Ms. Saltmarsh’s Academic Credentials & Awards:
Florida State University, B.A. , magna cum laude, Honors in English, 1978
Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Iota Tau honoraries (Florida State University)
University of Texas, J.D., 1986
American Jurisprudence Awards in Marital Relations & Divorce, and Wills & Estates, 1986 (UT School of Law)
Givens Distinguished Scholar 1974-75
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Scholar, U.S. Congress, 1976
Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992-Present
Member, Courthouse Security Committee, Travis County Commissioners Court, 1991-92
Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, 2017-Present
Pro Bono Award, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, 2009
Past Chair, Women Lawyers’ Section, Williamson County Bar Association
Past Chair, Family Law Section of Austin Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors of Austin Bar Association, 2017-Present
Board Member, Collaborative Divorce Austin, 2017-Present; Current Vice President
C0-Chair, Preservation Committee of Austin Bar Association, 2021-Present
Member, Pro Bono Committee of Austin Bar Association, 2019-Present
Member, Texas Family Law Specialists
Member, Travis County Family Law Advocates
Specialized Training in Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Settlement Week Training, beginning in 1990, for Travis County District Courts, Austin
Basic Mediation Training, 1998, Texas Senate and Texas A & M University System
Family Law Mediation Training, 1998, South Texas College of Law
Basic Collaborative Law Training, 2003, Tampa
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, November 2010
Basic and Advanced Collaborative Law Training, Nova Southeastern University, 2017
New Ways for Families Training Seminar, High Conflict Institute, 2013; NWFF Update Training, 2015
AFCC Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018
Multiple CLE seminars featuring Mediation, Collaborative Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution topics, 1990-Present
Member of Central Texas Collaborative Law Group, 2001-2002, 2008-2010
Member of Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2010-Present
Board Member of Collaborative Law Texas practice law group, 2010-Present
Member of Collaborative Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2010-Present
Mediated Family Law and other legal disputes since 1990
Mediated Family Law and Personal Injury cases during Travis County and Williamson County Settlement Weeks
Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law Sections of the Austin Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas
Professional & Community Service:
Recipient, Pro Bono Award, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, 2009
Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Travis County Bar Association, Judicial Affairs Committee, 1992-93, 1996-98, and 2010-Present
TCBA/AYLA Mentor Program Committee, Member, 1990-94 and 1996-98, and Chairperson 1993-94 and 1996-98
Travis County Bar Assoc. Legal Services to the Indigent Committee, Member, 1991-93, and Co-Chairperson 1992-93
Travis County Bar Association Board of Directors, 1991-92
Austin Young Lawyers Association, Co-Chairperson, It’s the Law Committee, 1990-92
Travis County Women Lawyers Association