Alicia is originally from Oklahoma City.  She received her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from The University of Oklahoma.  Alicia was a kindergarten and first grade teacher in Oklahoma City for ten years before she received a Master’s in Educational Administration and Curriculum Studies from The University of Oklahoma.  She then left the classroom for law school.  Alicia graduated from The University of Oklahoma College of Law where she was honored as the 2007 Outstanding Senior Law Student and a member of the Order of Solicitors.  Alicia is married and has two children.

Practice Concentration and Experience

• Education Law
• First Amendment
• 504 Compliance
• Employment Law

Activities and Affiliations

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2009
• Member, Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Amarillo Area Bar Association
• Board Member, Amarillo Education Foundation
• Board Member, Opportunity School

Publications and Presentations

• Texas Tech Law Review volume 42 Spring 2010 Number 3; Fifth Circuit Survey:  Labor and Employment.

• The Internet Continues to Shake the Foundation of Student's Free Speech posted 03/05/2010
• ”Sexual Harassment-What Every Educator Needs to Know,” ESC 16, Amarillo, February, 2010
•  “Open Meetings, Public Information & FERPA,” ESC 16 Secretaries Training, ESC 16, Amarillo, December, 2009
• Fifth Circuit Upholds School District’s Ban on Clothing with Written Messages posted 11/16/2009

Education

• J.D., The University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2008
• Outstanding Senior Law Student
• Order of Solicitors
• Best Brief, Fredrick Douglass Moot Court Competition 

• M.S., Educational Administration and Curriculum Studies, The University of Oklahoma, 2002
• Dean’s Honor Roll

• B.S., Early Childhood Education, The University of Oklahoma, 1994
• Dean’s Honor Roll