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After receiving her JD, Meredith pursued policy work in San Francisco and Washington D.C.  She then worked as a trial attorney for six years at the Legal Aid Society of New York, Juvenile Rights Practice in New York City Family Court where she handled child protective, adoption, visitation, custody and other family law matters. She also served as agency counsel for a New York based adoption agency. Meredith now directs her own civil law practice based in Austin, Texas focused in the areas of adoption, family, custody, divorce, and wills.

Marshall Sales is an Austin lawyer that handles family law cases in Texas. My mission is to serve my clients in the most effective and ethical manner.

Lisa was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her mother was a special education teacher and her dad was a city bus driver. Lisa was raised by parents who taught her the value of integrity and hard work. She’s the first in her family to become a lawyer and strives to meet the values taught to her by them from an early age.. Lisa first lived in central Texas while attending St. Edward’s University in Austin. Her desire to help others led her to graduate with honors with a degree in psychology, but she knew she wanted to follow another path. After much thought and deliberation, Lisa applied to law school and was awarded a merit scholarship to attend Saint Louis University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri. Once she began law school, she competed as part of the Hispanic Law Students Association Moot Court Team and was inducted to Phi Delti Phi’s Honor fraternity where she served as Vice President.. Lisa always knew that Texas would be home and moved back the day after her law school graduation. Her background in psychology and trials competitions led her to practice family law. Almost immediately after being licensed, Lisa was in the courtroom representing clients in family law cases. She even co-chaired her first jury trial after being licensed only a month.. In the years that have followed, Lisa has successfully represented clients in all aspects of family cases. Through her own personal and professional experiences, Lisa has seen the difficulties parties face in in the legal system when fighting to protect their family, their rights, and their assets. Lisa strongly believes that all parties should have a voice in family law litigation and should strive to come to pragmatic resolutions in each case.. Whether it is a negotiated settlement or in-courtroom trial experience, Lisa is a dedicated and experienced advocate. Lisa represents clients in custody, child support, property disputes, divorces, and annulments.. Lisa is an active member in the local legal community and serves as a board member in several non-profit community service organizations. She has been interviewed and quoted in numerous publications.

Andrew's law practice focuses on criminal defense and family law representation.. He aggressively investigates, examines, and challenges the state’s evidence to defend the community he grew up in. He fights for his clients by pursuing pre-trial motions to exclude testimony, suppress evidence and if possible, dismiss the charges.. If you are preparing for a divorce or have been recently served divorce papers, the we are ready to help you take action. Choosing an attorney with the right balance of compassion for your concerns and aggressive representation of your rights and interests is imperative to an outcome in your favor.

I consider myself to be a settlement specialist.  I am one of very few family law specialists who will mediate for clients who don't have individual attorneys.  I also promote Collaborative Law (a process that allows divorcing couples to reach agreements that fit their family without going to court) in my practice, and I have been a leader in the Collaborative Law movement in Texas and the nation.  My interest in finding a better way to help people get through the divorce process comes from 20 years of litigation practice. During this time it became clear to me that the adversarial competition that is set up by the court system has few, if any, benefits for the clients, and fewer for their children. I felt frustrated by the fact that, while I could get people through the court system, there were no tools that allowed me to meet their overall needs. I believe there are processes that fill this void, so I have limited my practice to mediation, Collaborative Law, and drafting Marital Property Agreements.

Alyson is a family law attorney in Ausitn, Texas, including Travis County, Hays County, and Williamson County. Alyson serves clients in a wide range of complex family law matters—obtaining resolutions in trial, or by working toward creative and workable agreements. Alyson has earned a reputation for her dedication, hard work, and commitment to helping her clients achieve their goals. She is committed to providing exceptional service to her clients in a professional an ethical manner.

Leslie Hume  is a 1978 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. She has been board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1991. Since her first mediation training in 1991, Leslie has assisted many other attorneys in her work as a mediator. She has also worked as a collaborative lawyer since 2003.. In May 2016, Leslie Hume accepted a position as Program Officer for the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.

Richard Gray graduated from the University of Texas in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a minor in Business.  He then attended Baylor University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor in 2010.. Since 2010, Richard has been practicing in both general business litigation and family law. Richard has represented clients in a variety of general litigation matters including breach of contract, covenants not to compete, corporate buy-outs, construction defect cases, lease agreements and defamation, to name a few. In family law, Richard has focused his practice on all areas including divorce, modifications, enforcements, custody issues and disputes, child support and drafting of marital agreements, including pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.. Richard has focused his career on zealously advocating for his clients by assisting in the settling of all litigation and family law disputes and trying to minimize conflict and costs for his clients.. Despite Richard’s dedication to settling his cases for his clients, he is no stranger to a courtroom and advocates zealously for his clients by being a voice for them in the courtroom.. Richard represents clients in family law litigation cases, including divorce actions, property characterization, reimbursement claims and all child related issues including custody and child support. Richard also represents clients in modification and enforcement of existing family law orders, including modifying and enforcing child support and conservatorship issues. Richard represents clients in need of emergency protection orders and temporary restraining orders in situations involving family violence. Richard also assists clients in drafting and review of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property agreements.. Richard also represented the lead Plaintiff (Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition) in the most recent school finance litigation which was argued to the Texas Supreme Court in September of 2015.

