Cornell & Pardue: 2004 - present
Law Office of Janice E. Pardue: 2000 - 2004
Associate Judge: 247 th District Court (Family) 1993-1994
308 th District Court (Family) 1995-2000
Attorney: Tindall & Foster, Houston , Texas 1986-1993
Senior Attorney: Harris County Domestic Relations Office 1984-1986
Board Certified in Family Law 1988 (re-certified 1993, 1998 and 2003)
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Family Law by Law and Politics and Texas Lawyer Magazine 2004 and 2005 “Woman of Excellence” Award Recipient: Federation of Houston Professional Women 1997
Tiffany Star Award Recipient - Association of Women Attorneys 2003
Fellow:
Texas Bar Foundation
Texas Family Law Foundation
Houston Bar Foundation
The Association of Women Attorneys Foundation (Charter Founder)
Member:
Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists:
Member since 1988; Board Member 1990-1991, 1995-1997, Treasurer 1997-1998, President-Elect 1998-1999, President 1999-2000 Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Inn of Court:
Master 1998- present; Secretary 2004-2005
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists:
Member since 1988; Board Member 1996-1999
The Association of Women Attorneys:
Member since 1984; Board Member 1993-1995; President-Elect 1995-1996; President 1996-1997; Committees - Scholarship, Judicial Screening
Houston Bar Association Sections:
Family Law - Member since 1983; Board Member 1989-1991, 1992-1993, 2000-2003, Secretary 2003-2005, Chair 2005- 2006
Alternative Dispute Resolution - Board Member 2000-2004; Secretary 2002-2003; Collaborative Law (founding member) - Board Member 2005-2006; Litigation
State Bar of Texas Sections:
Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Litigation, Women in the Law
Houston Bar Association:
Member since 1983; Houston Lawyer Editorial Board 1993-1994; Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2000 - present
Co-Chair:
Institutes Committee 2002-2004, CLE Committee 2004-2005; Membership Committee 2000-2001; Judicial Polls Committee 2001-2002; Houston Lawyer Referral Board 2001-2002
Texas Women Lawyers (Founding Member):
Member since 1994; Director 1997- 2003
Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution
College of the State Bar of Texas
Mediator:
Attorney-Mediators Institute: Basic Mediation Training 1993, Family Law Mediation Training 1994
South Texas College of Law: New Strategies for Family Law Mediation and Advocacy 2000, Advanced ADR Training for Trial and Appellate Lawyers and Mediators 2002
Collaborative Law:
Training with Chip Rose and Sherri Goren Slovin 2001
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas 1st Annual Collaborative Law Retreat 2004
Member:
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Collaborative Family Lawyers of Houston
Gulf Coast Collaborative Law Network
Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas
Author: Family Law Section Report - “ Texas Enacts the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act” 1987
Author/Speaker: Advanced Family Law Course:
Workshop on Discovery 1988-1990
Workshop on Closing Documents 1991
Workshop on Unusual Issues in Custody and Possession Litigation
1994
Judicial Panel:
“It All Depends on the Case, But...The Bench’s Views of Temporary Orders and Issues” 1996
Associates Judges’ Jam Session 1996
Workshop Chair - “The Child’s Voice In Court” 2002
Workshop - “Reimbursement and Economic Contribution” 2003
Speaker:
Family Law: The Team Approach for the Legal Assistant and the Lawyer - “Drafting of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders” 1990
Co-Author/Speaker:
Depositions: A Practical Approach to an Effective Tool - “The Basics: Deposition Rules and Procedures” 1990
Co-Author:
The Ultimate Trial Notebook 2 - “Expert Witness Direct Testimony” 1990
Speaker:
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course - “Creative Use of Subpoenas as a Discovery Tool” 1990 and 1991
Co-Author/Speaker:
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course - “Evidentiary Privileges Under State Statutes and Regulations” 1991
Author/Speaker:
15 th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute - “Opening and Closing the File” 1992
Co-Author:
16 th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute - “Limits of Discovery” 1993
Co-Author:
19 th Annual Advanced Family Law Course - “Child Support and Visitation: The Guidelines and Beyond” 1993
Author/Speaker:
3 rd Advanced Family Law Drafting Course - “Representation as an Ad Litem (Attorney and/or Guardian)” 1993
