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| MARILYNN
W. LANDON |
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South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctor Degree, May, 1995,
Magna Cum Laude.
Class Standing: Top 5%; Order
of Lytae - Scholastic Honor Society.
Honors and Activities: The Annette
Stewart American Inns of Court- Associate; American Jurisprudence
Award in Contracts II; Top Grade in Federal Income Tax, Mediation,
Agency & Partnership, Juvenile Law; Dean's List; Coordinator
of Spring 1993 State Mediation Competition; Moot Court Judge-University
of Houston, Clear Lake.
Member: Law Review; Women's
Legal Forum; Board of Advocates; Phi Delta Phi.
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State University of New York at Buffalo, Masters in Social Work,
1978. |
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State University of New York at Buffalo, Bachelor of Science
in Social Work, 1974. |
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State Bar of Texas, 1995. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
LEGAL EXPERIENCE |
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| Practice covers all areas of family law including
dissolution, modification, custody and child support enforcement,
paternity, adoption, termination, as well as related areas of
juvenile delinquency and guardian\attorney ad litem practice.
Appear at trial and hearings on various motions. Perform discovery.
Negotiate and draft marital settlement agreements. Participate
as lead counsel and as second chair in jury trials.
Practice includes providing Mediation and Collaborative Law
Services for Family Law cases. |
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Harris County District
Attorney's Office - Juvenile Division
Houston, Texas
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May, 1994-August,
1994
Extern |
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| Prepared juvenile docket; Negotiated and presented
pleas/stipulations; Argued juvenile dispositions; Interviewed
witnesses and assisted in pretrial preparation; Assisted in
certification and transfer hearings; Second chaired jury trial;
Participated in voir dire; Prepared witnesses; Researched and
briefed evidence issues; Participated in arguing evidentiary
issues. |
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Mediation Clinic
Houston, Texas
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Spring Semester 1994
Extern |
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| Mediated over 200 hours of civil litigation
in Justice of Peace Courts in Harris County; Mediated truancy
docket. |
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| SPECIALIZED
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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- 40 hours of Basic Mediation Training-South Texas College
of Law
- Advanced Mediation Training: Divorce and Child Custody,
A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center
- 40 Hours of Juvenile Mediation Training, Dallas County
Juvenile Department
- Guardianship Issues In Texas, State Bar of Texas
- 1997 ABA Family Law Advocacy Training- 11th Annual Family
Law Institute, Trial Training for Family Law Practitioners,
University of Houston Law Center, May of 1997
- NITA Ad Litem Training
- Collaborative Law Training for Family Lawyers
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| Member: The
Annette Stewart American Inn of Court; American Bar Association,
Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Family Law Section, Texas Family
Bar, National Association of Social Workers, Association of
Women Attorneys. |
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