Patricia N. Carter

(Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) National Order of the Barristers. Member, Texas Tech Board of Barristers. Member, 1996 and 1997, TYLA National Mock Trial Team. Member, AAJ Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Team, 1996. Advocate, TYLA State Moot Court Competition. Selected as Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2007. Selected, Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008-2010. First Place, TYLA State Moot Court Competition, 1997. Recipient, Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Justice Ben Z. Grant, Sixth District Court of Appeals. Author: "Paying Special Attention to Special Needs Cases," HBA Family Law Section, November 2005. Author: "Financially Managing or Managing Financially?" How to Organize and Manage Your Family Law Practice, San Antonio, Texas, August 2004. Co-Author: with Tonya Inmam, Ph.D. and John P. Vincent, Ph.D., "High-Conflict Divorce: Legal and Psychological Challenges," The Houston Lawyer, March/April, 2008. Co-Author: with Joan F. Jenkins, "Practical Preparation for TRO Hearing Temporary Orders Hearings, and Trial," Dallas, Texas, August 2005. Co-Author: with Inns of Court Team, "MDP - Multidisciplinary Practice: Obstacle or Opportunity?" Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court, November 2000. Co-Author: with Jolene Wilson-Glah, "Time is of the Essence: Deadlines and Rules Affecting Family Law," February 1999, Updated September 2000. Speaker and Lecturer: "Effective Utilization of Mental Health Services for Family Lawyers," panel discussion participant, 44th Annual AFCC Conference; "Children of Separation and Divorce: The Politics of Policy, Practice and Parenting," June, 2007; "Effective and Cost-Efficient Drafting of Parenting Plans," Co-Authored and presented as panel discussion, Parenting Plan Conference, October and November, 2006; "KISS - Keep it Simple, Sweetie," Co-Authored and presented with Janet McCullar Vavra, Family Law on the Front Lines Conference, June, 2006; "Occam's Razor - Keeping it Simple," Co-Authored and presented with Inns of Court Team, Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Inns of Court, February, 2006; "Effectively Assisting in Custody Disputes," Texas Family Law Practice for Paralegals, May 2005; "Financially Managing or Managing Financially?" How to Organize and Manage Your Family Law Practice, San Antonio, Texas, August 2004; "Post-Judgment Credit Issues," Family Law Conference for General Practitioners and Legal Assistants, Houston, Texas, February 2003; "Closing the File - It Ain't Over Til It's Over," Family Law Conference for General Practitioners and Legal Assistants, Houston, Texas February 2002. Presenter with Inns of Court Team, "2002 SAPCR Olympics," Burta Rhodes Raborn Inns of Court, 2002; "Creative Financial Settlements," Collaborative Law Course, March 2011, co-authored with Kevin Fuller; "Paying Special Attention to Children with Special Needs," AFCC Texas-Children Caught in the Conflict: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Panel Discussion, October 2010.