• Advised creditors in various aspects of Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
• Successfully defended client against preference, fraudulent transfer, and automatic stay violation claims.
• Successfully prosecuted complaints for exception to discharge, motions for relief from stay, and motions for adequate protection.
• As second-chair, successfully represented a client objecting to Chapter 11 Plan resulting in a favorable settlement. Under the original Chapter 11 Plan, the client was scheduled to receive a payment of less than $5,000. Due to the firm’s representation, the client received a settlement of $500,000.
• As second-chair, successfully obtained full-pay settlement, in excess of $1,000,000.00 for a client surety company seeking indemnity from a construction entity that was forced to file for bankruptcy.

*Terrazas Enterprises, LLC d/b/a A-1 Welding v. Southwest GCEP, Inc., C Case No. 2012-DCV-04633, in the County Court at Law Number Six, El Paso County, Texas. First-Chair jury trial victory for subcontractor against a general contractor due to general contractor’s refusal to pay amounts owed.

*Protev International, Inc. v. Zanini Industries USA, LLC, et. al., Case No. C-8174-14-G, in the 370th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County, Texas. Obtained temporary injunction prohibiting the sale of Zanini Industries to a third-party until Protev received full amounts owed by Zanini Industries.

Oroomiya Enterprises v. An and Sons Truck Service and Alvaro Rodriguez. First-chair jury trial victory against a mechanic for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

*Dalmex, Ltd. v. Apparel Enters., 455 S.W.3d 241 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015, no pet.). Drafted brief and won appeal by submission at the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals, successfully obtaining reinstatement of case.

2019, March 7. Creating and Updating a Clear and Effective Employee Handbook. Lecture presented at 11th Annual ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar, El Paso, Texas.

2018, March 1. Untangling the Web of Workplace Leave Laws. Lecture presented at 10th Annual ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar, El Paso, Texas.

2018, March 1. Managing Social Media in the Workplace. Lecture presented at 10th Annual ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar, El Paso, Texas.

2018, December 17. Speaker: Construction Contract Workshop, HalfMoon Education Inc., San Antonio, Texas.

2018, April 20. Speaker: Construction Contract Workshop, HalfMoon Education Inc., Radisson Hotel, El Paso, Texas.

2017, September. Discrimination and Harassment Issues in the Workplace. Lecture presented at the EPSHRM Employment Law Update in El Paso, Texas.

2017, September. Case Law Update. Lecture presented at the EPSHRM Employment Law Update in El Paso, Texas.

2015, March 4. Making Cuts from the Team: Knowing How to Make Roster Changes without Hurting the Team. Lecture presented at the ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar in El Paso, Texas.

2014, April 4. SNL’s Weekend “Case Law” Update. Lecture presented at the ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar in El Paso, Texas.

2013, April 2. Union Issues for Non-Unionized Employers. Lecture presented at the ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar in El Paso, Texas.

(2011). Reforming Egypt’s Constitution: Hope for Egyptian Democracy? Tex. Intl. L. J., 47(1), 237.

2016 Texas Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial-Academy (Graduate)

Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach (Board Member, Chair)

El Paso Bar Association

El Paso Young Lawyers Association

Federal Bar Association

Junior Leadership El Paso (Board Member)

Leadership El Paso Class XXXVII (Graduate)

Leadership El Paso Class (Curriculum Committee Member)

Texas Association of Defense Counsel

State Bar of Texas