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TMSL Faculty
> Faculty Profile
| Stephanie M. Ledesma |
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| Assistant Professor and
Coordinator of Experiential Learning Programs |
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| Phone:(713) 313-1105 |
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| Email:
ssledesma@tmslaw.tsu.edu |
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| Joined the faculty in 2012. |
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- Managing Attorney, Ledesma Law Firm, Austin, TX (1997)
- Faculty Member, June, 2012
, National Institute of Trial Advocacy , Trial Skills for
Child Welfare Attorneys, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Faculty Member June, 2012
National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for Child
Welfare Attorneys
Hofstra Law School Long Island, New York
- Faculty Member May, 2012
National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for Public
Interest Lawyers
Baltimore, Maryland
- Faculty Member April, 2012
National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for Public
Interest Lawyers
Tampa, Florida
- Panelist March, 2012 CASA
of Williamson County, Texas, Georgetown, Texas Representing
Children in CPS Cases: The Zealous Advocate
- Guest Speaker January, 2012
CASA of Williamson County, Texas
Legal and Ethical Duties of the Attorney
Georgetown, Texas Representing Children and Parents in CPS
Cases: The Zealous Advocate
- Panelist January, 2012 CASA
of Williamson County, Texas
Georgetown, Texas Representing Children in CPS Cases: The
Zealous Advocate
- Moderator- January, 2012
CASA Mock Trial
Georgetown, Texas Representing Children and Parents in CPS
Cases: The Zealous Advocate
- Panelist September, 2011
CASA of Williamson County, Texas
Georgetown, Texas Representing Children in CPS Cases: The
Zealous Advocate
- Faculty Member September,
2011 National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for
Juvenile Defenders
Loyola Law School Los Angeles, California
- Guest Speaker September,
2011 Williamson County Bar Association- Fall CLE
Georgetown, Texas 2011 Legislative Updates- Child Welfare
Law
- Lead Faculty Member August,
2011 National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Advocacy
Training Institute
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
- Trial Advocacy Faculty May,
2011 419th Judicial District and Travis County Women Lawyers
Association
Mock Trial Presenter
Take Your Daughter to Work Day Program-
Austin, Texas Dating Violence Mock Trial for Middle School
Participants
- Faculty Member May, 2011
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Boulder, CO Rocky Mountain Child Welfare Advocacy Training
Institute
- Trial Advocacy Faculty April, 2011 Travis County Bar Association Partnership with
Travis County High Schools
Austin, TEXAS Jury of your Peers Educational Program
- Faculty Member November,
2010 National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for
Child Welfare Lawyers
Boston, MA
- Trial Advocacy Faculty
Nov.,2010 419th Judicial District Travis County, Texas
Mock Trial Presenter
Austin, Texas Dating Violence Mock Trial for Middle School
Participants
- Speaker October, 2010
Williamson County Bar Association
Georgetown, Texas Best Practices for Attorneys in Child
Welfare Cases
- Trainer October, 2010
National Association of Counsel for Children
Trial Skills Training for Attorneys Representing Children
and Parents in Child
Austin, Texas Welfare Cases
- Faculty July, 2010 National
Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial Skills for Public Service
Attorneys
Louisville
- Speaker July, 2010 10th
Annual Family Law on the Front Lines
San Antonio, Texas Promising Practices in Child Protective
Services Cases
- Panelist June. 2010 Texas
Minority Attorney Program
Austin, Texas Tips for the Solo Practitioner and Small Law
Firm
- Faculty May, 2010 National
Institute of Trial Advocacy Rocky Mountain Child Welfare
Advocacy Louisville, Colorado
- Featured Interview May,
2010 National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Louisville, Colorado “Share in NITA’s Legacy of Giving
National Media Campaign”
- Speaker April, 2010 2010
County and District Clerks Legal Education
Round Rock, Texas The Anatomy of a Child Protective Services
Case
- Panelist Spring, 2010 CASA
of Travis County
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous
Attorney
- Guest Lecturer March, 2010
University of Texas Law School Domestic Rights Clinic
Austin, Texas Representing Parents and Children in CPS Cases
- Speaker February, 2010 23rd
Annual Juvenile Law Conference The Power of Parental
Engagement
Dallas, Texas
- Panelist February, 2010
23rd Annual Juvenile Law Conference
Dallas, Texas Bringing Kids to Court: Should They Stay or
Should They Go
- Moderator February, 2012
African American Family Mental Health Support Conference
Austin, Texas Zealous Representation of Parents for the
Benefit of the Children in CPS cases
