+ University of Texas at Austin (B.A. in PLAN II with honors and with special honors in English, 1991)

+ New York University School of Law (J.D., 1995)

+ Finalist and recipient of the Albert Podell Award for Best Oralist in the Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition, 1994-1995

+ Briefing Attorney for Judge Lawrence Meyers, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1995-1997

+ Law Clerk to Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn, Northern District of Texas, 2000-2001

+ Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008.

+ Lead Advocate in establishing nation's first mental health public defender's office

+ President of the Board of the Texas Fair Defense Project

+ Finalist, Best Oralist in Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition, 1995

+ June 2010 - What To Do When, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

+ June 2010 - What To Do When, American YouthWorks

+ December 2009- What To Do When, Private Reception

+ October 2008 - What To Do When, Private Reception