Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Henderson State University, 2001 (Summa Cum Laude)
• Juris Doctor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, December 2005 (Magna Cum Laude)
• Texas Wesleyan Law Review, Staff Editor, 2004–2005

• New Frontiers In Marital Property Law, 2010
• New Frontiers In Marital Property Law, 2011
• AICPA National Business Valuation Conference, 2011

Professional Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• Attorney at Law
• Accredited in Business Valuations

• American Association of Certified Public Accountants
• Fort Worth Chapter of TSCPA
• Financial Consulting Group, LC
• Tarrant County Bar Association—Family Law
• Dallas County Bar Association

• 2006 Author 12 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 655, "Can the Economic Contribution Statute be Reconciled with the Inception of Title Doctrine?”
• 2007 Panelist Advanced Family Law – "Tracing, Economic Contribution, and Reimbursement”
• 2009 Panelist New Frontiers in Marital Property Law –"Revamping Your Approach to Divorce Settlements”
• 2010 Speaker American Inns of Court – "The Standard of Value for Divorce Purposes”

• Public Accountant—prepared various individual, corporate and partnership tax returns.
• Provided financial services, tax consulting, and worked on small contract audits.

Whitley Penn (2003 – Present)

• Partner – (2011 – Present) Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services

Primary Areas of Focus:

• Appraisal of closely held firms
• Valuation of intangible assets
• Economic and lost profit calculations
• Corporate budgeting & forecasting
• Forensic accounting
• Tracing and characterization of marital property assets
• Other Family Law Matters
• Deposition, Mediation, and Trial Preparation Strategies and Exhibits

Awards and Achievements

• All-American Honors Award, 2001
• Stella Spoon Accounting Excellence Award, 2001
• Judicial Scholarship Recipient, 2002–2005
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Member