Aside from managing her law firm, she’s an Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Texas-Rio Grande. 

She has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in appellate practice in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers Edition printed in Texas Monthly

Also, recognized as a Rising Star in appellate practice in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition printed in Texas Monthly

Stars of the Bar Award, State Bar of Texas: co-authored a series of eight articles entitled Anatomy of an Appeal: TRAPS (Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure) for the Trial Lawyer, recognized as best substantive series in a bar association newsletter

Stars of the Bar Award, State Bar of Texas: co-authored of a series of articles entitled Review of Arbitration Awards After Hall Street, recognized as best substantive series in a bar association newsletter.

She is a member of the Hidalgo County Bar Association Board of Directors, Outstanding Board Member Award 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

All photos by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

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