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Bonnie Avelar is a recent college graduate from Texas Wesleyan University and the newest Attorney Liaison at Brandy Austin Law Firm, PLLC. She was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas and was raised by her mom Olga. Around the age of 5, Bonnie’s mom Olga remarried, and Elias has raised her as his own since. Olga and Elias instilled a lot of great virtues in her and her siblings. They taught them to be independent individuals but to also recognize when you need help and ask for it. They taught them to always be humble and to give back when you can. She was raised in a traditional Hispanic household and comes from a huge family. Naturally, she is extremely family oriented, and it goes without saying that her biggest supporters are her family. Some of her favorite memories when growing up are playing sports outside with her brothers or learning all about cars or how to repair all kinds of things with her dad, Elias. She would also spend many nights in the kitchen with her mom and sisters learning how to cook all types of dishes and would later grow to love to cook. Cooking with her mom and sisters would be one of Bonnie’s most cherished memories.

After graduating from Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Bonnie went to Tarrant County College where she struggled with staying focused on getting her associates and took many breaks from school. She eventually decided to go back to get her Associates of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies. As some of her biggest supporters, when she told her parents she was going back to school, they were so happy for her. Unfortunately, the month that she was supposed to go back in August 2016, she lost her mom and was unsure if she would be able to start the semester. She decided she would go back to school as a promise she intended to keep to her mom. Losing her mom only fueled her determination even further and ignited her drive to push through school and obtain her degrees.

While at Tarrant County College, she interned at J. Don Carter and Associates working closely with Celia Garza, Paralegal for Mr. Carter, where she learned a lot about criminal defense. As a former District Director for Representative Ramon Romero, Celia also taught her the political aspects of the law which is where she inspired Bonnie to obtain a degree in Political Science. She taught Bonnie the importance of being able to give back to the community and being a true advocate for the Latino community.

Bonnie graduated from Tarrant County College in May 2018 and then went on to attend Texas Wesleyan University. While at Texas Wesleyan, her academic advisor, Dr. Michelle Payne played an enormous part in her growing love for the law. She encouraged Bonnie and supported her endlessly through her academics. Dr. Payne recommended Bonnie to pursue an additional degree that would allow her to double major in pursuit of her career in the legal field. She graduated in May 2020 with her Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies and Political Science.

When not working, Bonnie is an avid sports fan of all DFW metroplex teams such as the Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys. She likes to watch her teams play but loves going to games more and she cannot wait until it is possible to attend again once it is safe. Out of all her favorite teams, the Dallas Stars take the place as her number one team when she went to her first game and was able to experience the intense but extraordinary atmosphere. She also loves to spend time with her best friends, Ashlee and Cristen who are best known as her Sistah Gals and are also a huge part of her life. Being family oriented, she also loves to spend time with her family which also includes her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s family she likes to call her bonus family.

Bonnie currently still lives in Fort Worth with her boyfriend, Bryan and their 2 dogs, Khallie and Duke. Bonnie and Bryan have been together for 3 years and love to travel. All of their travel has only been in the United States but have hopes to travel outside of the United States when the pandemic is over. Her most favorite place she visited was New York and fell in love with it instantly while visiting making Los Angeles her second favorite place to visit. Both are beautiful places that she loved but all of the different types of cuisines is what she fell in love with the most. Their dogs who are referred to as her own babies are so incredibly sweet but love to play rough with one another. Khallie is a red Doberman and Duke is a blue Pitbull both of them are the best of friends and love to get all the snacks they can by giving you the sweetest looks and tail wags. They love to get all the snuggles and will willingly let you give them countless belly rubs.

From a young age, Bonnie has always had a love and a true passion for law. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, her answer was always “a lawyer”. After graduation, Bonnie has had aspirations about going to law school and still intends to take the Law School Admissions Test. She has thought about possibly starting her own firm which would be the ultimate goal of her career but still has not made up her mind just yet. She is excited to be a part of the Brandy Austin Law Firm and hopes to be able to help the firm in all aspects. She is determined to gain tons of knowledge that will assist potential new clients and current clients all around that will eventually be imperative to prepare the attorney for their cases. She hopes she can be of assistance to you when you contact the firm for your legal needs.

Jennefer Lowe

Of Counsel

Location: Arlington, Texas
Phone: 817-841-9906
800-958-4948
Fax: 817-484-0280

Jennefer Lowe joined the firm in July 2015 as an Of Counsel Attorney.

