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Carlos Gracia
Austin, TX Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Texas Tech University School of Law
Staring his legal career as a law clerk, and now a practicing family law attorney, Carlos seeks to be a zealous advocate for clients as they face their family law needs. Resolving children's issues such a custody, co-parenting, and possessions schedules are of special interest to Carlos.
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Roel Jaime Trevino
Austin, TX Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
The University of Texas School of Law
Jaime Treviño is a trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience in personal injury law. For 13 years he worked as an insurance defense attorney, which means he knows the strategies and tactics insurance companies will use to avoid paying. Serving the Austin and San Antonio areas, Jaime Treviño is passionate about fighting for Texans of all backgrounds and circumstances. He has helped personal injury victims recover tens of millions of dollars in damages from commercial vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, wrongful death, and more. Let us know how we can help you by scheduling your free...
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Zachary Seth Bidner
Austin, TX Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Zachary Bidner is a seasoned criminal defense attorney with a dedicated focus on safeguarding the interests and liberties of his clients. Zachary graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 and completed his law degree in 2013 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. With over a decade of criminal law experience, Zachary honed his skills across a spectrum of cases, from DWI to high-stakes murder trials. In total, Zachary has tried over fifty jury trials. Starting as a prosecutor in New Mexico and later in Travis County, Zachary built a solid foundation handling a diverse caseload...
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Robert Buford III
Austin, TX Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
Courtroom attorney with extensive jury trial experience in both civil and criminal cases. Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Kelly Caperton Fischer
Austin, TX Attorney with 18 years of experience
Divorce and Family
The University of Texas School of Law
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Pedro Leyva Jr.
Austin, TX Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Pedro is a personal injury attorney who handles cases throughout Texas and New Mexico. He is committed to the pursuit of justice for clients who have experienced a life-altering injury because of someone else’s negligence. His case experience includes catastrophic injuries and wrongful death cases in the oilfield and crashes involving 18-wheeler trucks and commercial vehicles.
Pedro brings a strategic advantage to his oilfield cases with first-hand knowledge after having worked in both the oilfield and in oil refineries. His dad, brother and many family members still work in the oilfield today. Pedro’s background helps him in understanding not only how...
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Keith Stewart Hampton
Austin, TX Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
St. Mary's University School of Law
TCDLA Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year 2014
Board Certified in Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, conferred and recertified since1995
Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, conferred and recertified since 2005
TCDLA Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year 2008
Austin’s Best Unsung Hero, Austin Chronicle 2007
Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly 2003-present
Best Lawyers in America 2006-present
Martindale-Hubble Highest “AV” Rating from both peers and judges
Listed in the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2007
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2006
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2005
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2004
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Leonardo Ruben De La Garza
Austin, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Immigration
Texas Tech University School of Law
My name is Leonardo De La Garza, but please call me Leo. I founded De La Garza Law, PLLC, to help protect and unite families who feel less and less secure in this anti-immigrant political world. I understand that the immigration process can be the most challenging and emotionally draining process a person will ever undergo. It is worth having the help of an experienced immigration attorney to get it right the first time.
As the son of a Mexican immigrant father and Chicana mother, I believe representing immigrants and their families is a way to give back to the...
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Chad Douglas Inderman
Austin, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Chad Inderman is a senior partner in the law firm and manages the firm’s litigation practice. Chad grew up in rural Central Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University. He has been a member of the law firm since he graduated with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law.
Chad connects with our clients in ways very few attorneys do – human being to human being – usually maintaining a lifelong friendship with the clients after their case is over. Chad’s goal in every case is to take care of our clients in their time of need. His drive to...
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Bernadette Dela Cruz
Austin, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Immigration
Texas Tech University School of Law
Welcome to my Justia profile! I have always felt the practice of law should first be the practice of authentically building relationships and understanding the needs of others.
I want to be more than your attorney. I strive to be a trusted confidant who can lead you through the turbulence and emotional strain of the immigration world. Whether you are wanting to get your spouse a green card or you run an organization in desperate need of workers, I will answer your questions with utmost honesty and ensure you have as smooth of an experience as possible. Lawyers aren't always hired...
