Owner at Gain Your Goals, Inc. & Top Lawyer Coach, LLC
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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- Law Practice Management Committee, at State Bar of Texas
- Executive Coach (Contract Basis) at Graduate School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
- Executive and Professional Coach at Gain Your Goals, Inc. & Top Lawyer Coach, LLC
- Steering Committee: Women Influencing Business at Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
- Owner at Gain Your Goals, Inc.
- Past
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- Vice Chair at Fort Worth Zoning Commission
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
- The University of Texas School of Law
- University of Missouri - School of Journalism
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Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Summary
Martha M. Newman is an Executive and Professional Coach specializing in goal-setting and action-planning on a wide array of business and personal issues that transform her clients’ careers and bring success to their lives. Having received her certification in coaching from the prestigious Graduate School of Management at UT Dallas, Martha’s coaching and workshops are outcome-oriented with a focus on positive change that produces tangible results for her clients. She was formerly a business attorney, broadcast journalist and Fort Worth Zoning Commission Vice-Chair. Her corporate work experience is in the fields of sales training, technical writing, public relations, and advertising.
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Specialties:
Leadership training, team building, communication skills, marketing, interpersonal skills, business development, networking, career transitions.
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Experience
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Law Practice Management Committee,
State Bar of Texas
(Government Agency; Legal Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
As a member of the Law Practice Management Committee, I help design and deliver CLE programs for bar associations throughout the state of Texas.
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Executive Coach (Contract Basis)
Graduate School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
The UT at Dallas hires me on a contract basis to coach executives who are pursuing their EMBA degrees. The executive coaching I provide is part of the EMBA curriculum.
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Executive and Professional Coach
Gain Your Goals, Inc. & Top Lawyer Coach, LLC
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
As an Executive and Professional Coach, I help high achievers who want to move their businesses or their professional practices to the next level. I collaborate with them to devise strategic action plans to achieve their goals, and I hold them accountable for keeping their commitments to me and to themselves. The ROI on coaching averages 137% and climbs as high as 536% when clients work with me diligently to change behaviors that are holding them back.
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Steering Committee: Women Influencing Business
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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Owner
Gain Your Goals, Inc.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
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Vice Chair
Fort Worth Zoning Commission
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)
March 1998 — March 2005 (7 years 1 month)
Served on the Zoning Commission by appointment of City Council making land use decisions that affected the entirety of the metropolitan area. Elected Vice Chair by other Zoning Commission members.
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Education
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The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
Graduate Certificate in Executive and Professional Coaching , 2003 — 2005
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The University of Texas School of Law
J.D. , Law , 1976 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Legal Research Board, UT Law School
Named Most Outstanding Oral Advocate
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University of Missouri - School of Journalism
B.J. , Journalism , 1971
Additional Information
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Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Interests:
Leadership training, public speaking, mentoring, art history, traveling, hiking, water skiing.
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Groups:
International Coach Federation,
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association,
Women's Policy Forum,
Women Influencing Business Committee of Fort Worth Chamber,
Executive Women's Dialogue Group of Fort Worth Chamber., FWHRMA
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Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin -
ABA Friends -
Texas Lawyers -
National Association of Women Business Owners -
Women For Hire -
University of Texas School of Law Alumni -
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UTD Executive and Professional Coaching Program -
Leadership for Lawyers -
Longhorn Lawyers -
Women Rainmakers -
ABA Woman Advocate Committee -
UT Dallas Executive Coaching -
Tarrant County Bar Association Women Attorneys Section -
SUE for Women Litigators
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Honors:
Vice-Chair, Fort Worth Zoning Commission
President, Women Lawyer's Association
Katy Award, Dallas Press Club Association
UPI Best Feature Award
Most Outstanding Oral Advocate, UT Law School
Martha Newman, J.D., PCC’s Contact Settings
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