After high school, Jennefer spent time serving the nation in the United States Navy. Jennefer earned a Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2011. She went on to attend Baylor Law School where she participated in the National Security Moot Court Competition and served as a volunteer for their Veteran’s Clinic.

After graduating from Baylor Law School in 2014, Jennefer moved to San Antonio with her husband and daughter. She worked from home as an Of Counsel Attorney for several different firms around Texas, doing primarily research and appellate work. In 2016, Jennefer decided to turn her attention to the practice of Criminal Defense. She joined an attorney in the Waco area and began handling several criminal cases and learning that area of law.

In 2017, Jennefer moved to Fort Worth and joined the Brandy Austin Law Frim in May. She currently lives in the Fort Worth area with her husband and two children.

Bar Admissions

• Texas State Bar, 2014

Education

Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas

• Doctorate of Jurisprudence – 2014

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

• Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development – summa cum laude – 2011
• Honors: Dean’s List
• Honors: Top 10% of Graduating Class
• Major: Family and Human Development

Credentialed Mediator

Organizations

• McLennan County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• San Antonio criminal defense lawyers association
• Jennefer Lowe joined the firm in May 2016.
• After high school, Jennifer spent time serving the nation in the United States Navy. Jennefer earned a Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2011. She went on to attend Baylor Law School where she participated in the National Security Moot Court Competition and served as a volunteer for their Veteran’s Clinic.
• Since graduating from law school, Jennefer moved to San Antonio and now Fort Worth where she currently lives with her husband and 2 children.
• Since graduating from law school, Jennefer moved to San Antonio and now Fort Worth where she currently lives with her husband and 2 children.

Jay Gueck has been practicing law for over 50 years, having graduated from law school at the University of Colorado in 1963. The year prior to graduation, Jay was a member of the Moot Court team which won the National Championship in New York City, and Jay was fortunate to be named as the outstanding speaker. The judges on the panel included Justice William Brennan and Justice Thurgood Marshal.

Upon graduation, Jay became an associate in the litigation firm of Hindry, Erickson & Meyer, in Denver, Colorado, where he devoted his attention to personal injury, family law, commercial litigation, and criminal defense. He continued with this practice for a number of years, becoming a partner in 1965, as the law firm evolved under different names until William Erickson was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court, at which time the name of the firm became Morrato, Gueck & Colantuno. Jay remained a partner in that firm, continuing with the same areas of practice in which he had engaged for approximately 19 years. During this period of time, Jay was very involved in criminal defense, participating in seven murder cases, of which he was first chair in four of them, achieving acquittals or reduced charges in each case. Jay also successfully defended various public officials, including a district attorney, commissioner of revenue, superintendent of schools, and a county commissioner. In another matter, Jay was appointed by the U.S. District Court to defend a lawyer accused of fraud. This appointment involved an agreement with the U.S. Attorney whereby Jay and his client, who had worked closely with a Belgian baron in a fraud scam, were dispatched to Europe, with Jay posing as an investor, in an effort to entice the baron to return to the United States (neither the FBI nor Interpol could locate the baron), so that the baron could be arrested and returned to Colorado for trial. This venture was successful, and the client was granted immunity in return for his efforts and testimony. Jay determined to end his criminal defense career with this case, whereupon he was appointed, in 1982, to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Colorado. Jay served in this capacity until he and his family moved to Texas, in 1986.

Jay is often asked why he decided to move from Colorado to Texas. His response is that he hates the cold and the snow, and every winter in Colorado, said he was leaving – he finally did.

Upon moving to Texas, Jay became a partner in a large international law firm, devoting his attention primarily to bankruptcy. He continued in that area of the law, and later joined with various former partners to form what ultimately became the law firm of Olson Nicoud & Gueck, and Jay again expanded his practice to include the representation of plaintiffs in the areas of personal injury and resumed practice in commercial litigation, as well as bankruptcy.

Jay’s legal experience over the years has been in the litigation field, primarily in tort, commercial litigation, criminal representation, and bankruptcy, as well as an extensive practice
in appellate endeavors. During this period of time, Jay has had the opportunity to serve as lecturer in various litigation and bankruptcy seminars, and in 1981, served as President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

In the course of Jay’s practice, both in Colorado and in Texas, he has been admitted to all state and federal courts in Colorado, including the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and, in 1972, he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. After moving to Texas, Jay secured admission to all state and federal courts in Texas, and was admitted to practice before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. More recently, in 2016, Jay was retained to represent an oil company in defending a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, in Chicago. Jay secured a summary judgment for that client, and the case was dismissed. However, the plaintiff appealed, and Jay was then admitted to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, where he obtained a dismissal of the appeal.