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Kellie Bailey
Austin, TX Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
St. Mary's University School of Law
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Matias Jose Rueda
AUSTIN, TX Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Texas A&M University School of Law
I specialize in all types of Family Law cases. A substantial amount of is in traditional, litigated divorces. I prefer the former because it is (in my opinion) a less expensive and more efficient process which gives the divorcing couple the opportunity to improve their communications, settle their disputes with dignity and preserve valuable family relationships. Even in emotional circumstances, I help resolve your divorce through mediation, allowing you a strong voice in the outcome. But we are also prepared to take your case to court if that will provide the best resolution. I handle divorce cases involving a...
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Jeremy Shane Sylestine
Austin, TX Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Virginia School of Law
I've been practicing criminal law since 2004 after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. I started my career as an assistant public defender in the Texas Panhandle, where I learned to try cases of all types. I moved to Austin in 2006 to become a prosecutor at the Travis County District Attorney's Office, where I stayed for 15 years. During that time, I handled child abuse and domestic violence cases, murders, aggravated robberies, DWI, and drug possession cases. If it's a felony offense, I've seen it and worked on it. I left the DA's Office in 2021...
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Wendy B. Mills
Austin, TX Attorney with 23 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Texas A & M University School of Law
Ms. Mills is an experienced Copyright, Trademark and Business Litigation attorney providing strong representation for small and mid-sized business clients in Federal and Texas State Courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Ms. Mills is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and is Generally admitted in the Northern District of Illinois.
Ms. Mills represents Defendants and Plaintiffs in a broad range of business litigation matters, including copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, business disparagement, misappropriation of trade secrets,...
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William Taylor Morton III
Austin, TX Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
SMU Dedman School of Law
William Morton joined Pless Law Firm in 2022 as Senior Counsel with the Firm’s expansion into the Texas market. Based in the Austin office, he specializes in assisting clients with raw land and developed properties, handling due diligence matters, drafting declarations and other restrictive covenants, construction contracts, and retail and office leasing. Additionally, Bill focuses on representing clients in the acquisition and redevelopment of existing office and retail sites.
Prior to Pless Law, Bill worked in both large scale multi-disciplinary law firms and smaller boutique firms focused solely on commercial real estate. He has successfully represented developers from the acquisition stage...
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Richard Self
Austin, TX Lawyer
Business and Real Estate
University of San Francisco School of Law
Richard Self joined Pless Law Firm in 2021, bringing six years of expertise in real estate and business transactions. He began his practice working in San Francisco focusing on construction related litigation. Rich went on to receive his masters from the University of Denver in Real Estate Development and then working at a mid-size firm where he provided counsel to real estate clients in a variety of areas including drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, lease amendments, and other transactional agreements.
He currently centers his practice around assisting clients with business governance documents, negotiation of commercial leases, loan...
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David Kazen
Austin, TX Attorney with 29 years of experience
Except for the time it took to earn both undergraduate and law degrees from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, I have lived in Austin, Texas since the fourth grade. I’m proud to come from a long line of lawyers and public servants. I have spent over 20 years practicing Family Law, including divorce, complex property division, child custody, child support, collaborative law, adoptions, pre and post-nuptial agreements, family violence (Protective Orders), and virtually every aspect of the law affecting families. Since 2006, I have been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization....
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J. Riggs
Austin, TX Lawyer
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Texas Tech University School of Law
Born and raised in Texas, J. started practicing law handling multiple different areas of law including family law, criminal defense, and general civil litigation. J.’s past experiences coupled with his work ethic give him a greater understanding of the issues that arise in family law cases. Today J. deals with the following family law matters:
Divorce and Legal Separation
Child Custody/Modifications
Child Support
Domestic Violence Issues (civil)
Establishing Paternity
Same-Sex Divorce and LGBT+ Family Matters
Common Law Marriage
In his spare time, J. enjoys playing board/video games with friends, traveling the country, and exploring Austin’s ever-growing entertainment scene with his dog, Micki.
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Kevin Dow Collins
Kevin Collins focuses upon environmental crime and other litigation, counseling during grand-jury investigations, and internal corporate investigations. He practices in state, federal, and administrative courts.
Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Collins served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. As a former federal prosecutor, he has signficant experience leading government investigations and prosecuting individuals and corporations who committed crimes in several areas including environmental crime, health-care fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering.
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Anthony Charbel Choueifati
Austin, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
Anthony Choueifati graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Psychology in 2002 and from South Texas College of Law, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 2005. His 19+ years of experience plays a significant role in advising clients, whether that involves forming business entities, complex partnership agreements, contract drafting and negotiation, estate planning, or mergers and acquisitions. Anthony enjoys meeting business owners of all types and strives to form long-lasting relationships with his clients. Anthony is married, has two children, and enjoys golf and traveling.
