Background
Freytag, Sharon Nelson was born on May 11, 1943 in Larned, Kansas, United States. Daughter of John Seldon and Ruth Marie(Herbel) Nelson.
Freytag, Sharon Nelson was born on May 11, 1943 in Larned, Kansas, United States. Daughter of John Seldon and Ruth Marie(Herbel) Nelson.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science, with highest distinction, 1965). University of Michigan (Master of Arts, 1966). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Barristers, Dallas Inn of Court. Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1980-1981.
Worked at Haynes and Boone, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1981, Texas. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Barristers, Higginbotham of Court. Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1980-1981.
Listed in: Who"s Who of American Women, 1985. Who"s Who in American Law, 1987. "Texas Appellate Practice and Procedure," 47 SMU Law Review, 1993, 893, 47 SMU Law Review 641, 1994, 48 SMU Law Review 739, 1995.
Law Clerk to The Honorable Patrick Higginbotham, United States District Judge and United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1981-1982.
Faculty, NITA Appellate Advocacy Program, 1991, 1992, 1994. Company-Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, Federal Bar Association.
Chair, Litigation Section Subcommittee on Local Rules of Appellate Practice, American Bar Association, 1992. Member, Appellate Council, State Bar of Texas.
Recipient, Baird"s Community Spirit Award, 1995.
Member: College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Member American Bar Association (member litigation section, chair subcommittee on local rules), Federal Bar Association (co-chairman appellate practice and advocacy section 1990-1991), Texas Bar Association (member appellate county 1995-1998), State Bar Texas (board directors 1997), Dallas Bar Association (member appellate county), Higginbotham Inn of Court, Barristers, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Children: Kurt David, Hillary Lee.