EDUCATION
1997 St. Mary’s University School of Law Doctorate of Jurisprudence
1993 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
1989 Rio Grande City High School
EMPLOYMENT
2012-present Starr County Attorney’s Office, Asst. County Atty, CPS Prosecutor
2003-present Lori Peterson Perez, Attorney at Law, PLLC
1998-2003 Montalvo & Perez, P.C.
1997-1998 Garza & Montalvo, Attorneys at Law
PROFESSIONAL
Licensed by the State Bar of Texas, 1997
Licensed to Practice before the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2001
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Starr County Bar Association, Officer
Family Law Foundation member
Child Protection Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, charter member
Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Phi Alpha Delta, Legal Fraternity, Member since 1995
Aggie Bar Association, Member since 1995
Coalition Empowering Children and Families, Board member for the Child Protection Court of The Rio Grande Valley since 2014
Child Abuse Prevention Vigil, Master of Ceremonies and organizer since 2000
All Sites Conference, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, Nevada, April 2017
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
Order of the Barristers
Who’s Who – American Law Students
Board of Advocates, St. Mary’s University School of Law – Chairman
1996-1997 Speaker at Advocacy Training Conference, McAllen, Texas
2003, “Best Interest of the Child”Speaker at Advocacy Training Conference, Edinburg, Texas, 2013, 2014 and 2015, “Due Process”
Addressing Parenting Time in Child Support Orders: A Discussion of Relevant Research and Promising Practices, hosted by the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody national webinar
2016 Raising the Bar and Closing the Gaps in Child Well-Being for Texas Speaker at Advocacy Training Conference, Edinburg, Texas
2016, Current Issues affecting the Child Abuse System and Creation of the Coalition for Empowering Children and Families
COMMUNITY
2016-now RGCHS Rattler Baseball Booster Club, founding member, Reporter
2015-now RGC Quarterback Club, founding member, officer
2014-17 Immaculate Conception School Council (Vice President 2015-17)
2012-17 PTO, Immaculate Conception School (President 2014-2016, Vice President 2012-2014)
2007-now Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation, Treasurer, Vice President (2015-present)
2007-2013 Cub Scouts / Boy Scouts – parent volunteer
2005-2012 R.G.C. Little League – coach/scorekeeper
2004-now Texas 4-H Friends and Alumni Association Member
2001-now Beta Sigma Phi, Beta Zeta Omicron, Officer, President (2005-2008), Treasurer (2009-now)
Starr County Council of Beta Sigma Phi, President (2011-2012)2000-now
First Baptist Church, Rio Grande City, Member since 1979, Organist
1998- now Florence J. Scott Study Club, Member and officer
1998- 2008 Rio Grande City Jaycees, Member, Officer
1997- now Starr County Youth Fair, Vice President (2006-present) Advisory Board Member, Chairman, Volunteer of the Year (2014)
1997- now St. Mary’s University School of Law Alumni Association, Member
1997- now Starr/Hidalgo A&M Club, Member, Board of Directors (2009-2012)
1993- now Texas A&M University Former Students Association, Member
