CREATIVE WAYS TO COLLECT & ENFORCE CHILD SUPPORT CLAIMS KAREN L. MARVEL Law Offices of Sinkin & Marvel 105 West Woodlawn Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78212-3457 (210) 732-6000 ● (210) 736-2777 fax
[email protected]://www.sinkinmarvel.com www.sinkinmarvel.com State Bar of Texas 35TH ANNUAL ADVANCED FAMILY LAW COURSE August 3-6, 2009 Dallas CHAPTER 48.1 Karen L. Marvel Law Offices of Sinkin & Marvel 105 West Woodlawn Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78212-3457 (210) 732-6000 ! (210) 736-2777 fax
[email protected] www.sinkinmarvel.com LICENSE & MEMBERSHIPS Attorney and Counselor at Law, Texas, 1987 Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization State Bar of Texas & Family Law Section Board of Directors, Family Law Section of San Antonio Bar Association, 2002 - ; President, 2007-2008 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists San Antonio Family Lawyer’s Association Domestic Relations Office Advisory Board of Bexar County, 2009 - EDUCATION J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 1987 B.A. in English (Writing) and Psychology, McMurry University, Abilene, TX 1984 former staff attorney, Bexar County Child Support Enforcement Office, 1994 - 1997 HONORS/RECOGNITIONS Texas Super Lawyers 2008, Family Law San Antonio’s Best Lawyers – Family Law, Scene in SA magazine 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 President’s Award of Excellence – San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section 2005 PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS How to Collect & Defend Child Support Claims, 2009 Marriage Dissolution Institute Money Matters, Extreme Family Law Makeover 2009, SA Bar Association Family Law Section Obtaining Child Support (with Barry Brooks) 2009 UT Law School CLE Parent Child Relationships: Critical Thinking for Critical Issues Unique Child Support Remedies Webcast, paper author & panelist, 2009 State Bar of Texas Dealing with Children with Special Needs (with Sally Holt Emerson), 2008 Marriage Dissolution Institute Setting & Collecting Child Support (with Hon.