Mediator and Negotiator with National/International practice. For over 30 years, has successfully settled and resolved cases for thousands of parties; specializes in complex, multi-party, intellectual property and commercial cases. Among the more noteworthy cases she has resolved are: ​Massive pharmaceutical inventorship dispute, nine figure settlements over significant telecommunication patents for major cell phone carriers; mass computer systems patent infringement suits; patent infringement and theft of trade secrets for fortune 500 cosmetics companies; highly specialized design patents in competitive lighting industry; major hospitals fighting over trademarks and branding; Two telecom giants fighting over essential trademarks; eight party construction dispute over large building roof cave-in; death, brain damage and breast implant cases; asbestos litigation involving massive insurance claims; airplane crash case involving army reserve officers; large employment class actions; municipalities involved in heated political firings; disability access cases against municipalities; responsibility over a major nine figure environmental cleanup site; internal law firm disputes for national firms; emotional and political fights over teaching the Bible in public schools in Texas; established management-union partnership councils at four VA medical centers, resolved 25 year court desegregation order for a Texas community, antitrust and securities fraud matters among corporate interests, high profile software litigation among confidential parties, massive trade secret cases over the secret recipe for a popular, famous product, among others.

• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, FL (f/k/a Lila Abrams)
  J.D. with Honors, Dec. 1981
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL B.A., August 1978
• Texas Bar 1984; Florida Bar 1982

• 2021, 2022 Top Rated Lawyer, Corporate Counsel
• AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, awarded to attorneys who have been rated by their peers with the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards
• 2021 Women Leaders in The Law based on Martindale-Hubbell AV rating through ALM.
• 2011 Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, awarded to women attorneys who have achieved the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards from their peers
• Board member - Texas Appleseed, A Public Interest Law Center
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
• National Panel  - Dow Corning Breast Implant Cases
• Chair - Texas Bar Intellectual Property ADR Committee, 2007-2008
• Chair - North Texas Patent Task Force, Created Ten Point Plan for patent case management, 2007
• Appointed  - Delegate Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988, 1990, 2002, Speaker 2005
• Elected Fellow  - Texas Bar Foundation - 2006
• Legislative Task Force on ADR - Co-Drafted landmark ADR law in Texas creating an effective statewide mediation program. S.B. 1436, Chapter 154, Texas ADR Act
• Pro Bono Award, Legal Services Corp. - Dallas, Texas 1986 & 1988
• Steve Brutsche’ Award for Excellence - Association of Attorney Mediators, 1988
• Kick Boxing Champion 1998 - Dallas city-wide tournament

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