Salado Lawyers

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...

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.

Carlos Salinas graduated from Georgetown University in 1998 and the University of Texas School of Law in 2003. He began his legal practice in California, developing a broad range of skills in family law matters while nurturing his particular interest in representing survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. His work has included marital dissolutions, pre- and post-marital agreements, child custody, child support, minors’ counsel, complex property distribution, and cases involving domestic violence. He returned to Texas in 2008, where he expanded his broad family law practice to include applications under the Hague Convention for the return of children...

My name is Dustin Fox, and I’m an attorney who helps injured people. I didn’t go to law school until I was twenty-six, but I knew before I entered I wanted to help people. I majored in Biology because I thought I wanted to attend medical school. However, after several members of my own family died because of the negligence of doctors and cancer due to chemical exposure - my Father at seventeen, and my Mother at twenty-two, I knew I had to help folks on a much larger scale. My Father, a Navy veteran, died of Agent-Orange-related cancer. My...

Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Ed Walsh has practiced law in Williamson County, Texas for over forty years.

He was elected District Attorney of Williamson County in 1976 and was re-elected in 1980 and 1984. During his tenure as District Attorney, he was twice selected as “Prosecutor of the Year” for the State of Texas.

Mr. Walsh has been in private practice in Round Rock Texas since 1986. He holds a Martindale-Hubbell peer-review rating of AV, the highest possible rating.

Mr. Walsh practices family, criminal defense and civil litigation. He has been board...

Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers 2014, 2015. Former Vice-President, Texas Creditor's Bar Association. Graduated as Tulane Senior Appellate Champion, 2002. Practices primarily in Williamson and Travis County. First-Chair trial experience in excess of 500 trials throughout Texas.

My goal is to provide high quality, ethical, and personalized legal representation to all my clients with the object of obtaining the best possible result for each and every one of my clients at a reasonable cost. The legal system can be bewildering when you do not deal with it regularly. I have been dealing with it since I was first licensed to practice law in Texas in November 1984. I can help you with your family law problem (divorce, child custody, child support, child visitation, etc.) or criminal law problem (whether you are charged with a felony,...

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...

Alfonso Kennard, Jr., is a nationally recognized attorney and trial lawyer. He is also the founding Shareholder of Kennard Law P.C. Alfonso is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Prior to establishing Kennard Law P.C, Alfonso spent nearly a decade in large national law firms representing employers. He started Kennard Law P.C to help employees take on their employers for various types of wrongdoing. Mr. Kennard earned his Business Degree in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Alfonso served as the President of the Class of 1999....

Rain Minns' litigation experience ranges from international arbitration in Hong Kong to Native American courts to jury trials in the United States. After law school, Rain clerked for Chief Judge George P. Kazen in the Southern District of Texas. She then became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, where she was recognized for her outstanding work. Rain first-chaired and obtained favorable trial and appellate verdicts in all of her cases, including the highest arbitration award in the history of her division. Rain then spent a few years at a large law firm working on bet-the-company litigation, where...

John Jose has focused his entire career on helping clients who were seriously injured and those who lost loved ones in tragic accidents. He has deep experience handling cases arising from oilfield accidents, electrocution accidents, gas explosions, construction accidents, and heavy truck collisions, and accidents involving traumatic brain injuries. Clients want John on their side during these tough times because of his compassionate nature and his exceptional trial and negotiation skills.

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.

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...

We specialize in working with community banks, assisting them in navigating the ever-shifting legal and regulatory environment while recommending strategic business options leading to new and unrealized growth opportunities. We work with small business owners to identify legal strategies that can help strengthen and grow their businesses and protect their personal assets by building more sure legal foundations, protecting branding and business offerings, identifying incentives, protecting revenue, recovering money, preparing to sell, and much more. We also have expertise providing legal services in tax incentives and non-profit organizations, navigating complicated application and regulatory guidelines and identifying legal strategies and solutions that can...

Adam Ward graduated from Texas A&M University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. While at A&M, Adam seriously considered a military career, and joined the United States Navy Reserve to test the waters. Adam eventually received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy Reserve after six years of being a weekend warrior (and two weeks a year) plus two years on Individual Ready Reserve. After college, including law school scholarship offers, Adam decided to attend The University of Houston Law Center. A successful first year, included...

After starting as a solo practitioner, Donna Peery developed her career in litigation with a federal judicial clerkship with former Chief Judge Jorge A. Solis of the Northern District of Texas. Her work representing clients in commercial litigation matters has taken her through federal and state courts in Texas and the D.C. area, in subject matters of business litigation, ERISA, and white collar criminal defense. Donna predominantly focuses on commercial and insurance coverage litigation, collaborating with clients to help them achieve their greater business goals. Donna also works with individual clients in the Federal Labor and Employment...

Mr. Oswald has handled numerous contested divorce cases, probate cases and civil lawsuits for Texas families and their loved ones. He is a native Texan and and a graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston. Mr. Oswald enjoys reading, art museums, music, film and getting outdoors for recreation and exercise. He is an avid NFL football and NHL hockey fan. He loves spending his spare time with his family and their pet dog, Geo.

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.

Tim was licensed as an attorney in 1990. He has been practicing almost exclusively as a family law attorney for most of this time. Tim became a Board Certified Family Law Attorney in 2005, which means that he has devoted a substantial amount of his practice to family law, engaging in contested trials of cases involving matters such as divorce, property division, child custody, child support, adoption, and paternity. Although Tim is an experienced litigator, and will continue to help people in court, he knows from experience, that people are better served both emotionally and financially, if they can resolve...

Serving clients in estate planning, special needs trusts, probate, guardianships, and small real estate matters, Rachel specializes in getting to know her clients’ situation and needs, forming a tailored plan, and helping clients meet their goals. Whether it’s encouraging someone through grief and the probate process, drafting sophisticated trusts and wills to provide security and efficient planning, or advocating for clients who need it, her clients appreciate her personable, straightforward, and educated approach to these sometimes hard to talk about matters. While she began her legal career as a commercial litigation associate at a large, international firm, she much prefers...

Since graduating from The University of Texas School of Law, Sam has helped guide Austin-area families through divorce and child custody cases, along with handling estate planning, probate, entity formation, general civil litigation, and consumer bankruptcy cases. Though Sam has since chosen to focus his practice exclusively on family law-- representing clients in litigated matters and also through the collaborative law process-- Sam brings a breadth of legal experience to his practice that gives him keen insight in crafting creative, functional, and cost-effective solutions to the dynamic issues of family law.

Judy is Board Certified in Family Law, a distinction that is earned by fewer than 1% of all attorneys who practice family law. Judy's primary cases involve divorce, child custody, grandparents' rights, interstate cases (including custody and visitation), modification of current orders (including child support, primary custody, and visitation rights).

Mr. Terry received his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1998, and was admitted to the Texas Bar on May 1, 1998. He was admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas in 1999 and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 2000. Mr. Terry is also licensed and admitted to the practice of law in Florida. Mr. Terry joined the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas in 1999, and served as an Assistant Attorney General, first...

Raymond Gray represents commercial property owners in property tax valuation disputes from administrative (ARB) protests thru litigation. Raymond Gray is the Texas affiliate of the American Property Tax Counsel (APTC), an affiliation of the premier property tax practitioners in North America.