Focus
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
Family law matters in Houston
Divorce Lawyer in Houston, TX
Family Law Attorney in Houston, TX
Child Custody Lawyer in Houston, TX
Child Support Lawyer in Houston, TX
Alimony Lawyer in Houston, TX
Property Division Lawyer in Houston, TX
Contact
Phone: +17136221600
Address: One Greenway Plaza, Suite 450 · Houston, TX 77046
Background
Licensed since: 1982
Law school: University of Houston Law Center
Education: University of Kansas, B.S., 1979
Certifications: Admitted to the United States District Courts - The Northern District of Texas, The Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, The Supreme Court of Texas; Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law, 1988
Professional activity: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | Fellow since 1998 President 2019 – 2020, President-Elect 2018 – 2019, Vice President 2012 – 2018, AAML Foundation Life Time Member - present Other positions held: Secretary 2010 – 2012; National Test Committee Chair 2010 - 2011Membership Chair 2005 – 2010; Board of Governors At-Large Member 2007 - 2010President of Texas Chapter 2008 – 2009; Texas Board of Legal Specialization | Family Law Advisory Commission Other positions held: Member 2006 – 2011; Chair 2011; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists | Member since 1989; Texas Bar Foundation | Member since 1990; College of the State Bar | Member since 1993; Houston Bar Association - Family Law Section | Member since 1983Other positions held: Chair 2000-2001; Collaborative Family Lawyers of Houston | 2011 - present; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists | Board member 1999 - 2005 and 2011 - present; Member since 1989; Burta Rhodes Raborn – Family Law - Inns of Court |Master since 1998Other positions held: Chair 2003; Association of Women Attorneys |Member since1982Other positions held: President – 1987; Association of Women Attorneys Foundation | FounderOther positions held: Treasurer 1993-1999; American and Texas Bar Associations – Family Law Sections | Members since 1983; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | Fellow since 2005USA Board of Managers 2012 - presentOther positions held: Secretary 2011 – 2012; Chapter Vice President 2006 - 2011
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