In 1992, Jay completed training in mediation from Attorney-Mediators Institute, and was certified in May, 1992. Since that time, he has mediated various cases in the fields of commercial litigation, family matters, professional liability, torts, and bankruptcy. Jay continues to practice in litigation, and in bankruptcy, as well as in appellate matters.

When the lease expired for Olson Nicoud & Gueck, one partner retired, and Jay determined to continue to practice but move his practice closer to his home, in Arlington. Thus, he was able to secure a position with the Brandy Austin Law Firm, where he currently devotes his attention to bankruptcy, personal injury, and commercial litigation.

Hunter Herrera

Law Firm Administrator

Location: Arlington, Texas
Phone: 817-841-9906
800-958-4948
Fax: 817-484-0280

Hunter was born and raised in the small but growing town of Crowley, Texas. There he lived with his loving family consisting of his mother, younger brother and father. Early in his life his mother passed away after losing her battle with cancer. His father was and continues to be a strong role model for him. For the majority of Hunter’s life his father could be found in the service industry. Growing up Hunter remembers many of the bring your child to work days his father would him and his brother would attend. Little did he know this would feed is love for cooking and creating later in life.

Hunter’s childhood was full of love and care from his father’s family and friends who help raise him and his brother into their teen years. Hunter attended Crowley High School. He enjoyed going to class and making friend, some of which he still in touch with. In his graduating year Crowley High School developed a early career training center where we would rediscover his love for cooking and creating meal for his friends and family. He quickly became the  top of his Culinary Arts course lead by Chef Philpot, where he would study every little thing he could. He eventually he was handed the reigns of the schools Bistro where he learned to prepare and delegate simple hot sandwiches, serve beverages and run the cash register. To this day Hunter uses the skills he learned to prepare food for his friends and family as often as he can.

Having his culinary arts background it made it easy for Hunter to join the job force in food service. He began working as a line cook and a local wing bar in Burleson, Texas call Cocky’s Wing Bar. After awhile he discovered that growth at Cocky’s was limited at that point he decided to leave. A friend convinced him to join him as a delivery driver and later shift leader for the popular pizza delivery establishment Papa John’s. There he developed face to face customer service skill with people from all walks of life. This skill would later be essential to helping him with clients, and anyone who happened to walk into The Brandy Austin Law Firm office feel welcomed and warm.

After 3 years of working for Papa Johns it became clear to Hunter that the pace of growth had slowed down. He discovered a new opportunity as customer service representative (CSR) for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, he developed an understanding for the importance of client security. As CSR he helped keep client information secure and safe by screening each request and following the strict security guidelines set by the Federal Reserve Bank. After a year the travel from Fort Worth to Dallas proved too much to continue.

With his background of customer service positions and information security training, he turned his sights to the legal field. He figured that he would be an unlikely but natural fit. With hopes high he inquired about a position for a Legal Secretary at the Brandy Austin Law Firm. Now he welcomes any and everyone to Brandy Austin Law Firm with a smile on his face. For more than a year he went above and beyond for client and coworker alike. Eventually working his way up to Law Firm Administrator where he can use all the the skills he has developed to assist with the everyday operation of Brandy Austin Law Firm.

At the age of 22 he went from a party of one to a party of four overnight. After meeting at a mutual friends get together he and his now fiance quickly began to fall in love. After sometime and trust had been built  his now fiance would introduce him to the next chapter in his life fatherhood. It would begin by meeting his fiance’s pre-started family, her daughter and her son, and just as quickly as he fell in love with her, he  fall in love with them. He began to feel the puzzle coming together and at the age of 25 he and his fiance would open the next chapter of life their with their third child. Now Hunter lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his fiance and children, continuing to be a home supported by love.

Outside of work, Hunter enjoys spending time with his family, streaming movies, episodes of his favorite television shows, youtube internetainment, playing board games and video games. Among their watchlist is The The Game of Thrones, Star Wars movies, The Flash, This is Us, Modern Family, any of the Marvel movies, and Good Mythical Morning just to name a few. They try to go out and spend time together as much as they can.