Course Director:
Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2003
Author/Speaker for South Texas College of Law
Author/Speaker:
The 7 th Annual Family Law Institute - “Visitation and Support in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship” 1990
Author/Speaker:
Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant - “Clearing the Discovery Minefield in a Family Law Case” 1991
“The Associate Judges: Covering Major Points in Your Property Cases” 1994
“The Family Law Court : Practice Tips and Procedures” 1995
“How to Survive the Uncontested Docket” 2001
“The Initial Interview - Obtaining and Defining the Attorney-Client Relationship” 2002
Speaker:
Family Law Mediation Training Seminar - Panel Discussion - “Tools of Law” 1999
Speaker:
Whose Deal Are We Making? Family Law Mediation - “Mediation Legalities” 2003
Author/Speaker for Houston Bar Association
Author/Speaker:
HBA Family Law Section - Divorce Litigation Support Seminar - “Accountant-Client Privilege in Texas ” 1989
Author/Speaker:
HBA Family Law Section - Serving as an Ad Litem - The Nuts and Bolts - “An Overview” 1994
Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section Family Law Institute - “Family Law Protective Orders: Their Use and Misuse” 1998
Speaker:
HBA Family Law Section Luncheon - “The New Rules of Discovery” 1998
Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
HBA/ HBA Family Law Section 2nd Annual Family Law Institute - “Missing in Action: Attorneys Ad Litem in Publications and Terminations”: 1999
Speaker:
HBA Family Law Section Luncheon - “The New Rules of Discovery - One Year Later” 2000
Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 3rd Annual Family Law Institute - “How to Survive the Uncontested Docket” 2000
Program Co-Chair:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 4th Annual Family Law Institute 2001
Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 5 th Annual Family Law Institute - “How to Get the Most Out of Your Mediator - Assistance and Results” 2002
Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 6 th Annual Family Law Institute - “Obtaining and Keeping Your Default Judgment” 2003
Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 7 th Annual Family Law Institute 2004
Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
HBA/HBA Family Law Section 8 th Annual Family Law Institute 2005
Author/Speaker for University of Houston Law Foundation
Author/Speaker:
UH Law Foundation - General Practice Institute - Summer - “Preparing for a Trial in a Family Law Case: How to Streamline and Simplify the Presentation of Evidence.” 1993
Author/Speaker:
UH Law Foundation - General Practice Institute (Summer) - “Effective Presentation of a Family Law Case: A View From the Bench” 1994
Author/Speaker:
UH Law Foundation Family Law Institute - “Temporary Orders, Temporary Injunctions and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2000 (Houston and Dallas)
Author/Speaker:
UH Law Foundation - General Practice Institute - “Temporary Orders, Temporary Injunctions and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2001 (Houston and Dallas)
Author/Speaker:
UH Law Foundation - Family Law Practice Seminar - “Temporary Hearings, Temporary Orders and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2002 (Houston and Dallas)
Other Law Related Publications and Activities
Co-Author:
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists - First Annual Trial Institute - “The Voir Dire on Property Issues” 1987
Co-Author:
Southern Methodist University School of Law - 10 th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Texas Family Law and Community Property - “Proof of Premarital Agreements & Marital Partitions: Professional Responsibility & Client Protection” 1988
Speaker:
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. - Family Law Seminar - “Family Violence Measures: Protective Orders, TRO’s & Other Measures” 1994
Speaker:
Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas - “The Quick & Easy Way of Proving Your Contempt Case” 1996
Panelist:
1997 Statewide Child Support Assistant Attorney General Conference - “From the Bench: A Perspective on Child Support” 1997
Speaker:
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. - Family Law Seminar 2004
Speaker:
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists - 19 th Annual Trial Institute - Relocation Trial Demonstration 2005
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