Barton, East & Caldwell, L.L.P., San Antonio, Texas
Partner (2003 – Present)

• Represent real estate developers in the acquisition and sale of real property that is built to suit for a national retailer
• Prepare contracts for the acquisition and sale of commercial real estate, analyze the condition of title, prepare leases for leasing commercial property, prepare other necessary documentation such as easement agreements and escrow agreements, and prepare documentation to close into the purchase and construction financing
• Prepare a wide range of estate planning documents, including wills, from simples wills to complex wills containing numerous specific gifts and testamentary trusts, family limited partnerships, various trusts and powers of attorney

EAST & EAST, P.C., San Antonio, Texas
Associate Attorney (1998 – 2003)

• Represented real estate developers in the acquisition and sale of real property that is built to suit for a national retailer
• Prepared contracts and other documentation in connection to the acquisition and sale of commercial real estate, creation of easements and escrow agreements, analyzed the condition of title, prepared leases for leasing commercial property
• Prepared various estate planning documents, including wills, including simples wills and complex wills containing numerous specific gifts and testamentary trust provisions, family limited partnerships, various trusts and powers of attorney

St. Mary’s University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude, May 1998, GPA 3.77 (Top 2% = 3.54), Admitted to practice in Texas in November 1998

St. Mary’s Law Journal

• Comment Editor, 1997-1998
• Staff Writer, 1996-1997

Student Activities

• Teaching Assistant for Property I & II (1996-1997)
• Intern, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Emilio Garza (Spring 1997), Researching and drafting court opinions and memos
• Finalist, Norvell Moot Court Competition, 1998

The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, August 1985

Member, State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section)
Member, San Antonio Bar Association (Real Estate and Construction Law Sections)
Member, Bexar County Women’s Bar Association