While he doesn’t consider himself a diehard gamer (anymore) he does like to spend his free time playing games on his home computer Minecraft, Skyrim, Boarderlands series, and more often than not League of Legends (LOL) are among his favorite and most played games. He has been play computer games for a little over a decade but has in recent years found that tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons or Mutants and Masterminds and board games  like Ticket to Ride or Pandemic can be just as immersive and fun to play. Best of all these types of games are easy to travel with and can be taken to family events or friendly get togethers.

It is his mission in life to improve the quality of the lives around him at work or at home. To make everyone feel welcomed, loved or appreciated. Eventually, Hunter plans to go to school to further his education and improve upon his skills to more effectively take on the obstacle in the world around him. Later he would like the opportunity to open his own business to have something to pass down to his children. As a constant he will continue to strive for excellence and continue to work to improve the client/customer experience wherever he finds himself.

Kasandra Miller

Kasandra Miller is a proud returning employee of The Brandy Austin Law Firm. Originally, when she started work at the firm it was in the Billing Department where she handled accounts receivables, payable and was fluent in customer relations. She assisted clients with their monthly statements, payments and assisted with payment plans. Kasandra also assisted with criminal law when needed and for the personal injury department in dealing with post litigation, and settlements.

Ms. Miller is now promoted to a legal assistant for the Firm and is dedicated to the Personal Injury Department as a valuable team member to the Department where she gathers the client’s medical and billing records for each of the clients. She provides personal and consistent communication with clients throughout their treatment process and appreciates being able to provide the clients comfort during their treatment phase and recovery phase of traumatic experiences.

Kasandra graduated from Premier High School located in Fort Worth with Honors. She also attended Tarrant County College for a year and a half and with the demand of living decided to gain experience in the actual workforce day to day. As a child, she grew up wanting to become a Veterinarian. She love the unconditional love that comes from animals and she found great comfort in all animals alike. Her life’s passion was always to assist people and animals. She had a brief encounter whereas she wanted to work as a Social worker for Child Protective Services or children that struggled in poverty or abusive homes. However, her heart simply could not take the burden of not being able to personally, save each child. Therefore, the next best thing was to find a career that she was able to assist within the legal process one case at a time. She enjoys being able to assist people within the legal field and reassuring people in their time of need. She finds comfort in speaking with clients and providing them the knowledge that they are not alone and from personal experience, she is able to offer a listening ear and a serving spirit to assist people in times of need.

Kasandra being the youngest of five siblings often found herself in the emergency room quite often from either being hit in the forehead by a Frisbee and needing stitches or falling off her bicycle trying to keep up with the older siblings. She has had stitches numerous times opposed to her oldest siblings whom never seemed to have any ailments. The protection from her older siblings was trying at times. She loves being able to share her childhood stories with her nieces and nephews. She also enjoys seeing the karma unfold within their children and having the luxury of having a front row seat to her sibling’s demise. There is a thirteen-year difference between herself and her oldest sister; therefore, her age allows her to understand her nieces and nephews a lot more than their parents. Kasandra is the fun-loving Auntie yet they are able to confide in her also. She really enjoys being their go to person for advice or mediator between them and their parents since Kasandra does not currently have any children of her own just yet.

Since Kasandra is not married nor has any children she often enjoys spending much of her free time exploring the United States and as such travelling is a favorite past time. She looks forward to the day that she has seen all of the continental United States. She often traveled with her Father when she was younger because he was an over the road truck driver so she became well- traveled having been to most of the Continental United States excluding just four states. The states she has not traveled to are the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming. Being well traveled has given her an appreciation for the vast diversities of people. Growing up primarily in Texas of which she was born and mostly raised, travelling in our country, all over culturally speaking their differences from just state-to-state are vastly different. We may mostly all speak the same language; however, the differences in dialects is there. Her favorite places include New Orleans, the Smokey Mountains and anyplace near any large bodies of water.

In her spare time, she enjoys watching hockey, baseball, football, basketball and working mechanically on cars. She enjoy spending time in the kitchen, and she really love reading sci-fi and mystery books. She has a passion for reading and has her entire life. It is a form of escape but you are able to rehearse in numerous cultures, places, events and it is a hobby that she feels she will forever engage in. Kasandra also enjoys working on home improvements, vehicles and really enjoy going to car shows. She has often told numerous times that she is a tomboy, but she enjoys getting pedicures, manicures and cooking also. She enjoys learning new things and enjoys new experiences. Kasandra was brought up with old school morals to rely on herself to get things accomplished so she is rehearsed in many gender-neutral activities.