- Presenter December, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Corpus Christi, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A
Practitioner’s Guide
- Presenter December, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Harlingen, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A
Practitioner’s Guide
- Presenter November, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Dallas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s Guide
- Presenter October, 2009
Travis County Juvenile Justice Annual Certification Training
Collaboration Between Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare
Systems:
Austin, Texas Necessity for the Child’s Best Interest
- Presenter October, 2009
Judicial and Attorney Training
San Antonio, Texas The Importance of Effective Legal
Advocacy for Parents in Child Welfare Cases
- Presenter October, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Forth Worth The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Presenter October, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Waco, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Speaker October, 2009
Austin Bar Association-Court Appointed Family Attorneys
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in Child Abuse Cases
- Presenter October, 2009
Texas CASA State Convention
San Marcos, Texas The Power of Engagement: A Parent’s
Perspective
- Presenter October, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Longview, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Featured Interview October,
2009 Texas Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Commission for
Children, Youth and Families Austin, Texas
- Speaker October, 2009 CASA
of Travis County
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous
Attorney
- Presenter September, 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Texarkana, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A
Practitioner’s Guide
- Presenter July. 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Houston, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Presenter July. 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Beaumont, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Presenter June. 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
San Antonio, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A
Practitioner’s Guide
- Presenter June. 2009
National Association of Counsel for Children
Austin, Texas The Abuse and Neglect Case, A Practitioner’s
Guide
- Panelist April, 2009 CASA
of Travis County
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous
Attorney
- Guest Lecturer March, 2009
University of Texas Law School Children’s Rights Clinic
Austin, Texas Best Practices, Representing Parents and
Children in CPS Cases
- Guest Lecturer March, 2009
University of Texas Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
Austin, Texas Best Practices, Representing Parents and
Children in CPS Cases
- Presenter November, 2008
Travis County Juvenile Law Certification Seminar
Austin, Texas The Role of the Guardian and Attorney ad Litem
- Lecturer October, 2008
University of Texas Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
Austin, Texas Representing Battered Women in CPS Cases
- Lecturer October, 2008
University of Texas Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
Austin, Texas Best Practices: Representing Parents and
Children in CPS Cases
- Speaker September, 2008
CASEY Family Foundation
Austin, Texas Helping Children and Families Reach Permanency
in CPS Cases
- Panelist October, 2007 CASA
of Travis County
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous
Attorney
- Guest Lecturer October,
20007 University of Texas Law School Children’s Rights
Clinic
Austin, Texas Best Practices in Representing Parents and
Children in CPS Cases
- Guest Lecturer October,
2007 University of Texas Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
Austin, Texas Best Practices in Representing Parents and
Children in CPS Cases
- Speaker August, 2007
Southwest State University
San Marcos, Texas The Anatomy of a CPS Case
- Panelist CASA of Travis
County
Austin, Texas Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous
Attorney
- October, 2006 • Guest
Lecturer
University of Texas Law School Children’s Rights Clinic
Best Practices in Representing Parents and Children in CPS
Cases
Austin, TEXAS
- October, 2006 • Panelist
CASA of Travis County
Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous Attorney
Austin, TEXAS
- October, 2006 • Guest
Lecturer
University of Texas Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
Best Practices in Representing Parents and Children in CPS
Cases
Austin, TEXAS
- March, 2006 • Panelist
CASA of Travis County
Representing Parents in CPS Cases: The Zealous Attorney
Austin, TEXAS
- February, 2006 • Moderator
Court Appointed Special Advocates, Travis County
Bar Association
Now That You are on the CPS Appointment List... Tool Box
Oral and written presentation
Austin, TEXAS
