• The Alsandor Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Attorney, 1999 – present
• City of Houston, Part-Time Municipal Judge, 2009 – 2013
• Fort Bend Independent School District, Elementary Teacher, 1995 – 1997
• Houston Independent School District, Elementary Teacher, 1993 – 1995

• Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006
• Certified Mediator, 2012
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2004
• ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 2000
• Child Advocates Training, 1998
• Texas State Bar, Admission 1998
• Texas Teaching Certificate, 1995

Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006

Litigating a Custody Case, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program

Speaker

1. Speaker – Protective Orders and Understanding the Dynamics of Family Violence, Family Law Essentials Seminar, May 5, 2017
2. Speaker – Grandparent Access, Family CLE Law April 28, 2011, Texas Southern University
3. Speaker – Evidence, A Practitioner’s Guide to Protecting the Clients’ Homestead: The Intersection of Bankruptcy Law, Foreclosure Law, Eviction Law, Family Law, and Mortgage Law, March 3, 2011
4. Speaker, Child Custody, Houston Volunteer Lawyer’s Program 2007
5. Speaker, Child Custody, Houston Volunteer Lawyer’s Program 2008

Classes Attended

• Alcohol, Drug and Sex Addiction and the 12 steps to Recovery – 3/8/2017
• Deposition Disaster: The Do’s & Don’ts of Professionalism in – 2/16/2017
• Annual Associate Judges’ Luncheon- Featuring: 245th, 246th, – 2/8/2017
• #DontTagThat – 1/19/2017
• Unintended Consequences of Divorce: What transactional – 1/4/2017
• Tenets of Professionalism in Mediation that Every Family – 10/27/2016
• Computer Forensics in Family Law – 10/20/2016