An important factor in her life would be spending quality time with her family members. Kasandra is closest with her oldest sister for she was her main caregiver as a child and growing into an adult. They spend a lot of time together doing many outdoor activities such as hiking, road trips, gardening, advocating for children and share the legal background together as well. Now that both are older, they both are getting to embark on new journeys of self-discovery together and making memories with one another.

If Kasandra had to pick anywhere in the United States to live she would choose either Hawaii or Arizona. She is naturally constantly cold all the time so she prefers warm places throughout the year. She enjoys the warmth that Texas provides but the humidity that comes with the Texas heat is something that she most certainly could do without. She has a five-year plan in place to find her niche, possibly start a family of her own and discover what she is able to offer this world.

Jonna Lang

Director of Administration

I was born June 21, 1990, in Fort Worth, TX to the best mother that has existed. From what I have been told I would not stop crying and while everyone else in the room hated it my doctor said its music to his ears. Growing up in a single-parent household taught me a lot and helped me learn about life a lot faster than most. I knew very young that education was key to being successful and creating a stable life. Unfortunately, I had a difficult time in school and once I turned 15 or 16 I dropped out of school and started working. I received my G.E.D. at around 17 years old and then got my CNA licenses and started working in a nursing home. After a couple of years working various jobs I decided to move out of the city to my parents in Whitney, TX. While I was in Whitney I worked for a coffee shop and a bank as a teller. A lot of the people I worked with were getting their degrees and talking about what they wanted to do with their future. I was encouraged hearing people’s stories and eventually, my passion for education and a successful future was back. I tried attending an online college but ended up failing my first semester and thought maybe I wasn’t ready or maybe I wasn’t smart enough, so I took a year off.

During my year off I focused on my health and thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. I realized that I had always had a passion for helping others and fighting for a cause so I researched degrees with helping other people as their focus. My research pointed me towards social work so I contacted the local junior college and spoke to an advisor and I signed up for community college. After two semesters I moved to Maryland, Virginia, and back to Arlington, Texas but continued at the community college by taking online classes. During that time I also failed my fourth semester but when I returned to DFW I applied to The University of Texas at Arlington and was accepted into the Social Work program. In my second semester and my third semesters I added a minor in African American Studies, a minor in Political Science, and a diversity certificate to my degree program.

I loved college and I was thriving. I joined a women’s leadership program, a leadership honors program, a global change organization, and the Center For African American Studies Emerging Scholars Program. I did my best to network so that I would have connections once I was out of college. Participating in different organizations and learning about other cultures I noticed that there were somethings that needed to change so I decided that once I completed my undergrad I would attend law school and become an attorney. I contacted the Pre-Law Center at my university and applied for an internship for a law firm. I actually had no clue what firm I was applying to and I had no idea what I would be doing but I knew that if I didn’t take the risk I would never know if I could get the internship. Somehow they liked me and I got the internship at Brandy Austin Law Firm. I interned throughout the summer while also working full time at Starbucks and attending classes. When summer ended Brandy Austin Law Firm asked if I would stay as the marketing director. Again I had no idea what I was doing but I knew I wanted a career in law and I would be stupid to pass up the opportunity to work in a law firm. Eventually, I moved to the attorney liaison position then to my current position as the Director of Administration.

I recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a Masters in Social Work specializing in community administration and practice. My degree has helped me in my current position with Brandy Austin Law Firm and while learning during a pandemic can be discouraging I am proud to say I made it through.

Working at the Brandy Austin Law Firm has given me the opportunity to have a balance between my job and family. Spending time with my family is very important and I am lucky enough to have time to spend with them. I have a 2-year-old rescue pup named Penny Lang whom I spend most of my time with. My stepfather has been one of my biggest supporters through college and I couldn’t be more thankful. My education is a huge milestone for someone in my family and every day I do my best to make those around me proud. My education has afforded me opportunities I would have never had and I have been given the unique gift of breaking generational cycles my family was unable to break. My goal is to be an example for my family and anyone interested in changing the trajectory of their life.

I have been blessed in life to experience many of the things I have experienced and to have the opportunities I have. It is important to me that I wake up every day and make it the best it can be. I try to have gratitude for what I already have and work hard for the things that I want. Working as the Director of Administration for Brandy Austin Law Firm is a learning experience every day but I have fun with it, stay positive, and try to lift spirits in the office any chance that I get. I remain committed every day and do my best every chance I have. It is important that whatever environment I am in I leave only positivity behind. Negativity isn’t helpful, and I have made the decision to try to bring a little light wherever I go including the company I work for, Brandy Austin Law Firm.