- February, 2006 • Panelist
Court Appointed Special Advocates, Travis County Bar
Association
How to Hold the Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services in Contempt in CPS Case
Austin, TEXAS
- February, 2006 • Speaker
Court Appointed Special Advocates, Travis County Bar
Association
The Basics of CPS Representation
Austin, TEXAS
Board Memberships
- Court Appointed Family Advocates, Travis County Bar
Association, Board Member, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Past Continuing Legal Education Chair
- Past Membership Chair
- Current, At Large Chair
- Travis County Adoption Day Committee Co-Chair of
sub-committee, 2006
- Texas Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Commission on
Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Counsel Board Member,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- National Association of Counsel for Children- Board Member,
2010-2014
- Williamson County Women’s Lawyer Section of the Williamson
County Bar Association, President, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Citizen
Review Team Appointee, 2011
Committee Memberships
- American Bar Association, 1998,1999,2009,2010, 2011, 2012
- College of the State Bar of Texas Recognition, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas Recognition,
2000, 2004, 2005, 200, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008, 2009,
2010
- Austin Disproportionality Advisory Committee, 2009, 2010,
2011
- Cambridge Who’s Who, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Central Texas Domestic Violence Task Force Member, 2010,
2011
- Court Appointed Family Advocates, Travis County Bar
Association, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- National Association of Counsel for Children, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012
- National Association of Counsel for Children, Child Welfare
Specialization Committee, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- National Counsel of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2009,
2010
- State Bar of Texas Parents In Recovery Grant Sustainability
Counsel, 2010
- Texans Care for Children Juvenile Justice Roundtable
Committee, 2010, 2011
- Texans Care for Children Partners in CPS Reform Committee,
2010, 2011
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services State
Wide Disproportionality Task Force, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Bar Association, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Travis County Community Disproportionality Counsel, 2009,
2010, 2011
- Travis County Bar Association CLE Advisory Committee, 2009,
2010, 2011
- Travis County Model Court- Family Search and Engagement
Committee, Co-Chair, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court Evaluation Work Group, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court-Collaborative Counsel, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court- Docket Committee, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court- Database Committee, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court- Permanent Managing
Conservatorship Committee, 2009, 2010
- Travis County Model Court- Disproportionality Committee,
2009, 2010
- Travis County Disproportionality Collaborative Counsel,
2009, 2010, 2011
- Travis County Bar Association, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011
- Travis County Adoption Day Committee Member, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2010, 2011
- Travis County Women Lawyer’s Association- Jury of My Peers
High School Campaign, 2010, 2011
- Williamson County Adoption Day Committee Chairperson, 2010,
2011
- Williamson County Bar Association, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011
- Williamson County Coats for Kids in Foster Care Committee,
2010, 2011
Board Membership
- Round Rock Youth sports Football Organization
Parliamentarian, 1999, 2000
- Dream Team Sports Youth Football Organization President,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Our Savior Lutheran School Parent Teacher Organization Board
Member, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011
- Our Savior Lutheran School Board Member, 2001, 2002, 2011
- Williamson County Georgetown Jets Booster Club President,
2009, 2010 and 2011
Committee Member
- Our Savior Lutheran Church Counsel, 2001, 2002
- Our Savior Lutheran Classroom Volunteer, 2001-2011
- Round Rock Christian School Volunteer, 2011, 2012
- Stony Point High School Volunteer Committee, 2006-2010
Youth Mentor/Coach
- Brushy Creek 5th-6th grade girls volley ball Assistant Coach,
2011
- YMCA 5th-6th grade girls volley ball Assistant Coach, 2011
- Round Rock Christian Academy 6th grade girls volley ball
Assistant, Coach, 2012
- Hutto Volley Ball Middle School girls volley ball Coach, 2012
- Mediation Certification, 2000
- Family Law Mediation Certification, 2000
- Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS), 2010
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