- Created and served as an Adjunct Professor for the Prosecution Externship/Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law.
- Researched, drafted and testified for the law that became the “Life Without Parole “ statute which provided Texas juries with an alternative to the death penalty
- Guest speaker on criminal justice updates for the State Bar of Texas, the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association, local bar associations, and the Austin Police Department
- Only candidate with over a decade of experience as both a prosecutor and defense attorney in Travis County
- Has tried over 100 jury trials
- Only candidate who has voted in every Democratic Primary election in Travis County for over 20 years
- Intern for Governor Ann Richards (1991)
- Has served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts, Crime Prevention Institute, and the Travis County Women Lawyers Association
- On the Travis County “A List” for criminal defense appointment cases
- To read more about some of the cases I have handled, click here to go to my ‘Media’ page