Kelly Lindsey

I was born in one of the most beautiful states, North Carolina. I know that most people think their state is the one of the greats, but North Carolina really is. The mountains, the foothills, and the beaches. Seven lighthouses that scatter the shoreline and islands that belong to wild horses. One of the first 13 states and home to the lost colony of Roanoke. To ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains in in the fall, is a beautiful sight to see. With the leaves turning beautiful colors, of fire red and yellow with many other colors thrown in. People from all over the country come to see the change. Being settled in the foothills meant my family could drive fairly short distances and be either in the mountains or go the other way and hit the beaches. My favorite times were always when the Highland Games came to Grandfather Mountain in Asheville. Taking these trips and learning about where people came from always intrigued me, still does to this day.

I would love to travel all over the world. Almost anyone can travel to see something nowadays. You don’t have to wait until you get vacation time approved, you can just go for a weekend, or even a day trip. Sometimes, my husband and I like to go down to San Antonio for a weekend, and spend time on the Riverwalk. Traveling is something that is very important to me. The world has a lot to offer, I hope to take advantage of that.

At 24 I left my home state and moved to Texas. There is no other place on Earth quite like Texas. It take more than thirteen hours to drive the length. Bluebonnets in the springtime are a beautiful sight to see. From El Paso to Austin, every city is different and beautiful and vibrant. The food here is better than anywhere else. As someone who was born and raised on the east coast, I never thought about the history of the West. But the more that I am here, the more I love it. I learn new things about the environment every day. There is a saying about the people that transplanted here. “I wasn’t born here, but I got here as fast as I could.”

At 30 years old, I got married and purchased a home, all in the same year. It was absolutely overwhelming and terrifying. I met my husband not long after I moved to Texas. We have been pretty much inseparable ever since. After six years, we finally got married. So far that was a pretty good decision. Purchasing a home was even scarier. So far, that has also been a great decision.

My whole life I have had a passion for animals. I’ve been around them since the day I was born and I would have to sit here and think of a time where there wasn’t a pet around me. Every dog is the best dog. I don’t know what I would do without my dog. She really has saved me. We have also taken in an elder dog that I have known since he was a puppy. He is a wonderful grumpy old man. Both dogs are larger Chihuahuas. Our cat however, has a very large attitude. In fact, she may even be a bit big for her britches. But my husband found her as a lonely survivor of a litter of kittens in the rain. She gets away with a lot.

My family is a wonderful family. They are there through it all, the good days and the bad. A sister who taught me how to be an adult, who taught me how to pretty much everything. Between my own family and my husband’s family, someone is always there for us. It is a great feeling, knowing you have people behind you that you know want to see you succeed and be happy. I am forever grateful for that.

I have a long wonderful history with video games. Starting with a regular Nintendo and Super Mario Brothers. I will always remember hanging out in front of the T.V. laying on the pull out couch. I then graduated to an original Gameboy, that was life changing. Handheld. Sometime you had to play in the bathroom just to have enough light. My next console was the Nintendo 64. Donkey Kong was my absolute favorite. We didn’t have much money so I did not have another console of my own until the Xbox360. I still played on everyone else’s system, so I didn’t miss out on much. I have moved to the P.C. for the most part lately. There is something nice about being able to build a computer that fits your needs exactly.

Living in Texas has opened my eyes to so much great food. In Fort Worth, the choices are limitless. Any type of food you could think of, it’s here. If for some reason it isn’t here, you can go to Austin and find it there. I love being able to try new things and eat something that is new and exciting. If only there were more themed restaurants in the area.

Before becoming a legal assistant I was supervisor to over 40 people on jobs where we would go in after a Wal-Mart was built and install all of the shelving, cash registers, and even build the dressing room. It was a physically demanding job that granted me the opportunity to travel. I got to drive across country multiple times with my husband and our one dog at the time.

Becoming a legal assistant has been very rewarding for me. I have been able to lay down roots in a place and learn something new. I’m so very happy that I have been able to learn a new skill and help people in the process. I have delivered for meals on wheels and was active in the Chamber of Commerce for multiple years. I hope to continue my career and provide assistance to those in need.