Education

·   Sam Houston State University,
     Huntsville, Texas
     B.A., Bachelor of Arts,
     Magna Cum Laude, 1993

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

Admitted to Practice

·    Supreme Court of Texas – November 1996

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

·    United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – November 1996

Board Certification

Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

·    Family Law (2009)

Work Experience

Instructor, University of Texas at San Antonio; January, 2000 – Present

·         Instruct students, prepare curriculum, and administer exams in Family
      Law, Probate Law and Criminal Law.

Instructor, San Antonio College; January, 2006 – Present

·         Instruct students, prepare curriculum, and administer exams in Family
      Law and Probate Law.

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 – January 1999

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

Presentations, Associations and Awards

·         Speaker at TACA (Texas Association of Court Administrators)
      2010 – 2011

·         Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, 2008 – 2010

·         San Antonio's Top Attorneys, Scene in S.A. Magazine, 2007 – 2009

·         Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, Women's Bar
      Association of Bexar County, 2003

·         Board Member, San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section,
      2006 – 2008


·         Sergeant at Arms, San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section
      2009 – 2010


·         Member, Texas Association of Family Law Specialists, 2010


·         Member, San Antonio Family Lawyers Association, 2010


·         Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 2001 – Present

·         Member, San Antonio Bar Foundation, 2004 – Present

·         Board Member, CASA of San Antonio, 2001 – 2006

·         Board Member, Bexar County Women's Bar Association, 2004 – 2008

·         Chair, Judicial Liaisons, Bexar County Women's Bar Association,
      2002 – 2005

·         Volunteers Chair, Bexar County Women's Bar Association Bench Brunch,
      2003 – 2005

·         Course Director, Extreme Family Law Makeover, 2008 – 2009,
      2009 – 2010

·         Authored legal articles and reviews on various areas of law
      including: Surviving Presiding Court in Bexar County, Texas,
      presented annually to St. Mary's University School of Law Students
      and at Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring Budget and
      The Anatomy of a Civil Trial; Understanding Real Value, 2008
      Advanced Family Law; Using Summary Judgments in Family Law
      2006 Advanced Family Law; Here Comes Grandma and She is
      One Tough Customer; and 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 and Getting Through
      a Jane Doe Application from Beginning to End: The Parental
      By-Pass Notification Act  2000  Judicial Seminar
         
·         Featured, Texas State Bar Journal, ”TheSan 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; Corpus Christi Bar Association Annual CLE,
      October, 2009.