Over a quarter of the inmates in the Dallas County Jail have diagnosable mental health issues, effectively making it the second largest mental institution in the state. In my practice I work tirelessly to find a case resolution that honors community safety while at the same time addressing the underlying causes, which may lead to criminal behavior. Prison is for people we are afraid of, not for people we are mad at.
Texas Bar Foundation, Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award
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State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation
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Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, Thompson Reuters​
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Up and Coming 50 Super Women Lawyers, Women Texas Rising Stars,
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Up and Coming 100 Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, Thompson Reuters
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D Magazine, Best Lawyers
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
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Dallas’ Best Criminal Defense Attorneys for Mental Health, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
About
Bachelors of Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, TX
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Juris Doctor, Texas A & M University School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2008
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Admitted to the Texas State Bar, 2009
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Admitted to practice before the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas as well as the US Supreme Court
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Fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
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Graduate of Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association's Trial College
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Active Community Leader and Board Vice President of the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas
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Staunch advocate for the rights of those suffering from mental illness and an advocate for mental health awareness and treatment
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