Lauren E. Waddell Divorce & Family Law Attorney in Houston, TX

Divorce Lawyer in Houston, TX

Family Law Attorney in Houston, TX

Child Custody Lawyer in Houston, TX

Child Support Lawyer in Houston, TX

Property Division Lawyer in Houston, TX

Divorce Mediation Attorney in Houston, TX

Phone: +18326045164

Address: 3773 Richmond Ave., Suite 599 · Houston, TX 77046

Website: https://www.waddellfamilylaw.com

Licensed state: Texas

Licensed since: 2002

Law school: South Texas College of Law Houston

Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., Management & Economics), 1998

Certifications: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Arbitration Training Institute, 2018; Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Professional activity: Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Board of Editors (2023-2025); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation, Board of Directors (2021-2025); Assistant Secretary (2025-2026); Board Member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation (2021-2025); Chair of the AAML Foundation Fundraising Committee (2025); Board Member of the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (2021-2025); Treasurer (2024-2025); State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section, Member; Texas Women Lawyers: President (2013-2014); President-Elect (2012-2013); Vice-President (2010-2012); Secretary (2009-2010); Board of Directors (2006-2010); Newsletter Editor (2007-2009); Association of Women Attorneys, President (2017), President-Elect (2016), Board of Directors (2013-2015), Vice President of Membership (2013-2014); Association of Women Attorneys – 2014 Premier Women in Law Honoree; Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section President (2015-2016), President-Elect (2014), Secretary (2012, 2013), Board of Directors (2009-2013); Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, Fellow; Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow; International Academy of Family Lawyers, Fellow; Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law, American Inn of Court (2006-2025); Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, Member (2007-2024); Board of Directors (2021-2025); Treasurer (2024-2025); Secretary (2025-2026); HYLA Leadership Academy (2006-2007); Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member (2007-2025); Newsletter Editor (2024-2025); The College of the State Bar of Texas, Member (2010- 2025); AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell (2013-2025); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow (2012-2024); Chair of the AAML Publications Committee (2023-2025); Chair of the AAML History/ Photo Committee (2020-2022); Vice Chair of the AAML History/ Photo Committee (2018-2019); Houston Young Lawyers Association; Co-Chair of HYLA Car Seat Safety Campaign Committee (2007-2008)

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