Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

EXPERIENCE

VARSITY TUTORS SEPTEMBER 2016 – CURRENT

Tutor for Law School Admissions Test and Multistate Bar Exam

HIRE COUNSEL SEPTEMBER 2018 – NOVEMBER 2018

Document review in opioid MDL case, using Relativity. 

PEARSON SPRING 2017, 2018

Grader for educational test company. Top producer in quality and speed.  

OFFICE OF VINCE RYAN, HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY  JANUARY 2010- MAY 2014

Appellate Associate, Child Protective Services Division – January 2010 – May 2014

Communications Director – February 2009 – January 2010

CITIZENS’ ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION 2005 – February 2009

Outreach and Communications Director

VERDICTSEARCH TEXAS & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 2002 – 2004

Editor. Reported trial results from Texas courts, supervised staff of four. 

FREELANCE WRITER 1997 – 2005

Regular contributor to Houston Voice, a Montrose-area community paper, for nine different editors.

TEXAS GARDEN ALMANAC 1999 – 2001

Contributed to Gardening on the Gulf Coast Newsletter and American Rose Society Annual.

LAW OFFICE OF ELLA TYLER 1988 – 1997

Solo practice involving general civil matters, real estate, small business, licensing issues. 

OFFICE OF MIKE DRISCOLL, HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY 1983 – 1988

Advised county officers on statutory duties, prepared statements of facts to support denial of beer and wine permits, Edited A Civil Manual for County and District Attorneys. Researched and wrote papers on topics such as paving assessments, wage and hour law, open meeting/open records for presentation by me or my supervisors. Edited A Civil Manual For County and District Attorneys, Contracts and A Civil Manual For County and District Attorneys, Real Estate.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER JD

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – BA in Journalism

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 40 credit hours, Horticulture

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – Certification in Native Plants Gardening