Continuing Legal Education Courses Taken

• Masters of Family Law II – 9/24/2016
• Advanced Family Law – 8/4/2016
• Spotlight – Judge Roy L. Moore – Policies in the 245th and – 7/22/2016
• Guardianship CLE – 3/4/2016
• If Only I Had a Crystal Ball: New Requirement for Chapter – 1/28/2016
• Family Law on I.C.E.: Immigration with a Twist – 11/19/2015
• Spotlight: Bruce Jefferies presents Drug Testing – 11/13/2015
• A Child’s Mind and Divorce – 11/4/2015
• Business Divorce: Maximizing Value for Clients in – 10/7/2015
• Advanced Family Law – 8/3/2015
• Till Death & Taxes Do Us Part – 7/1/2015
• WEBCAST: FAMILY LAW LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – 6/18/2015
• Preparing Subpoenas: Properly Obtaining – 4/1/2015
• A Walk Through Reimbursement Claims – Investigating, – 3/19/2015
• The Ultimate Discovery Seminar – 3/12/2015
• Associate Judgesa Luncheon: Reports from each – 3/4/2015
• Culture Clash – 2/19/2015
• Gleich v. Bongio: An amazing story regarding the case – 2/4/2015
• The Tax Return Treasure Map- Show the Money! – 10/16/2014
• Criminal Issues Affecting Family Law Cases – 9/3/2014
• Unique Issues of Representing Same Sex Couples – 4/2/2014
• Social Security Considerations in Family Law – 3/5/2014
• Coaching Your Family Law Clients Through the Grief of – 2/5/2014
• Accounting 101 for Attorneys – 12/9/2013
• Policies and Procedures of Associate Judges in Harris County – 10/2/2013
• 2013 Thomson Reuters Productivity Seminar – 10/1/2013
• Advanced Family Law Course – 8/5/2013
• FAMILY LAW LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – 6/14/2013
• 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training – 9/16/2012
• Advanced Family Law Course – 8/8/2012
• Criminal Law – What Every Family Law Attorney Should Know – 3/8/2012
• Preparing Your Client for Cross Examination & Custody – 3/7/2012
• TMCEC Regional Judges Conference – 2/26/2012
• Possession and Child Support – By the Numbers – 1/12/2012
• Other Self-study – 11/12/2011
• Annual Ethics and Instructional Mandatory Judicial Training – 10/1/2011
• Falling Between the Cracks – 9/8/2011
• 37th Annual Advanced Family Law Course – 8/4/2011
• Parents vs. Judges: Who Has the Final Say on Best Interest – 4/14/2011
• TMCEC Regional Judges Conference – 3/6/2011
• Arbitration After Mediation – 2/10/2011
• Advanced Family Law Drafting 2010 – 12/10/2010
• Arbitration: Legalized Forum Shopping – 10/21/2010
• Annual Ethics and Instructional Mandatory Training – 10/30/2010
• Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives Conference – 5/23/2010
• Social Media: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know and Be Aware – 4/15/2010
• TMCEC Regional Judges – 3/14/2010
• Grandparent Rights in a SAPCR: Are There Any Left? – 2/18/2010
• Gone with The Trials- An Uncivil War Scarlett vs.Rhett – 2/12/2010
• What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Bankruptcy – 11/19/2009
• Fundamentals of Serving as an Attorney Ad Litem – 10/29/2009
• Legislative and Judicial Training – 9/19/2009
• Reflections on the Past with an Eye to the Future: – 9/17/2009
• Other Self-study – 8/20/2009
• Advanced Family Law Course – 8/6/2009
• FAMILY LAW LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – 6/25/2009
• Legislative Update – 4/1/2009
• The Impact of Trauma and Neglect on the Developing Child – 2/4/2009
• Hurricane Ike Legal & FEMA Training – 9/22/2008
• Marriage Dissolution Institute – 4/18/2008
• Militaristic Family Law – 4/2/2008
• Things You Should Know (in Family Law) But May Not – 2/21/2008
• The Trial of a Family Law Jury Case – 1/11/2008
• Professionalism: What Is and What is Not Professional – 11/15/2007
• Mediation And Negotiations: What Would Burta Do? – 10/18/2007
• How You Negotiate Makes a Difference – Lessons from Harvard – 10/11/2007
• Electronic Case Filing Certification Class – 9/12/2007
• 33rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course – 8/9/2007
• Basic Collaborative Law Training – 6/29/2007
• Fillin The Gaps: things You Should Know But Might Not – 4/19/2007
• Stretching Shrinking Dollars- Maximizing Efficiency – 2/15/2007
• Courts As Gatekeepers For Families In Crisis – 9/21/2006
• Advanced Family Law Course – 8/17/2006
• The Military and Family Law – 5/6/2006
• The Doctor is In: Kids, Meds and Family Law – 4/27/2006
• Top Ten Complaints of Family Law Mediators – 3/16/2006
• How to Catch Your Spouse Cheating and Make It Stick – 11/17/2005
• The New Parenting Status-What You Need to Know – 10/27/2005
• 5.00 – 8/17/2005
• Advanced Family Law 2005 – 8/11/2005
• Attorney’s Fees- You’ve Earned Them Now How To Get Them – 4/28/2005
• Malpractice: The Cost of Collecting Fees – 3/17/2005
• Building Blocks of Wills, Estates and Probate 2005 – 1/21/2005
• HBA Fee Dispute Committee-Boon or Bane? – 1/20/2005
• The ABC’s of Setting Fees – 11/18/2004
• The Employment Contract: The Good, the Bad and the – 10/21/2004
• Electronic Data Management – 10/6/2004
• Unusual Fee Arrangements for Unusual Cases – 9/16/2004
• Associate Judges-Court Policies & Procedures – 9/1/2004
• Military Issues in Family Law – 4/15/2004
• Making A Law is Like Making Sausage: How to Create – 2/19/2004
• Evidence-Sticky Wickets in Family Law Cases – 1/22/2004
• Protective Orders-Dangerous Dynamics to Dissect – 11/20/2003
• Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Course – 10/16/2003
• Saturday Morning in Court: Practice in Federal Dist. Court – 10/11/2003
• The Amicus Attorney in Family Law Courts – 10/1/2003
• Cross Examination of an Expert Witness in a Family Law – 9/18/2003
• Harris Co Asso Judges & IV-D Judges Crt Policies/Procedures – 9/3/2003
• Advanced Family Law Course – 8/21/2003
• Supreme Court Justice Wainwright Speaks on Professionalism – 5/22/2003
• Marriage Dissolution Institute – 5/9/2003
• Professionalism, A Concept Whose Time Has Passed? – 4/17/2003
• Texas Minority Attorney Program – 4/4/2003
• Tax Effecting in Divorce Valuations – 4/2/2003
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – 3/20/2003
• Top 10 Mental Health Issues That Impact Your Practice – 2/20/2003
• The Impact of Federal Law on Family Courts – 1/16/2003
• Other Self-study – 12/18/2002
• Family Law- Credit, Debt and Justice – 11/21/2002
• Melanie Miles – Adv. Evidence & Discovery 2002 – 7/26/2002
• Melanie Miles – Marriage Dissolution – 7/12/2002
• Broad Vs. Spivey Presenting: Malpractice & Grievance Issues – 3/6/2002
• Practicing in the 157th and other Civil District Courts – 1/8/2002
• Protecting The Unprotected And Not Forgotten – 8/22/2001
• 27th Annual Advanced Family Law Course – 8/9/2001
• 26th Annual Advanced Family Law Course – 8/24/2000
• Causes of Action – Domestic Torts – 7/5/2000
• 99381/14th Annual Family Law Advocacy Institute – 5/20/2000
• 3rd Annual Family Law Institute – 3/31/2000
• Computerizing Your Law Office-Tips, Tricks, and – 3/28/2000
• Basic Will Drafting: Common Errors to Avoid – 3/24/2000
• An Attorney in a Strange Land Series: A Use Friendly Guide – 2/18/2000
• The Latest and Greatest Child Support Enforcement and – 11/3/1999
• 1999 Family Law Seminar – Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program – 6/4/1999
• A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice 1999 – 2/5/1999

F. Bend ISD and Houston ISD, Teacher, 1993 – 1998

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program