Professional Employment:

• 2009 - present: Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Bexar County
• 1994-1999: Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Frank Herrera, P.C.

Legal Education:

• St Mary’s University of San Antonio (J.D. 1994)
  • Dean’s List - Fall 1991
  • Honors Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi
  • Staff Writer, St. Mary’s Law Journal, 1993
  • Internship, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit – Hon. Emilio Garza

Preparatory Education:

• Texas A&M University (B.S. Psychology 1991) - Presidential Achievement Award Scholarship Recipient
• Scholarship based Summer Study in Italy

Bar Admissions:

• Admitted to State Bar, Texas, 1994.
• Admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1994.
• Admitted to practice before U.S. Tax Court, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Appointed by Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff to Legislative Committee on Uniform Truancy Policies
• St. Mary’s University School of Law, Hispanic Law Alumni Association
  • President, 2001; Executive President, 2000; Vice-President, 1999; Executive Vice-President, 1998; Director, 1997.
• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (former board member)
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• San Antonio Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Mexican-American Bar Association (Director, 1997)
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• American Association for Justice (former member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Advocate, National College of Advocacy; former member)
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (former member)
• Texas Employment Lawyers Association (former member)
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (former member)

Civic Organizations:

• San Antonio Crime Coalition – Board Member
• China Grove Lion’s Club
• San Antonio South Rotary Club – President 2011
• VFW Post 837 - Highland Hills Southeast Post - Honorary Member (Men’s Auxiliary)
• Inspire U – Big Brothers/Big Sisters Volunteer
• Women at the Well House
• East Central PTA – former member
• Texas A&M University, Association of Former Students
• Disabled American Veterans - Supporter
• Shrine Circus - Sponsor
• American Cancer Society - Supporter
• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Sponsor
• Bexar County Junior Livestock Association - Supporter
• San Antonio Rodeo Cookoff - Sponsor
• Southeast Business Women’s Club
• San Antonio Knife & Fork
• Professional Association of School Attendance Personnel Conference – Guest Panel Member

Community Awards and Recognition:

• LULAC National Education Service Centers – 2013 Community Education Heroes Award
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 837 and its Auxiliary Units – Certificate of Appreciation
• Southeast Community Outreach for Older People – Certificate of Appreciation
• Santa Cruiser’s Foundation Toy & Clothing Drive – Certificate of Appreciation
• Professional Association of School Attendance Personnel – Certificate of Appreciation
• Judson Independent School District – Truancy Community Sweep
• Valero Energy Corporation – Truancy Mock Trial
• Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio – Volunteer Services Plaque
• B.T. Washington Elementary Student Council – Volunteer Services Plaque
• Primrose at Mission Hills Community Center – Volunteer Services Plaque

Reported Trial Verdicts:

• 2.7 Million – Kirk v. Kirk

Additional Information:

• Language: Fluent in Spanish
• Hobbies: Sailing; Welding