Education

·    Sam Houston State University
     (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1993)
     Huntsville, Texas

·    St. Mary’s University School of
     Law (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1996)
     San Antonio, Texas

Admitted to Practice

·    Texas Supreme Court – November, 1996

·    United States District Court for the Western District    
      of Texas
      - February 1997

·    United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit -
      November 1996

Work Experience

Staff Attorney, Civil District Judges of Bexar County; January 1999 – January, 2006

·         Analyze motions, legal documents and applicable laws to
      make recommendation to District Judges relating to pending
      legal matters on a wide variety of legal issues.

·         Draft legal documents for judge’s review and execution.
      Represent judges on appellate matters including preparing
      briefs and other pleadings.

·        Negotiate with lawyers and litigants to reach settlement
      prior to court appearance. 

·         Correspond with lawyers and litigants as to local procedures
      and current state of the law.  Advise litigants and lawyers of
      potential and actual violations of local rules, rules of
      evidence, rules of procedure and/or incorrect application of
      the law as required.

·         Review contracts and other legal documents as requested by
      the Judges.  Interact with the media on various issues as
      required and/or requested by the Judges.

Law Office of Daniel Kruger, P.C.; Law Office of Dan A. Naranjo; and Law Office of Edward L. Pina & Associates, P.C; July 1994 -- December 1998

·         Employment, contract, probate, family and insurance law.

Presentations, Associations and Awards

·         Member, College of the State Bar, 2001- Present

·         Member, San Antonio Bar Foundation, 2004 – Present

·         Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, 2003 given
      by the Women’s Bar Association of Bexar County.

·         Authored legal articles and reviews on various areas of law
      including: “Surviving Presiding Court in Bexar County,
      Texas.” Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring Budget, The
      Anatomy of a Civil Trial and presented annually to St. Mary’s
      University School of Law Students. “Here Comes Grandma and
      She is One Tough Customer; She is a Minor. She is Pregnant.
      She Doesn’t Want to Tell Her Parents.” 2002 Judicial Section
      Annual Conference; “When Your Opponent Has a Fool
      for a Client: Facing the Pro Se Party” ; ““Getting Through a
      Jane Doe Application from Beginning to End: The Parental
      By-Pass Notification Act”  2000  Judicial Seminar
         
·         Featured, Texas State Bar Journal, The San Antonio Pro
      Se Assistance Program, October 2000

·         Speaker: 2001 and 2002 Judicial Section Annual Conference;
      2002 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week;  1997 Texas
      Wills & Estates Seminar; 2000 Advanced Family Law Seminar;
      2000 Advanced Family Law Seminar; 2000 State Bar Leaders
      Seminar; Texas Post Adoption Professionals Annual Meeting, 2000,
      2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; Various San Antonio Bar Association
      CLE Lunches 2002-2004.

·         Board Member, Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, 2004
      - Present

·         Chair, Judicial Liaisons, Bexar County Women’s Bar
      Association 2002-2005; Chair, Volunteers, Bexar County Women’s
      Bar Association Bench Brunch, 2003, 2004 and 2005.