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Merrilee Harmon

Family Law and Divorce Lawyer in Central Texas

46 years of experience
Family Law, Divorce, Domestic Violence
Texas

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Biography

Merrilee L. Harmon is a Family Law specialist, Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1985. Merrilee has lived most of her life in Waco. She graduated from Baylor University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in elementary education with a minor in English. Merrilee also received certificates in teaching and in the fields of language and learning disabilities and mental disabilities. Merrilee graduated from Baylor Law School in 1978 with a Juris Doctor degree and concentration in Civil Trial Law. From 1978 to 1981, she practiced Criminal Law as Assistant McLennan County District Attorney, prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases, including extensive courtroom work and jury trials in a wide range of areas, including capital murder cases. From 1981 to 1991, Merrilee practiced Civil Trial, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Personal Injury Law with the firm of Clark, Gorin, McDonald, Ragland, and Mangrum, and then as a partner of McDonald, Harmon, and Malone. She established her own firm in 1991, then joined Dunnam & Dunnam in 2007. During her years focusing on Criminal Law, Merrilee was a member and director of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and she was certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law from 1983 until 1993, when she decided to concentrate on Family Law. Merrilee is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Texas Board of Family Law Specialists and the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section. In addition to membership in the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, she is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court (Western District of Texas). In addition to Family Law, Merrilee continues to engage in the practice of Civil Trial Law, General Law, and Personal Injury Law.

Practice Areas

Family Law: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Divorce: Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

Fees

Credit Cards Accepted

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Texas
Since 1978

5th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Languages

Spanish: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Family Law Partner: Dunnam Dunnam Harmon West Lindley & Ryan LLP; 2007 - Current

Attorney-at-Law: Law Offices of Merrilee Harmon; 1991 - 2007

Attorney-at-Law: McDonald, Harmon, and Malone; 1981 - 1991

Assistant District Attorney: McLennan County District Attorneys Office; 1978 - 1981; As an Assistant McLennan County District Attorney Ms. Harmon prosecuted felony cases, including extensive courtroom work and jury trials in a wide range of areas, including capital murder cases.