Theresa provides general counsel services to small and mid-size businesses, focusing on construction and real estate matters, commercial contracts, and compliance with government agencies. She offers a wide range of corporate and commercial legal services and supports businesses from formation through all stages of growth. Her work also includes corporate governance, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, transactional employment matters, and compliance with city, state, and federal funding requirements.

Theresa brings extensive experience in construction and real estate law. Prior to joining the firm, she served as General Counsel for a group of companies in Austin that deliver civil engineering, construction, and affordable housing development services. Early in her career, she practiced business and construction litigation for five years. She draws on this background to help her clients prepare proper documentation from the outset and address key issues before beginning construction projects.

Theresa has always made it a priority to give back to the community. She actively engages in community service and currently focuses her efforts on counseling nonprofit organizations and advising the Christi Center—an Austin-based nonprofit offering free grief support to individuals who have lost loved ones. Theresa helped establish the Christi Center’s Governance Committee and served as an officer on the Board of Directors for five years. She now chairs the Nominations Committee, where she leads board member recruitment.

Theresa also participates in the Travis County Women Lawyers Association, and she mentors young attorneys through its mentoring program.

During law school, Theresa served on the Texas Tech Law Review and trained as a mediator through the ADR Clinic in Lubbock. She worked as a research assistant for several years and provided pro bono support at Disability Rights Texas. Her commitment to community service inspired her to write a law review comment on a disability rights issue under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The law review published her comment, and she received the M. Penn L. Award for the best researched and summated student article.

Originally from California, Theresa moved to Austin after her husband served four years in the United States Marine Corps. She quickly fell in love with the city. She and her husband have since settled here with their two children, who keep them active every day.