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Since being licensed to practice law in 1999, Ms. Welborn has maintained an active trial practice. She has successfully tried more than a dozen cases throughout the state of Texas. Ms. Welborn represents financial and insurance professionals in FINRA arbitrations and professional liability matters. Ms. Welborn’s practice consists of the defense of personal injury, property damage, employment, construction and business litigation cases. Ms. Welborn also represents professionals, such as doctors, accountants, plumbers in administrative licenses hearings at their respective state administrative agencies. Ms. Welborn represents both plaintiffs and defendants in employment, Sarbanes Oxley, securities litigation, subrogation, and collections matters. Ms. Welborn is very active in the Austin Bar Association and Leadership Austin.
Honors:
Super Lawyer Rising Star Texas Monthly 2008
Austin Business Journal Profile May 8, 2009
Outstanding Committee Chair Austin Bar Association 2005
Outstanding Committee Chair Austin Young Lawyers 2005
Profiles In Power Legal Nominee 2007
Activities:
- City of Austin Commission for Women
Commissioner 2010-2013
- Austin Bar Association (Formerly-Travis County Bar Assoc.)
Board of Directors 2002-present
Bench Bar Chair 2005, 2004 Co-Chairman, 2003 Social Chair, 2000-2003 Committee Member
Gala Committee 2010 and 2011 Committee Chair, 2009 and 2005 Silent Auction Committee Co-Chair
Judicial Affairs Committee 2004-present
Bar and Grill 2006-2010 actress and member of the dance team
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
Past President 2009-2010
President 2008-2009
President Elect 2007-2008
Treasurer of Austin Young Lawyers 2006-2007
Secretary of Austin Young Lawyers 2005-2006
Board of Directors 2004-2009
TCBA Liaison 2002-2004
Social Chair 2004-2008
Judicial Reception 2005 and 2006 Chair
Charity Poker Tournament Co-chair 2006, 2007
Lawyers As Leaders Co-chair 2006, 2007
They Had A Dream Too Chair 2006-2007
AYLA Gala Auction Co-chair 2007
Speaker to Crockett High School Street Law Class
Day of Service Co-chair 2010
- Lawyer Referral Service
Chairman of the Board 2007-2008
Board of Trustees 2003-2008
- Leadership Austin
Emerge Program Committee 2007-2009
Essentials Class of 2009
Best Party Ever 2010 and 2011 Auction Chair
- Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
Corporate Battle of the Bands 2011 Happy Hour Chair
- Hill Elementary School PTA
Hill Hoopla Committee 2012 Chair
- Texas Association of Defense Council
Young Lawyers Committee member of committee 2005-2007
- Robert Calvert Inns of Court
Associate Member 2000-2009
Barrister 2009-present
- Asst. Coach - UT Administrative & Public Law Moot Court Team 2001
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
“We the Jury” 2000-2001 teaching middle school children about voir dire
“They Had A Dream Too” 2008-present teaching high school students to become activists though the civil rights movement
- Goodwill Austin
Auction Chair Goulwill Ball Committee 2009-2010
- Balcones Civic Association Board of Directors 2006-2008 (This is the Westover Hills neighborhood association.)
- YMCA of Austin
Program Services Committee of Mangers 2009-2010
Pledge Drive Team Leader 2010
Coach- Kinder Soccer
- University of Texas Student Union
Stewart of the Texas Union 2007-present
2009 Pal Award Scholarship Selection Committee 2009, 2010, 2011
- University of Texas School of Law
Class of 1999 Reunion Committee Member 2009
- Special Olympics
Speaker on the legal rights of athletes 2001
- Austin Bar Foundation founding Fellow 2005
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow 2007
- Austin Young Executives 2008
- Association of Catholic Professionals 2009
- Austin Women's Chamber 2007-2009
- Austin Chamber 2010- present
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas; U.S. District Courts; Northern and Western Districts.
Author and Speaker
- Preserving Error In Dispositive Motions
Co-Authored with Mary H. Smith, presented at the Tarrant County Bar CLE 2011
- “Safeguard Your Studio”
published in DanceTeacher Magazine Aug. 2007
- Paid or Incurred-What Does Civil Practices & Remedies Code Section 41.0105 Really Mean?—Can the Plaintiff Collect That?
TX/OU Kickoff Seminar for Insurance Adjusters 2006
- Medical Mal-Practice Update 2005
Presented at the TX/OU Kickoff Seminar for Insurance Adjusters 2005
- Texas Association of Underwriters
Speaker on Insurance Code Update
- Medical Mal-Practice Update 2004
Presented at the TX/OU Kickoff Seminar for Insurance Adjusters 2004
- Tort Reform: Medical Malpractice and Health Care Liability
Presented at the TX/OU Kickoff Seminar for Insurance Adjusters 2003
- Pucks, Golf Balls and Penalty Flags- Sports Injuries
Presented at the Texas Association of Defense Attorneys Conference Colorado 2002 & TX/OU Kickoff Seminar for Insurance Adjusters 2002
- Electronic Discovery
Co-authored with Daniel Bishop, presented at the 2001 State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, May 10, 2001
- Special Olympics
Speaker on the legal rights of athletes 2001
- Insurance Bad Faith: The Plaintiff’s Perspective
Co-authored with Jerry Galow, presented at the State Bar of Texas Insurance CLE 2000
Education:
- Admitted to State Bar of Texas Nov 1999
- University of Texas School of Law (J.D. May 1999 GPA 3.23)
- University of Texas (B.A. with honors in government, May 1996, GPA 3.78, Thesis-“ Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring’s Effect on the Political Environmental Movement.”)
- University of Texas (B.J. with honors in public relations, May 1996, GPA 3.50, Graduated from Communications Scholar’s Program, An honors program for the top 30 students in the College of Communications)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association TACT College 2001
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