University of North Texas, June 1992 - August 1994
Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance, magna cum laude, earned in two years
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Internal Revenue Service's Tax Counseling for the Elderly, Dallas, Texas,
January 11 - April 14, 1997
Assisted the elderly with filing U.S. income tax returns
Braumiller & Rodriguez, L.L.C., Dallas, Texas, November 29, 1996 - February 17, 1997
Drafted legal opinions on companies' compliance with customs and international trade laws and revised/devised companies' customs compliance manuals
Chandler & Thong-Ek Law Offices Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, July 22 - September 6, 1996
Reviewed and revised project finance and securitization agreements; edited a legal handbook; and translated Thai legal documents into English
Caltex Oil (Thailand) Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27 - July 19, 1996
Analyzed and revised agreements in Thai and English; revised minutes for Board of Directors' meetings; and assisted in preparation for court hearings at the Central Labour Court of Thailand
Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition Southwest Regional Administrator, Dallas, Texas, September 1995 - February 1996
Planned and coordinated all aspects of a regional international law competition
Legal Services of North Texas Externship, Dallas, Texas, May 30 - July 28, 1995
Drafted pleadings and briefs in a federal class action lawsuit and conducted legal research
Dallas County Court-at-Law #3 Clerkship, Dallas, Texas, May 22 - August 18, 1995
Summarized cases on the docket and resolved pretrial and trial procedural issues
LEGAL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Campaign assistant for the Honorable Judge Victoria Welcome; active member of the J.D. Ambassador Program, International Law Society, Environmental Law Society, Board of Advocates, and Women's Interest Network of the Dallas Bar Association
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN COLLEGE
Student government representative; Homecoming tour guide; campus entertainment coordinator (voted University Program Council's Member of the Year, 1993); and active member of Financial Management Association, Golden Key, Phi Alpha Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Gamma Beta Phi Societies
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Thai (read, write, speak), Spanish (read, write, speak), French (read and write)