G. Thomas Vick Jr. - Weatherford, TX

Weatherford Family Law Lawyer
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Updated 1/2/2012
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Vick, Carney and Smith, L.L.P.

111 York Avenue
Weatherford, TX 76086-3250
http://www.vcslaw.com

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Practice Areas

  • Family Law

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1981
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1981

Specialties and Certifications

  • Board Certified -- Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Other Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas, 2005 - 2008 (Board of Directors)
  • State Bar of Texas, 2004 - 2005 (Chair, Family Law Section)
  • State Bar of Texas, 1991 - 2006 (Member, Family Law Section Council)
  • State Bar of Texas (Member, Supreme Court Task Force to Expand Legal Services Delivery)
  • State Bar of Texas, 1997 - 1999 (Chair, Family Law Section Council Pro Bono Committee)
  • State Bar of Texas, 1991 - 1997 (Member, Editorial Committee, Texas Family Law Practice Manual)
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2004 - 2005 (President)
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Board Member, (1994-present) (Former Editor, Family Law Forum))
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Secretary 2002-2003) (Parliamentarian 2001-2002) ((Texas Chapter President 2000-2001))
  • American Bar Association ((1981-Present) (House of Delegates 1981))
  • Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation (Life Fellow)
  • Texas Family Law Foundation (Life Fellow)
  • Tarrant County Family Bar Association (Member)
  • Parker County Bar Association (Past President)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2005 - 2008 (Treasurer)

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1981
    J.D.
  • Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1977
    B.A.

Classes and Seminars

  • Course Director, 2002 Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, TX
  • Course Director, 2000 Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, TX
  • Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 13th Annual Trial Institute (1999), Las Vegas, NV
  • Assistant Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 11th and 12th Annual Trial Institutes (1997, 1998), New Orleans, LA
  • New Frontiers in Marital Property (2007), Memphis, TN

Honors

  • Named in 2003, 2004, 2005 , 2007, 2008 Texas Monthly as a "SuperLawyer"
  • Named in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993 - Present
  • Named 1993 Southwest High School (Fort Worth, Texas) Distinguished Graduate
  • Mayor, City of Weatherford, Texas 1982-1986, 1982 - 1986
  • Trustee, Weatherford Independent School District, 1995 - 2001

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Address

111 York Avenue
Weatherford, TX 76086-3250

Phones

800-483-9202
817-406-5455

Faxes

817-596-8577

Emails

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Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.vcslaw.com

Articles

Spoliation, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2008

Possession Orders, Advanced Family law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2007

Negotiation: You Can't Try Them All, Marriage Dissolution Institute, El Paso, TX, 2007

Managing Client Expectations; Trying the Property Case on a Shoestring; Top Ten Trial Tips, Nevada State Bar Family Law Course, Ely, NV, 2007

International Child Issues and the Hague Convention, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2006

When the Texas SPO Won't Work, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Addison, TX, 2006

Direct and Cross Examination, Family Law Basic Training, Dallas, TX, 2005

Legislative Update, Associate Judge's Conference, Austin, TX, 2005

Temporary Orders, Poverty Law Conference, Austin, TX, 2005

Reforming Your Client's Expectations, Legal Assistant's University, Fort Worth, TX, 2004

Life of a Grievance, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2004

Managing Client Expectations, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, TX, 2004

Dealing With the Client From Hell, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2003

Setting and Getting Fees , Marriage Dissolution Institute, Houston, TX, 2003

Setting and Getting Fees, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Houston, TX, 2003

Spoliation, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2001

Closing the File, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, 2001

Getting the Most Out of Your Discovery, The Ultimate Trial Notebook: Family Law, New Orleans, LA, 2000

Top Ten Things in a Family Law Practice, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 2000

Bankruptcy In Divorce, Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, TX, 1999

Bankruptcy Meets Family Law, University of Texas School of Law 2nd Annual Texas Marital Property Institute, Austin, TX, 1998

Working as an Expert in Family Law Cases, Divorce Conference (Dallas Chapter, Texas Society of CPA's) Dallas, TX, 1998

Divorce vs. Bankruptcy - When Worlds Collide, Farm, Ranch and Agri-business Bankruptcy Institute, Lubbock, TX, 1998

Jurisdiction, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 1998

Parent-Child Third Party Practice, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Austin, TX, 1998

Recent Federal Legislation, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1998

Creative Divisions of Property, Advanced Family Course, San Antonio, TX, 1997

Trying a Property Case on a Shoestring, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Dallas, TX, 1997

Recent Interesting Cases, College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Houston, TX, 1997

Modification of Rights and Powers of a Joint Managing Conservator, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 1996

Enforcement Workshop, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, 1996

Direct Examination in a Property Case, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 9th Annual Trial Institute, New Orleans, LA, 1995

Effective & Inexpensive Trial Tactics in a Property Case, Marriage Dissolution Institute, South Padre Island, TX, 1994

Characterization & Reimbursement, Litigation Services Conference, Texas Society of CPA's, San Antonio, TX, 1994

COBRA, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 1993

Pretrial Procedure, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, TX, 1993

Reimbursement Between Marital Estates, Community Property States Symposium, New Orleans, LA, 1993

Reimbursement, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, TX, 1992

Characterization & Reimbursement -The Basics, Marriage Dissolution Institute, South Padre Island, TX, 1992

CPA's Role in Texas Divorce and Community Property, (Co-Author with Robert Cocanower), Texas Society of CPA's, Presented in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 in Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, Waco and El Paso.

Case Law Update - Family Law, State Judicial Conference, San Antonio, TX, 1990

Family Law, Regional Judicial Conferences in Amarillo, Killeen, Corpus Christi, and Huntsville, TX, 1990

Insurance Aspects of Divorce, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course San Antonio, TX, 1990

Insurance Aspects of Divorce, Family Law for the Experienced Non-Specialist, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, TX, 1989

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