THE POWER OF PERSUASION: USING WHAT YOU HAVE TO GET WHAT YOU WANT African-American Lawyers Section. Friday, June 27, :00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

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1 THE POWER OF PERSUASION: USING WHAT YOU HAVE TO GET WHAT YOU WANT African-American Lawyers Section Audrey Moorehead Law Offices of Audrey Moorehead, PLLC Dallas Bryan Snoddy Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners Austin Friday, June 27, :00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

2 Audrey Moorehead, M.B.A., J.D Maple Avenue, Suite 270 Telephone (214) Dallas, Texas BIO Audrey Moorehead, Co-Chair of the Council of Chairs for the State Bar of Texas, has her own Dallas law office and practices in the areas of Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, Wills, Trusts and Probate. She has a Masters of Business Administration and is a graduate of Texas A&M School of Law, f/k/a Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Audrey began her professional career in executive management with the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas in Long Term Care. She was a Summer Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Judge Jay Patterson, 101 st District Court and Summer Judicial Intern for the Honorable Judge Sam A. Lindsay, Northern District. Ms. Moorehead is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer for the Dallas Bar Association and Chair of the Dallas Bar Association (DBA)Mentoring Committee. She is a member of the DBA Probate, Trust & Estate Section, Solo and Small Firm Section and Criminal Law Section. She serves on the Bench Bar Conference, Continuing Legal Education, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice and Minority Participation committees of the DBA. Ms. Moorehead is a Regional Director of National Bar Association and is the former Chairman of the African American Lawyer s Section for the State Bar of Texas. She has been nominated to the board of the largest association of criminal defense attorneys in the nation, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer s Association. Ms. Moorehead is the Chair of the Council of Chairs for the State Bar of Texas and is, also, a Presidential Appointee to the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee. She is a frequent speaker for the Texas Center for Legal Ethics - James A. Baker Legal Ethics Series. You can read more from Ms. Moorehead in the book Party Talk a book by TexasBarBooks.net.

3 Austin, TX BRYAN D. SNODDY GENERAL COUNSEL CASE MANAGEMENT GENERAL LITIGATION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Highly skilled attorney with expertise in providing advisory services and general litigation counsel in connection with commercial business, administrative, intellectual property and patent prosecution cases. Lead the development and management of case strategies to provide winning outcomes for clients and agencies. Prepare patent applications and draft opinions in connection with infringement issues. Conduct extensive legal research, investigative work, analysis, and technical application to develop consistent but flexible theories to apply to cases. Leverage previous training in the military to manage challenging situations with grace and ease. Professional strengths include: Staff Training / Mentoring Case / Client Management Case Preparation / Planning Patent Law / General Litigation Strategic Planning / Analysis Cross Cultural Communication Problem Examination / Resolution Document Analysis / Interpretation EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS, Austin, TX General Counsel August Present Chief Legal Officer to the Board. Advises and directs enforcement actions for licensee violations of Board rules. Drafts, revises and promulgates agency rules in concert with corresponding statutory authority. Coordinates litigation efforts with Texas s Office of the Attorney General. Supervises staff, issues internal policy guidance and establishes priorities in all legal matters. Primary liaison on all legal issues to the Legislature and outside agencies. Delivers oral and written presentations to stakeholders, outside interest groups and the commercial media. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Austin, TX Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection / Administrative Law Division April August 2013 Litigates in every venue in Texas from administrative agencies to trial court to Texas Supreme Court. Drafts myriad pleadings and appeals with a comprehensive knowledge of local procedure, state and federal procedure and rules. Directly responsible for case management of over 800 litigation matters representing the State of Texas in issues ranging from technical water quality standards to defensive and enforcement litigation for multiple state agencies. General Counsel to University Interscholastic League governing high school athletic/academic competitions. Reviews pending legislation creating bill analysis and fiscal note. Prepares testimony for legislative hearings. MUNCK CARTER, LLP, Dallas, TX Litigation Associate April April 2011 Client-focused business and commercial litigation with an emphasis in intellectual property matters and federal court practice in all districts in Texas. Handle all phases of litigation from initial case evaluation to appeal. First-chair in trade secret litigation; active litigation involving theft of intellectual property and computer. Obtained TRO enjoining business website four days after suit, recovered computer by writ of sequestration First-chair in bench trial overturning a Default Judgment of over $100,000.00, obtaining approval of Motion for New Trial and successfully dismissing case through Motion for Directed Verdict at trial. Second-chair in FLSA action in Western District of Texas; removed diversity case from Travis County to Federal Court by presenting and winning a novel argument; mediated $500k claim to client s satisfaction.

4 BRYAN D. SNODDY PAGE TWO BAKER BOTTS LLP, Houston, TX September April 2009 IP Counseling / IP Litigation Associate Contribute to the management of general intellectual property matters. Allocate time, resources, and monitors costs associated with patent prosecution. Balance between prosecution docket and litigation workload. Develop client relationships and deliver pitches. Prepared four patent applications involving the petroleum industry related to chemical, mechanical, and basic electrical technologies. Prosecuted a docket of upwards of 40 patent applications with four to issuance. Participated as a member of the trial team that successfully defended Alcatel-Lucent as counter-defendant from countersuit brought by Microsoft; client received a favorable verdict and paid no damages. Assisted in conducting jury research and theme testing; determined a jury verdict would be undesirable. Performed live jury evaluation in Marshall, Texas, simulating three jury panels. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, Houston, TX Sept Sept 2006 Judicial Law Clerk Worked in the judge s chambers with a law clerk, deputy courtroom clerk, and a judicial assistant. Heard all matters of jurisdiction. Presented draft advisory opinions for review and possible adoption by the judge. Directed jury members as instructed by the judge; provided instruction for the efficient disposition of trial. Drafted, reviewed, and researched legal memoranda and orders. Received a Certificate of Record for service. Researched substantive law and drafted briefs on issues involving patent construction, trademark infringement, Title VII discrimination, and anti-trust claims. Assisted deputy clerk with docket management and scheduling. Drafted memoranda on bankruptcy matters and assisted the court with tax law issues. KROGER MYERS FRISBY & HIRSCH, Houston, TX May August 2005 Staff Attorney Attended hearings, mediations, took depositions, filed responses to suits, gathered discovery, and performed legal analysis for this insurance defense, general tort, and medical malpractice firm. Second-chaired four trials. Successfully defended Trammel Crowe Property Management, Southern Methodist Healthcare, and Rotating Services, Inc. FIRST COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, Houston, TX January May 2005 Judicial Intern Drafted four pre-submission memoranda for legal and factual sufficiency review and habeas corpus proceedings. Performed substantive cite reviews, researched issues of statutory construction, case law, and session law. EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS Juris Doctor Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX Honors: Dean s List; Mock Trial and Moot Court Team; Top 10%, cum laude Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Honors: Dean s List; Hoechst Celanese Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Phytochemistry Research; President s Achievement Award and Scholarship; Honors Math Emerging Scholars Program Bar Admission / License / Training Bar Admission State Bar of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

5 BRYAN D. SNODDY PAGE THREE MILITARY United States Air Force Active Duty ( ); Reserves ( ) Honorable Discharge Officer of the Year (2001); Top Secret Security Clearance Air Force Honors: Achievement Medal; Overseas Long Tour; Organizational Excellence 1 oak leaf cluster AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of Texas, African American Lawyers Section Chair , Member of Council of Chairs Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Board Member (JL Turner Assoc. Rep.) Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association Board Member