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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