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John McFarland
Austin, TX Attorney with 50 years of experience
Energy, Environmental and Real Estate
The University of Texas School of Law
I have practiced oil and gas law in Texas since 1975, specializing in representation of land and mineral owners. I am certified in oil and gas law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I have been employed at Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody in Austin, Texas since 1978, and have been serving as President of the firm since January 2018.
Graduated from St. Stephens Episcopal School 1968. Undergraduate Yale University 1972, JD University of Texas 1975, Clerk on Texas Supreme Court 1975-76, Justice Ross Doughty.
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Russell Scott Cook
Austin, TX Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Employment
The University of Texas School of Law
Scott Cook represents employees in a variety of employment disputes with their employers. Scott Cook is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has dedicated his career to extensive knowledge and practice in the area of employment law. His law firm, the Cook Law Firm, also focuses primarily on the representation of employees in employment law cases, ranging from disputes regarding unpaid overtime to discrimination to retaliation (and a long list of other matters). Dedicated to obtaining justice and fairness in the workplace, the Cook Law Firm continues to...
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Rand Edmund Zumwalt
AUSTIN, TX Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Nursing Home
Rand recently joined The Butler Firm after heading up the bankruptcy department at Patricia Brown & Associates, P.C. He has extensive knowledge and experience handling bankruptcy cases and enjoys finding creative ways to obtain debt relief for consumers and businesses.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Rand moved to Austin in the late-nineties to attend the University of Texas at Austin. While in college, Rand met his wife and developed a love of Austin that would stay with him for the remainder of his life. After acquiring a bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Business Administration, Rand enrolled in...
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Amanda Traphagan
Administrative and Tax
The University of Texas School of Law
Amanda Traphagan is a Texas tax attorney who has spent her entire legal career assisting taxpayers with contested tax matters. She has assisted taxpayers against the Texas Comptroller, the Internal Revenue Service, and tax authorities of other states in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts. Amanda Traphagan is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, the United States Tax Court, and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits.
Amanda Traphagan's published state tax cases include the Texas Supreme Court cases Combs v. Roark Amusement &...
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David E. Dunham
Austin, TX Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, IP, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
The University of Texas School of Law
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Mark K Kinzler
Austin, TX Lawyer with 19 years of experience
807 Brazos St., Suite 720
Austin, TX 78701
Immigration
Lewis & Clark Law School
Since 2005, attorney Mark Kinzler has successfully assisted hundreds of immigrants and their families in securing the American dream. Mr. Kinzler has represented and advised clients in a wide variety of immigration-related matters, both as private practice attorney and as the director of a major Austin-area non-profit immigration services program. He has been a tireless advocate for his clients. Mr. Kinzler has also been a staunch advocate for the rights of immigrants at both the local and national level by participating in and organizing lobbying efforts to put a stop to the harsh and inhumane effects of many current U.S....
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Margaret Marie Anderson
Austin, TX Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationAnimal, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Real Estate
University of Illinois College of Law
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Stefany A. Tewell, Hon.
Austin, TX Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Construction, Employment and Insurance Defense
California Western School of Law
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Charles A. Moster
Austin, TX Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(512) 887-4708
8911 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Suite 4200-027
Austin, TX 78759
Business, Communications, Estate Planning and IP
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Mr. Moster heads the Firm’s Oil & Gas Law Practice at our office in Midland – Odessa at the Claydesta Center (pictured below) in addition to its Intellectual Property practice with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence. He has represented top computer scientists in the field.
Mr. Moster’s experience over 33 years as an AV-rated lawyer is multifaceted. He commenced his practice as a business and litigation attorney for the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Reagan and Bush administrations focusing on industrial projects in excess of $1 Billion. He has represented Oil & Gas companies in diversified areas from production to...
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Jason Anderson
Austin, TX Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Jason Anderson is an attorney and owner of Anderson Law PLLC, a remote-first business law firm based in Austin, TX. Anderson Law acts as more than a legal advisor. Over fifteen years of experience in management consulting, law and tech supports a multi-perspective advising approach focused on identifying your goals and assisting you in making sound decisions that help you achieve them.
