EXPERIENCE
2021-2026 Contract Paralegal, Educator, and Consultant
2022-2023 Board-Certified Family Law Paralegal, Benouis Law, PLLC
2020-2021 Board-Certified Family Law Paralegal, Bustos Family Law, PLLC
2014-2020 Lead Family Law Paralegal and Office Manager, Smith and Bledsoe
SKILLS-Senior Paralegal
•Draft pleadings, orders, motions, subpoenas, notices, requests, correspondence, and post-divorce documents.
•Prepare discovery and discovery deficiency letters; analyze and respond to same.
•Prepare mediation spreadsheets and position statements.
Assist with complex post-divorce litigation.
•Prepare research and briefs.
Assist with hearing preparation.
Attend and assist attorneys at hearings.
SKILLS-Mentoring and Leadership
•Train Paralegals, Attorneys and Legal Assistants on fundamentals: organization, time management, docket and client management, self-sufficiency, how to think like a judge.
•Develop internal process and procedures, policies and checklists.
•Create power point presentations and instructional videos, curate and edit same.
•Create In-house Templates.
EDUCATION
2024 Enrolled & Withdrew from TSU Law School (because of cost)
2020 Texas Board of Legal Specialization — Board Certified in Family Law
2017 Basic, Advanced Family Law Mediation and Arbitration Certification, Mediators of Texas
2014 Paralegal Certification with Honors, Austin Community College
2007 Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin
Decrees, Modifications, Petitions, Letters, and most other drafting — $50+/hour
DISCOVERY — $75/hr
The Attorney-Client relationship is yours to govern and protect, so I do not engage with your clients directly or on your behalf.