Experience

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  Tarrant County

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Volunteer - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

    • 2008 - Present
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    - Member and Net Control for Tarrant County RACES *Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service" - Provide Emergency Communications when RACES is activated by a governmental entity - National Weather Service Storm Spotter - Provide Amateur Radio Communications and/or other services to the County and City of Fort Worth during Special and Public Service Events - Provide logging assistance with WEBEOC and eSponder - Provide onsite amateur radio and logging assistance at the JEOC (Joint Emergency Operations Center) in Fort Worth during Special Events - Member of RACES Leadership Group - Assist with RACES training and other activities - 2013 Volunteer of the Year - 2014 Award for over 100 volunteer hours - 2015 Award for over 200 volunteer hours

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  City of Arlington

  • Arlington, Texas

  • Community Volunteer

    • 2006 - Present
    • Arlington, Texas

    Arlington Office of Emergency Management / Emergency Operations Center - Provide Amateur Radio Emergency Communications for the OEM and EOC - Serve as Net Control - Organized and assigned positions to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members to positions following the 2012 tornado - Organize Amateur Radio Operators to assist during Special Events - Prepare Overview and Instructions for Amateur Radio Operators for Special Events - Assist with preparation of ICS forms for those purposes - Serve as Net Control for amateur radio operators during monthly Outdoor Warning Siren testing - Received tbe 2012 Jack Colley Citizen Corps Leadership Award - Named Arlington Volunteer of the Month - June 2012 - Trained and active Member of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) since 2007 - FEMA E/G/L 468 Train the Trainer course 2015 - Certified by Texas Dept.of Public Safety as Basic CERT Trainer - 2015

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  Solo Practitioner

  • Arlington, TX

  • Attorney

    • 1981 - Present
    • Arlington, TX

    - Areas of Practice:in primarily Tarrant and Dallas Counties - Wills, Trusts and Probate - Family Law - General Practice in many other areas - Office practice and Litigation - Mediator and Mediation Services - Personally handle or oversee all office matters as well as preparation for and representation of Clients before the Court - Licensed State of Texas in 1980- Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas in 1981- Semi-retired.

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  Texas Wesleyan University

  • Fort Worth, TX

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Paralegal Studies

    • Aug 2000 - May 2001
    • Fort Worth, TX

    - Instructed upper level law courses to paralegal and pre-law students such as Legal Research, Administrative Law, Patents & Trademarks, Family Law- Advised and counseled students- Reviewed and ordered texts- At request of Dean, developed a new, rotating course schedule in order for students to complete all required courses in paralegal studies over a 2-year period.

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  The University of Texas at Arlington

  • Arlington, Texas

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Sep 1984 - May 1986
    • Arlington, Texas

    Taught one section of Business Law I for 4 semesters.