Bar Admissions:
– State of Texas
– United States District Court,
   Eastern District of Texas
– United States District Court,
   Northern District of Texas

Education:
University of Texas at Arlington
2001 B.A., Bachelor of Arts,
Magna Cum Laude, English

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
2004 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence,
Cum Laude

Theresa Berend

After being licensed by the State of Texas in 2004, Theresa practiced commercial litigation in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, for over eight years. During her tenure at a well-known Fort Worth law firm, Theresa worked on multi-million dollar lawsuits involving large corporations and complex legal issues, including employment law matters. In 2012, Theresa formed The Berend Law Firm, PLLC, providing counsel regarding employment law, estates and trusts, and non-profit law for individuals and small businesses. In 2014, Theresa and Christie Lindsey opened the law firm Berend & Lindsey, PLLC in order to collaborate and provide a wider range of legal services to the community.

Theresa’s practice includes representation of employees and small businesses in relation to employment matters including, but not limited to, consultation and drafting of employment agreements, separation agreements, noncompetition agreements, as well as consultation and representation regarding wrongful termination and discrimination claims. Theresa also provides a wide-range of services to small businesses, including counsel related to business formation matters, contracts, employment matters, and consultation on litigation claims. Theresa also handles similar matters and counsel for non-profit organizations, including obtaining tax-exempt status through the IRS and related state government agencies. Most importantly, Theresa enjoys counseling individuals and couples in relation to estate planning, especially when her clients are experiencing a life change such as growing a family or entering retirement. Naturally, she is also there for her clients when they experience the loss of a loved one and have to face the legal arrangements that naturally result therefrom.

Theresa endeavors to give back to her community through active involvement in local non-profit organizations such as Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth, Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County, and Junior Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, among others. She thoroughly enjoys running, reading, and watching movies, but her favorite way to pass time is being with her husband and three young children.

Bar Admissions:
– Supreme Court of the United States
– State of Texas
– United States Court of Appeals,
   Federal Circuit
– United States District Court,
   Eastern District of Texas
– United States District Court,
   Northern District of Texas

Education:
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
1994 B.A., Bachelor of Arts,
Magna Cum Laude, English

Texas Woman’s University Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Fort Worth, Texas
2003 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence,
Cum Laude

Christie Lindsey

Christie received her law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2003, where she was the Business and Marketing Editor of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review. She graduated from Texas Woman’s University in 1994, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Christie practiced patent infringement and commercial litigation at two Fort Worth, Texas boutique firms for over eleven years. Her practice involved lawsuits against many large corporations and encompassed countless complex legal issues. In 2014, Christie and Theresa Berend opened the law firm Berend & Lindsey, PLLC in order to collaborate and provide a wider range of legal services to the community.

Christie provides a wide-range of services to individuals and small businesses, including consultation on litigation claims, counseling individuals and couples in relation to estate planning, including probate after a loss, and navigating certain elder law issues for themselves or a loved one, and legal issues pertaining to family dynamics. Christie looks forward to having time to give back to her community and volunteer at her children’s school. She also enjoys painting, reading, and watching movies, plays, and musicals, but her favorite pastime is being with her husband and two young children.