RENEE WALKER, JD, PhD

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Alexandria, VA 22303 TxSB16958480

ad0e47@r.postjobfree.com

● Independent Contractor - (May 2016 - current) RBT Certification process and family sessions through family services llc. Data analytics coursework two months. Contract family law attorney on divorce and SAPCR cases. Legal attorney document review with HaystackID, KLDiscovery, Legility, Epic, Special Counsel, Managed Review, CS Disco Review, Integreon, Deloitte, and Cobra Legal Solutions of Austin Texas in time driven environment using primarily Relativity and Ringtail in complex cases such as state and federal environmental and energy cases, patent, pharmaceutical, medical billing fraud, managed care coverage, multilingual interpretation medical services fraud, bioethics, and governmental contracting cases in which I interpret responsiveness pursuant to pleadings and strategy, issue code, provide privilege analysis, apply redactions, and strategically communicate with case administrators. Appearance litigation counsel throughout Central Texas counties in Justice and District Courts in business cases and Eviction including settlement negotiation and handling pre-trial motions, trial and post-judgment court procedures. Texas Insurance License obtained 2020. Due to renew. Construction office management and bid package take offs, payroll, accounts payable. Prospected and obtained clients for telecommunications, construction and roofing companies on a regional basis. Cashier, retail merchandising, culinary arts and manufacturing quality assurance.

● Legal Practice (1989 – current) All phases of litigation such as preparing demand letters, research, discovery and motion practice, taking depositions, settlement negotiations, witness preparation and conducting trial. Areas of law include business, real estate, construction, environmental Superfund groundwater contamination, non-profit, mediation, insurance defense including subrogation and landowner liability, charter school law and compliance, landlord/tenant matters including cancellation of commercial leases based on construction drainage defect, limited partnership disputes, teacher grievance procedures, divorce, custody, children’s advocacy, juvenile, and probate. Trial experience in real estate construction law, business civil and children’s advocacy. Construction law experience includes representation of anchor tenant and shopping center developer in California; construction defect in engineering/grading of major shopping center parking area resulting in cave- ins of pavement with extensive discovery phase and trial on the merits; mechanics liens research and replies to subcontractors; representation of homeowner on cliff ground settlement and severe foundation cracks. Attorney Ad Litem, Guardian Ad Litem. Representative firms: Allen Matkins Leck Gamble and Mallory

(Irvine, California. Two years full time.) Stacy Calhoun Gump. Contract work with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Karen C. Cathey, P.C., and Angenend and Augustine, P. C. Licensed in California and Texas. Ad Litem State Bar of Texas certification 2010 and 2012. FOCUS volunteer 1989-1992.

● Mediator - (2011 – current) Mediation in business and family cases. JP Court mediations in Dallas, Collin and Tarrant Counties with In Court Mediation Group to 2015. Credentialed Mediator with Texas Mediation Credentialing Association. Basic, Advanced Family Law and Restorative Justice Mediation Training Summer of 2011.

● Five Woman Ranch Limited Properties, Manager (June, 2005- August, 2015) Legal and business consulting on land management and dimension stone operations in Salado, Texas, including formation of family limited partnership, permitting, negotiation and documentation of dimension stone production lease, security management by surveillance equipment, environmental impact, wetland and native grass restoration and family generational planning. Communication with Quarry Operator, ranch licensees, government officials, environmental experts and partnership members. Evaluated monthly sales reports and assisted President in

evaluation of transactions and accounting. 2004 Family consultation with Holistic Management Resources for inter-generational planning.

●Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Coordinator, Dallas County Juvenile Services - (October 2012- September 2014, part-time) Created JDAI Work Plan and Budget with Measurable Outcomes for eight interdepartmental task forces and facilitated work with these groups. Facilitated stakeholder meetings in multicultural environment to achieve JDAI Work Plan, including work with JDAI Lead Team on monthly status review. Conducted regular Executive Committee meetings. Identified training, technical assistance and site visits. Prepared reports and served as primary liaison with Annie E. Casey Foundation. Conducted monthly JPO Training Academy. Facilitated Life Create* Workshop with RDT and START girls, on experiential

data-based moral formation methods of improvisation, meditation, service learning, agility, and drum circles, to bring self-awareness and develop integrated capacities of mind, heart and soul for empowerment, valuing one’s insights and centered, tactical decision making. Trained over 75 security officers on these experiential pedagogies so that Life Create* workshop would become self-sustaining, through a YSAB grant for Life Create* Workshop that funded staff training and percussion instruments for three facilities.

●Meridian World School: School Development Director (Imagine Schools Charter Corporation) and Board Member (2007 – May 2014) Undertook all elements of school development process to obtain one of last eight open-enrollment charters in competitive administrative process from the Texas State Board of Education in 2008, for K-12 international charter school in Williamson, County that opened in fall of 2011 with signature element of integrated service learning. Authored successful Generation 14 Open-Enrollment Charter School Application, through research and developing curriculum plan and business plan for 1200 students, and built community support with local founding families in 2007 through series of community meetings and social media. Held bi-weekly planning meetings with diverse founding families. Fiscal budget experience included maintaining budget and expense procedures for school development activities such as public relations, community events and materials in early development phase, then researched and created the initial school $4 million budget for K-12 International Baccalaureate program for 1200 students as part of writing the Charter Application. As part of that process I researched PEIMS data collection, reporting and personnel requirements, TEA standards and Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG), real estate and construction, and attended TEA charter school organization training. As founding Board Member from 2010-1014, evaluated performance and approved Meridian $6 million budget for 1200 students on monthly basis and evaluated audit process. As founding Board Member responsible for researching and educating Board of Directors on state and federal policies and procedures for Meridian World School. Conducted teacher training on integrated service learning.