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Laura Ramos James
Austin, TX Attorney
Personal Injury
Baylor Law School
Laura is a licensed Personal Injury attorney in Texas. Laura graduated from Baylor Law School in 2011 (Dean’s List 2009-2011). At Baylor, she underwent the law school’s rigorous trial advocacy program, ranked third in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report. During law school, she worked at the Pastrana Law Firm (Summer 2010), Slack & Davis, LLP (Summer 2010), and the Williamson County Attorney’s Office (Summer 2010). Prior to that, she attended St. Mary’ University where she graduated cum laude with a Criminal Justice degree. She served as Judicial Intern her last summer of college at the U.S....
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Charles Russell Sablatura
Austin, TX Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Immigration
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Jeramie Jacob Fortenberry
Austin, TX Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
New York University School of Law and Tulane University School of Law
I am an attorney with a practice focused on meeting the legal needs of business owners and real estate owners and investors.
My business planning practice involves advising companies and individuals on business matters, including taxation, mergers and acquisitions, choice of entity and company formation, and corporate governance. I have also been lead attorney on several multi-million dollar business acquisitions in the Southeast.
My estate planning practice involves helping clients pay less taxes and protect their assets through the use of trusts, partnerships, closely held businesses, private foundations, and charitable trusts. I have served in various capacities with the Real Property, Trust...
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Yurbin E. Velasquez
Austin, TX Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
Yurbin E. Velasquez is a practicing attorney with more than twenty five years of experience. Yurbin is a licensed attorney in two countries: the United States and Venezuela. He also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Tulane University. He specializes in the area of Personal Injury law, working to bring his clients in Texas and Louisiana the compensation they deserve for physical or emotional trauma associated with Personal Injuries caused by the negligence of another.
Yurbin also works to advocate for the families of someone killed as the result of another's negligence or dangerous actions (wrongful death). One hundred percent...
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Harry Wade Deckard
Austin, TX Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
I spent most of my legal career as an Assistant Attorney General and became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, and became an appellate expert. Most of my time there was spent in Tort Litigation, where I defended doctors, nurses, PA's, and Medical Schools. I also tried premises and general negligence cases. Now I teach at ACC’s paralegal program and practice criminal defense, and personal injury.
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Lynne D Shelton
Cedar Park, TX Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
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Collin White
Austin, TX Lawyer with 7 years of experience
12407 N. Mopac Expy., Suite 250, PMB #104
Austin, TX 78758
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family, Probate and Real Estate
Texas A&M University School of Law
Collin White is a licensed Texas attorney who earned a B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University and later graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law.
While in law school, he attended night classes while also working full-time which afforded him the opportunity to gain practical experience working as a legal assistant in Fort Worth and Irving, Texas. After becoming licensed to practice law, he spent time in firms in Dallas, Williamson County, and Travis handling family law, probate, estate planning, and real estate matters.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time at his home in Hutto with his wonderful...
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Jeff Bradley
Cedar Park, TX Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Liberty University School of Law
Jeff Bradley has been defending the rights of the accused since 2007. After graduating from Liberty University School of Law, in Virginia, he headed north to Alaska where he worked for over a decade in criminal defense. He eventually migrated to Williamson County, Texas, where he worked as a prosecutor in the County Attorney’s Office before establishing his own criminal defense practice in Cedar Park.
Early on, he established himself as a fighter, who did his best work in front of a jury. He has completed well over 100 jury trials in cases ranging from...
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Keesha Montoya
Cedar Park, TX Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Real Estate
Golden Gate University
Divorce/Custody/Child Support, Real Estate and Business Litigation
Keesha is an attorney with years of experience helping people through high conflict divorces, child custody and related family law matters. Her caring, compassionate, and nonjudgmental style of practicing continually draws new clients to request her representation and her no-nonsense approach to solving her client’s legal issues ensures she maintains lasting client relationships.
Keesha also has twelve years of commercial real estate, investment, business development and contract negotiations experience. She advises new and established business owners through real estate transactions, commercial lease agreements, local area investment opportunities and contract disputes.
Keesha prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases...
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Jay D. Smith
Round Rock, TX Attorney with 20 years of experience
Jay D. Smith has been practicing law since 2004. After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 2001, he attended Baylor University School of Law and graduated in 2004.
He was awarded "best legal brief" in the Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition, and received recognition for being one of the top 10 speakers. After practicing in Dallas and Austin, Jay opened up his own firm in 2009.
Jay Smith devoted this firm to helping families resolve their divorce cases. He owns firms in both Round Rock, Texas and Austin, Texas.