Speaking Engagements:
Chapter 13 Trustee's Seminar Corpus Christi, Sept. 2002; Chapter 13 Trustee's Seminar on 2005 BAPCPA, Sept. 2005; Corpus Christi Bar's Seminar on 2005 BAPCPA, Debtor's Counsel's Perspective, Oct. 2005; State Bar Of Texas, Boot Camp, Dallas, Texas Sept. 2005; University of Texas 2nd Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, June 2006; State Bar of Texas, Boot Camp, Houston, Texas Sept. 2006; Texas Attorney General's Office, McAllen Texas April 2007; State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Bench Bar Seminar, June 2007; State Bar of Texas, Consumer Boot Camp, San Antonio Texas, Oct. 2007; University of Texas 4th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice June 2008; State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up some CLE A South Texas Litigation Seminar, South Padre Island, Texas May 2009; State Bar of Texas, Bench/Bar Conference Small Business & Consumer Bankruptcy, Southern District of Texas, Laredo, Texas April 2009; State Bar of Texas, Starting Out Right, Consumer Bankruptcy, San Antonio, Texas January 2010; 2010 Southern District Bench/Bar Conference, On Going Mortgages 6 Years Later, August 2010; 2010 Southern District Bench/Bar Conference, Legal Services To The Poor, August 2010; May 2011: 2011 4th Biennial Bench Bar Conference, Chapter 11s for Individuals and Small Businesses; May 2011: 2011 4th Biennial Bench Bar Conference, Texas Assets to Justice Commission, Legal Services For The Poor; U.T. 7th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, August 2011; Cameron County Bar Association, October 2011 Bankruptcy & Family Law; August 2012, University of Texas 8th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar; November 2012 Jay Westbrook Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, Individual Chapter 11s; January 2013 State Bar of Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar; Individual Chapter 11s & Post Confirmation Issues In Chapter 13;
Languages:
- English
- Spanish
- Italian
Published Books:
- "Consumer Bankruptcy 101: The Mysteries of Financial Independence & Consumer Bankruptcy Unveiled"
Published Articles:
The DTPA and Article 21.21 Of The Texas Insurance Code , Caveat Vendor Consumer Law, Sept. 1995; The Basics of Chapter 7 & 13 Under The BAPCPA, State Bar of Texas Consumer Bankruptcy Boot Camp Sept, Dallas, Texas Sept. 2005; Getting Evidence In . . . Cheaply, U. T. Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, Galveston Tex. June 2006; Processing a Consumer Bankruptcy Case From Initial Conference to Discharge & 5th Circuit Case Law Update, State Bar Of Texas Consumer Bankruptcy Boot Camp, Houston Tex. Sept, 2006; Walking Through the First Interview, State Bar of Texas, Consumer Boot Camp, San Antonio Texas, Oct. 2007; Consumer Bankruptcy and Child Support Claims for Texas Attorney Generals , 2007; Formulating a Chapter 13 Plan For Texas, Bench/Bar Seminar, State Bar of Texas 2007; Getting The Upper Hand In State Court Litigation, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up some CLE A South Texas Litigation Seminar, South Padre Island, Texas May 2009; The Initial Interview & Choosing The Chapter, State Bar of Texas, Bench/Bar Conference Small Business & Consumer Bankruptcy, Southern District of Texas, Laredo, Texas April 2009; Getting Relevant Evidence In . . . Cheaply, State Bar of Texas, Bench/Bar Conference Small Business & Consumer Bankruptcy, Southern District of Texas, Laredo, Texas April 2009; Starting Out Right: Chapter 13 Plan & Confirmation Issues, San Antonio, January 2010; On Going Mortgages in the Southern District of Texas - Six Years Later, 2010 Bench/Bar Conference Small Business & Consumer Bankruptcy, Corpus Christi, Texas August 2010; Legal Services For The Poor - A Mandate by The State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section, 2010 Bench Bar Conference Small Business & Consumer Bankruptcy, Corpus Christi, Texas August 2010 Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Pro Bono Program, A Project of the Cameron County Bar Association & Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid "Just Take One" Volunteer Attorney Information. July 2010; Chapter 11 For the Small Business Debtor and Individuals, May 2011; August 2011, U.T. 7th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, Staying Awake At the Wheel Auditing Chapter 13 Cases; Bankruptcy & Family Law, When The Two Worlds Collide, October 2011 August 2012, U.T. 8th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice; Individual & Small Business Chapter 11s; Bankruptcy & Family Law, When The Two Worlds Collide, October 201; The Tax Man & The Debtor, February 2012. Texas Lawyer Magazine; Bankruptcy 101: Counseling Your Client In Today's Economy, June 2012 Texas Lawyer Magazine; Preparing The Perfect Bankruptcy Petition, December 3, 2012 Texas Lawyer Magazine; Absolute Priority Rule in Individual Chapter 11s; January 2013 The Federal Lawyer Magazine.
Memberships:
- Admitted: Southern & Western District of Texas
- Member: Bar Association Of The Fifth Federal Circuit
- Member: Consumer Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Texas
- Member: National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees
- Member: Cameron County Bar Association
- Member: Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association
- Council Member: Bankruptcy Section State Bar of Texas 2011-2014
Other:
- Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- 2010-2011 S.B.O.T Pro Bono Committee Member, Bankruptcy Section
- 2010 Bench Bar Conference, Consumer Bankruptcy Section Chairperson
- 2010 Bench Bar Conference, Planning Committee Member
- 2011 Planning Committee Member UT Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
- 2011 - Present Mentor: Legal Access to the Poor, Bankruptcy Section
- 2011 State Bar of Texas Award: Legal Services To The Poor
- 2012 U.T. Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Planning Committee
- 2012 T.B.L.S. Bankruptcy Law Paralegal Commission
- 2012 Elliot Cup Moot Court Attorney-Judge - New Orleans Louisiana
- 2012 Planning Committee Member UT Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
- 2011-2012 Council Member State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section
- 2012-2015 Vice-President Consumer Division State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section
- 2012-2013 State Bar of Texas Planning Committee Member -Advance Consumer Bankruptcy
- 2013 - Elliot Cup Moot Court Attorney-Judge - Houston Texas