Luemara Wagner is an attorney, mediator and practitioner of collaborative law with Hunter Wagner PLLC in Austin, Texas. Her practice focuses on family, immigration and international law. She is also vice president of the Enlightened Family Justice Institute, a non-profit organization seeking to evaluate and transform the way the justice system interacts with families during divorce. She holds a JD (with honors), LLM in International Law, and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also received a certificate in Latin American Studies from the Lozano Long Institute. She attended the Harvard Negotiation Institute and Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers where she received training in Mediation, Negotiation, Advanced Negotiation, and Deal Design and Implementation. She has a bachelor's degree in economics with additional studies in computer science from the Catholic University in Brazil. She currently serves as Council Member for the International Law and Collaborative Law Sections of the Texas State Bar. Prior to her law career, she managed international projects for Deloitte Consulting and international marketing for Dell Computer. During her professional and educational life, she has lived and worked in several countries and developed a keen interest for the role of culture in shaping behavior, beliefs and interests during negotiation. A native of Brazil, Luemara is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian.

Law Office of Rachel Moyle, PLLC specializes in family law, and handles all aspects of family law matters in Austin, Travis County, Williamson County and Hays County.  We are committed to providing each of our clients with experienced, knowledgeable and effective representation.  Our team understands that each case is unique, and we offer a candid, thorough and compassionate approach in meeting the individualized needs of our clients.. Our firm has extensive experience in negotiating and litigating issues involving child custody, child support, paternity, property division, spousal support, modifications and enforcement actions.  We understand that some issues can be resolved effectively through mediation, while other issues require court intervention to protect our clients’ interests.  Whether your case can be finalized at mediation or requires trial, we will work closely with you to achieve an efficient and favorable resolution.

Lauren Doughty is a graduate of Baylor University School of Law.  At Baylor, Lauren was a member of the Order of Barristers, a finalist in the Dawson & Sodd, P.C. Moot Court Competition and Vice President of the Student Bar Association.  She received the W. Frank Newton Best Brief Award for the 2011-2012 academic year and interned for Justice Bob Pemberton of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas, the Texas General Land Office, and the Texas Attorney General’s Office.. Lauren graduated from the Texas A&M University honors program with a degree in Political Science and double minors in Business and Psychology.  She graduated summa cum laude and was awarded membership in Phi Beta Kappa, a college honors society accepting approximately 1% of graduates.. Growing up in Austin, Lauren attended Westwood High School, where she was a member of the swim team.  In her spare time, she enjoys boating on Lake Travis, traveling, and watching college sports.

Kacy Dudley is a Board Certified Family Law Attorney specializing in high conflict cases.  She has been named to the list of 50 Up-And-Coming Women Attorneys, the 100 Up-And-Coming Attorneys, and a Rising Star from 2015 – 2019. Kacy is a proud native Austinite, and is married to her partner of 17 years, Trey Dudley.  They have three children.

Michael A. Araj is an experienced family law attorney that has nearly a decade’s worth of experience in the courtroom handling custody, visitation, and divorce matters. Michael provides a compassionate and professional approach presenting his clients’ cases in a prepared and persuasive manner.Michael obtained two Bachelor degrees from the College of William and Mary, one in Government and one in Economics. His unique economic background has informed his divorce law cases. While there, he enjoyed membership in both Phi Alpha Delta prelaw fraternity as well as Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity.After working as an IT Consultant for a year, Michael attended law school at Creighton University where he was vice justice and then justice of the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. He also worked hard to obtain two concentrations offered by the school, one in criminal law and one in litigation.Since 2011 when Michael first began practicing law, he has spent most days inside a courtroom or preparing cases to be in front of the court. In 2015, Michael also became a guardian ad litem to assist the court where he would advocate for the best interest of children in particular cases assigned to him. As a result, Michael has a unique perspective to assist his family law clients by understanding what guardians ad litem look for in a case.. Michael has been representing clients exclusively in family law in the Austin area since 2020.

Jaynie N. Badgett is an experienced family law litigator with results and advocacy at the forefront of her goals for every client. With more than five years of courtroom and litigation experience, Jaynie’s dedication for zealous advocacy is unparalleled, both inside and outside of the courtroom. In addition to her experience as a practicing trial lawyer, while in law school, Jaynie served as Vice President of the Board of Advocates. She was also a fierce competitor on the mock-trial team, enjoying many victories.. Jaynie launched her career as a successful family law litigator in San Antonio, and now is an up and coming attorney in Central Texas at Cofer & Connelly, PLLC. She is involved in numerous professional and philanthropic organizations, while advocating for her clients in all areas of family law including high-conflict custody and property disputes. Jaynie is also a skilled and knowledgeable adoption attorney.

With nearly two decades of legal experience, Attorney Matthew Meese has the in-depth knowledge and insights your case needs to help you protect your future and work toward the outcome that best benefits his clients. As the founding attorney at the Law Office of Matthew J. Meese, PLLC, he has earned a reputation as the Austin divorce and family law attorney clients can trust. If you face issues involving family law, business development, or estate planning and probate, call their team today to schedule a consultation and get started on planning your case. You do not have to fight your legal challenges alone. Call now.

Michael Burnett has been included by Texas Super Lawyers in the Top 100 attorneys in Texas, a very rare and prestigious distinction. Michael is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and he focuses his practice on complicated, high asset marital estates and significant and contentious custody cases.. Michael is an experienced trial lawyer in the areas of both family and commercial law. He spent his first decade of legal practice in complex commercial and business litigation, giving him a unique advantage in dealing with marital estates involving valuation, tracing, and characterization issues. Michael is the only family lawyer in the Austin area to be named to the Top 100 attorneys in Texas. In addition to being named as a Top 100 attorney in Texas, Michael is listed in the 2015 - 2017 editions of the The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White for his work in the areas of Family Law and Commercial Litigation. Michael has also been selected by Thomson Reuters to the Texas Super Lawyers every year from 2011 to 2016, and in 2015 & 2016 was additionally honored as one of the Top 50 Central/West Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters. And this year Michael was the only family lawyer in Austin to be included in Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 attorneys in Texas.