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