●Southern Methodist University (1994-1998)

Founding Associate Director, Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1995-1998), Under leadership of William F. May, Ph.D., Maguire University Chair in Ethics, developed programmatic design and implementation of the new Ethics Center.

•Responsible for initial organization of Ethics Center offices,including creating the $5 million endowment budget, ordering office furniture and supplies and supervising delivery and installation of office equipment. Supervised Center's website establishment.

•Produced monthly budget in coordination with SMU finance office. Used Excel. Wrote Annual Reports. Assisted in grant writing and endowment fundraising.

•Supervised one full-time administrative assistant and four work-study students.

•Coordinated four major ethics conferences with 300-500 participants each, including all aspect of conference planning and budgeting on speakers, meals, publication design and purchase, mailings, and collaborated with multiple university departments.

•Developed customized event planning and marketing software with finance department that included zip code bank for participant types, attendee history and payment record.

•Built campus wide service learning support programs, including the summer student stipend program for community service and faculty course development.

•Edited manuscripts produced by the Center for publication, topics included philanthropy and managed care. Edited and orchestrated the publishing of six occasional pieces.

Founding Director, Public Service Program, School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1994-1995)

•Designed and implemented the School of Law Public Service Program at SMU, the 13th program in the nation to implement a law student curricular requirement of thirty hours of public service legal work prior to graduation. Reported directly to Dean of the Law School, C. Paul Rogers, III. Travelled to model programs of Columbia, Tulane and University of Pennsylvania.

•Drafted policy and placement guidelines and student and supervisor forms that were approved by Faculty Advisory Committee. Held monthly status meetings with Faculty Advisory Committee as to effectiveness of program.

•Established and cultivated relationships with 100 diverse community placement organizations resulting in over 100 placement opportunities the first year.

•Conducted office set-up including original budget in collaboration with SMU Law School Finance Director. Produced and evaluated monthly budget, and established a new computer network lab of six computers in collaboration with computer consultants. Designed custom placement tracking and student participation database with Tailored Solutions of over 100 community placements and 500 law students. Utilized placement and student database for individual counseling and summary reports. Supervised database manager and three work-study students.

•Monitored student participation, evaluated placement supervision, counseled students regarding program policy and procedure.

•Coordinated Placement Organization Fair and other related educational events.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

PhD, Ethics and Society, Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University, July, 2012

DISSERTATION: gradworks.umi.com/35/41/3541580.html

Embodied Sensibilities---Moral Formation for Multidimensionality of Adolescents and Teenagers by Walker, Renee, Ph.D., EMORY UNIVERSITY, 2012, 224 pages; 3541580

TEACHING ASSOCIATESHIPS OF MASTER LEVEL STUDENTS

•Introduction to Ethics at Candler School of Theology at Emory University 2002

•Theologies of Hope and Liberation at Candler School of Theology at Emory University 2001

•Race and Reconciliation intensive weekend seminar jointly offered by Candler and Inter Theological Center, downtown Atlanta, 2002

•Family Systems for Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. 2001-2002

Master of Theological Studies, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, cum laude, 1997

Juris Doctor, University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1988

B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, major in Business Statistics, minor in English, with high honors, 1985

TRAINING

Collin County Master Gardener 2010

International Baccalaureate Organization

oMiddle Years Training, 2004

oProgram Head of School/Coordinator Training, Austin, Texas

oMath Intermediate Training Workshop, Houston, Texas

Project Wild Environmental Science Educator Training, Heard Natural Science Museum, McKinney, Texas (2004)

Holistic Resource Management workshop and family business counseling, 2004

ACADEMIC HONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS

•B’NAI B’RITH Award in Social Ethics, First Place, Perkins School of Theology, 1997.

•Women’s Studies Council, SMU, Graduate Student Representative, 1996-97.

•Women in Theological Studies, Perkins School of Theology, Co-Conveners, 1995-96.

•Council of Leaders, Greater Dallas Community of Churches, 1993-1995.

•Dean’s Honor Award, Perkins School of Theology (1992-1993) (merit-based tuition scholarship)

•Member, Women and the Law Section, Texas Bar Association (1991-1994)

•Member, Texas Bar Association (1991-present)

•Member, California Bar Association (1989-2000)

•Securities-Dean’s Achievement Award (Highest grade), 1988, University of Texas School of Law

•Student Bar Association Community Service Award, 1988, University of Texas School of Law

•Lawyers Christian Fellowship, Service Committee Chairperson, 1987-1988

•Texas Student Lobby, 1984-1985, University of Texas at Austin

•Dean’s List (all semesters), 1982-1985, University of Texas at Austin

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Board Member, Meridian World School, Round Rock, Texas 2011 – May 2014

•Board Member, Students in Free Enterprise “SIFE”, University of Texas at Dallas, 2009-10

•Planning and Curriculum Coordinator, Environmental Science Club at Walker Elementary, 2002-spring 2004. PTA- implemented after-school environmental science curriculum and ecology club for K-5th grades. Supervised volunteer teachers and 80-100 students.

•Odyssey of the Mind Coach, Primary Level (K-2) Valley Creek Elementary, McKinney Texas (1998-99)

•Dallas Area Interfaith, Southwest Region of Industrial Areas Foundation, Leadership Training Institute, August 1998; Regional Conference Houston, Texas, 1998, planning meetings.

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