Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1988

Lawyer Overview

Mike DeBruin is an active, "hands-on" attorney whose creativity, attention to detail and effective communication resulted in his selection this year as one of Texas' Best Lawyers.

He is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a former member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support and Child Visitation.

Mr. DeBruin has also written articles and made presentations at family law seminars on trial skills, the tax aspects of divorce, asset tracing and the problems of child support.

For three years, Mr. DeBruin has been honored for his hard-working approach. In a survey of his peers, he has been selected a Texas Super Lawyer in a compendium of the state's best attorneys featured in Texas Monthly magazine.

Mr. DeBruin was born February 22, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A.,1977) and the South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980).

He lives in Dallas with his wife and son.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law

West Practice Categories

Family Law

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1981

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Texas Supreme Court Advisor Committee on Child Support and Visitation Guidelines (Former Member)
• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section (Board of Directors)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member)
• College of the State Bar of Texas (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Trial Skills with the Experts/Workshop, 17 Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1994
• Property Experts: Who to Hire, What They Do, What to Ask, 21st Advanced Family Law Course, 1995
• Mediation Prep: From The Advocate Viewpoint, 25th Advanced Family Law Course, 1999

Education

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1980
  J.D.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1977
  B.A.

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Tax Treatment of Property Transfers Incident to a Divorce", 1991
• "Proving and Refuting Reimbursement Claims", 1991
• Family Law in Texas, "Winning" For Your Client, 1991
• "Tax Issues of the Marital Residence", 1993
• "Problems and Pitfalls Regarding Child Support,"

Address

2311 Cedar Springs
Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75201

Phones

214-871-2727

Faxes

214-871-0196

Emails

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Websites

http://www.koonsfuller.com