Education
University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2011)
Boston University (B.A. magna cum laude with Distinction in Political Science, 2008)
Affiliations, Recognition, and Community Involvement Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2017 - Present
Council Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, 2023 - Present
Decedents’ Estates Committee Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, 2017 - Present
Graduate, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section Leadership Academy, Class of 2016 - 2017
Member, Austin Bar Association, Estate Planning & Probate Section (Board Member 2017 - 2019)
Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Star, Estate Planning & Probate (2019 - 2024)
Board Member, Ballet Austin
Publications and Presentations
Co-Author, Follow the Money – Or Better Yet, Draft to Avoid Tracing Nightmares, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, October 26 – 27, 2017, Houston, Texas
Speaker, Alternatives to Guardianship, 18th Annual Conference on the Process of Guardianship, “Beyond Boundaries” Empowering Adults with Disabilities, El Paso, Texas, March 22, 2018
Speaker, Concluding Probate Proceedings, National Business Institute, The Ultimate Guide to Probate, Austin, Texas, June 11, 2018
Author and Speaker, Grantor Trusts, Marital Trusts, and Generation Skipping Trusts, National Business Institute, Trusts from A to Z, Austin, Texas, September 24, 2018 and San Antonio, Texas, September 27, 2018
Author and Speaker, Trust Planning with Taxes in Mind: A Medley of Trusts Serving Various Tax Objectives, State Bar of Texas, Handling Your First (or Next) Trust, February 1, 2019
Author and Speaker, Check Your Tax Blind Spots: What Trusts & Estates Attorneys Should Know About Income Tax, State Bar of Texas, Intermediate Estate Planning & Probate Course, San Antonio, Texas, June 14, 2022, and San Antonio Estate Planners Council, San Antonio, Texas, November 14, 2023
State Bar of Texas, Intermediate Estate Planning & Probate Course, San Antonio, Texas, June 14, 2022
San Antonio Estate Planners Council, San Antonio, Texas, November 14, 2023
San Antonio Bar Association, Probate, Guardianship, and Estate Planning Section, June 28, 2024
Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, State Bar of Texas, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probate, Austin, Texas, January 20, 2023, and January 19, 2024
Speaker, Selected Overview of Probate Procedures and Alternatives, State Bare of Texas, 26th Annual Texas Bar College Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner, Webcast, September 12, 2024
