Meet Our Team

Spring Liberty started her paralegal career in 1980 and  practiced for fourteen years in the family law arena. She then focused on forensic accounting for ten years, particularly family law complex property cases including tracing and characterization of separate and community property. In 2004, Spring became a Trust Officer and worked in the trust, estate and probate areas of law. Spring resumed her paralegal career in 2009, and brought her 31 years of varied experience to NMSB in 2010.  She is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Spring earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from St. Edward’s University.

Rebecca Alvarez joined us as a paralegal in 2015. Originally from Fredericksburg, Rebecca graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Public Relations and then obtained her paralegal certificate. Even in school, Rebecca found herself fascinated with family law. Since she began her paralegal career in 2006 she has proved skilled in the field and demonstrated it by earning Board Certification in Family Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2011.

Catrina Sorensen became a paralegal in 1995 and began working exclusively in family law in 2009. She has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2013. As a child of divorce and a divorcée herself, she is empathetic to her clients and thoroughly understands the hardship and emotional turmoil endured by all family members impacted by divorce.

She is an active member of the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas, an Associate Member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, and a member of The College of the State Bar of Texas. Catrina is also a Court Appointed Special Advocate with CASA of Travis County.

Catrina enjoys playing competitive soccer, travelling to new places, outdoor adventures and spending time with her very large family and wonderful friends.

Sara Martin joined Noelke Maples St. Leger Bryant, LLP in February of 2020 as a paralegal with twelve years of experience, nine of which were exclusively in family law.  Sara is committed to connecting with her clients to ensure their understanding of the litigation process which can be very confusing and overwhelming.  She also strives to be efficient as possible to minimize the impact on the client’s finances.  Sara is an active member of the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas and the Capital Area Paralegal Association.

Outside of the office, Sara enjoys traveling with her family, spending time by the water, and attending her children’s competitive sporting events.

Vanessa Rodrigues is our Billing and Operations Coordinator.  Vanessa joined NMSB in 2013 and quickly proved her worth to the firm. In addition to her high accuracy rate, Vanessa has a great creative bent and helps with making our office a bright and fun place to work.

Prior to joining NMSB, she worked in the hotel industry, where she developed her strong customer service and accounting skills.

Vanessa is originally from Del Rio but she and her family have adopted Austin as their new home. She is a movie lover and the proud owner of a Yorkie named Pedro.

Veronique Cook joined NMSB as receptionist in 2013. She brightens our office with her beautiful smile and her outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills. Her warmth and professionalism are a welcome greeting to our clients and their varied needs.

Veronique grew up in Austin and attended The University of Texas. After raising two daughters and experiencing her own life changes, Veronique feels she’s a perfect fit for our law office (and so do we!). She believes in being an optimist and harnessing the most out of life. Veronique is an avid animal lover and enjoys spending time with her family, grandchildren and friends.