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LEGAL PRACTICE:

  • Admitted to State Bar of Texas, 1980
  • Admitted to State Bar of Colorado, 1992, currently inactive
  • Partner, Bayless & Stokes, 1983 to present
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986; Recertified in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993; Recertified in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018
  • Board Certified by National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, 2012, Recertified 2017
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the Texas U.S. District Courts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:

  • State Bar of Texas
    • Women in the Profession Committee, 1991-1993
  • Houston Bar Association
    • Director, 1988-1994; 1995-1999
    • President's Award for Outstanding Service, 1988-89
    • Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc. - Chair and President, 1995-1996
    • Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee - Chair and President, Dispute Resolution Center, 1992-1993
    • Judicial Liaison Committee - Chair, 1991-92
    • Tennis Tournament Committee, 1983-1985 - Chair, 1985-1989
    • Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 1994-1998 - Guest Editor, Special Historical Issue: 125 years of Justice, Service, Professionalism (September/October 1995)
    • Pictoral Roster Committee, Chair, 1998-1999
    • Speakers Bureau Committee, Chair, 1997-1998
    • Long Range Planning Committee, 1994-1995
    • Finance Committee, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998
    • HBA-HYLA Harris County Bench Book Committee, 1991-1998
    • HBA Bench/Bar Conference Committee, 1993, 1995
    • CLE Committee, 1985-1992
    • Membership Services Committee, 1992-1993
    • Staff & Staffing Committee, 1992-1993
    • Buildings and Facilities Committee, 1988-1989
  • Master, American Inns of Court, Garland Walker Inn of Court, 1995-1999
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation

LEGAL TEACHING POSITIONS:

  • Adjunct Professor, Pre-Trial Litigation, University of Houston, Spring and Fall, 1996

SPEAKER:

  • “Receiverships and Bankruptcy in Divorce”, Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston, 2000
  • “Collecting Judgments”, Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 2000
  • “Bankruptcy in Divorce”, 25th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course 1999
  • “When Worlds Collide - Divorce vs. Bankruptcy”, 14th Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1998
  • “Divorce and Bankruptcy”, 2nd Annual University of Texas Marital Property Institute, 1998
  • “Bankruptcy meets State Court”, 17th Annual University of Texas Bankruptcy Conference, 1998
  • “Divorce-Marital Obligations in Bankruptcy”, 23rd Annual Stetson University School of Law Bankruptcy Law & Practice Seminar, Florida, 1998
  • “Dynamics Between State Court Actions and Bankruptcy Proceedings; Abstention; Impact of Bankruptcies on State Court Receiverships; Section 544(b) Voiding Power”, 23rd Annual Stetson University School of Law Bankruptcy Law & Practice Seminar, Florida, 1998
  • “Bankruptcy and Divorce”, 16th Annual University of Texas Bankruptcy Conference, 1997
  • 'Collecting Judgments'; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1997
  • 'Divorce & Bankruptcy'; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1996
  • 'Collecting Judgments'; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1995
  • 'Using the Turnover Statute to Collect Your Hard-Earned Money'; South Texas College of Law; Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, 1995
  • 'Turnover Documents'; University of Houston, Collection: Drafting Documents for a Collections Practice, 1993
  • 'Fraudulent Transfers: Elements, Pleadings, Proof and Remedies'; University of Houston, Collecting Debts and Judgments Institute, San Antonio and Houston, 1991; Dallas and Houston, 1992; Houston, 1993; Houston, 1994
  • 'Fraudulent Transfers'; State Bar of Texas, Advanced Creditors' Rights Seminar, Dallas, 1991
  • 'Counteracting the Abusive Debtor's `Estate Planning''; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1991
  • 'Use of Receiverships in Judgment Collection'; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1990
  • 'Trustee Powers Under Bankruptcy'; Oklahoma Bar Association, 4th Annual Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, 1989
  • 'How to Find, Prove and Set Aside Fraudulent Transfers'; Houston Bar Association, Fall Seminar, 1987; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Houston, 1987; Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1987

SELECTED REPORTED CASES:

  • Lesikar v. Moon and Texas Bonding Company, 2017 WL 4930851
  • In re Julie Hannah, 431 S.W.3d 801
  • 2001 Trinity Fund, LLC v. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 393 S.W.3d 442
  • In re Alpert, 267 F.R.D. 202
  • In re Alpert, 276 S.W.3d 592
  • Alpert v. Riley, 274 S.W.3d 277
  • Lesikar v. Moon, 2014 WL 4374117
  • Lesikar v. Moon, 2012 WL 3776365
  • Lesikar v. Moon, 237 S.W.3d 361
  • Wheeler v. Methodist Hospital, 95 S.W.3d 628
  • In Re: Republic Parking System of Tex., Inc., 60 S.W.3d 877
  • Humphreys v. Medical Towers, Ltd., 893 F. Supp. 672
  • Roosth v. Weiner, 889 S.W.2d 445
  • Roosth v. Daggett, 869 S.W.2d 634
  • Knighton v. IBM, 856 S.W.2d 206
  • Bayless v. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., 2 F. 3d 347
  • In re Crabtree, 112 B.R. 420
  • Bayless v. Crabtree Through Adams, 108 B.R. 299
  • In re: Johnson, 54 B.R. 582
  • Ex Parte Johnson, 654 S.W.2d 415

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Fraudulent Transfers in Texas, 39-OCTHous.Law.28
  • Arbitration: Texas Supreme Court Orders Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement, 33-FEBHous.Law8
  • FED. Civil Procedure: Fifth Circuit Examines Documentation Needed to Support Attorney’s Fees, 33-DECHous.Law9
  • Sexual Harassment: Fifth Circuit Confirms Reasonable Person Standard in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Cases, 33-AUGHous.Law21
  • Employment Law: Supreme Court Clarifies Impact of After-Acquired Evidence of Terminated Employee’s Wrongdoing in Discrimination Actions, 32-APRHous.Law14
  • Fraudulent Conveyances in Texas, The Houston Lawyer, January-February, 1988
  • Olivarez v. Broadway Hardware, Inc.: The Decline of Mutuality in Collateral Estoppel, 20 South Texas Law Journal, 193.

EDUCATION:

  • South Texas College of Law - J.D. 1980
    • Casenote Editor, South Texas Law Journal
  • St. Mary's University School of Law - 1976-77
  • Rice University - B.A. 1976

PERSONAL:

  • Born Overton, Texas on June 20, 1954
  • Resident, West University Place, Harris County, Texas, 1977 - present
  • Director, Alumni Board of Rice University, 1986-1989
  • Founder/First President, Rice University Business & Professional Women, 1985-87