Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ( Past Board of Governors); Past President, Texas Chapter of AAML; Certified Arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Past Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; College of the State Bar of Texas; Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Past Director, Family Law Section, Dallas Bar Association; Life Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation; Former Assistant Attorney General, Texas, and former Special Counsel, Secretary of State, Texas; Former Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen; Former Vice Chair, Family Law Committee, International Law Section of the American Bar Association; Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.