Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Veteran attorney Kevin Fuller has been selected by his peers as the Family Lawyer of the Year in Dallas. He is one of six Koons Fuller attorneys featured in Texas Best Lawyers, including Julie Crawford, Mike DeBruin, Heather King, Rick Robertson and Ike Vanden Eykel.

Mr. Fuller has also been named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Texas in Texas Monthly. He is featured among the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine and has been listed in The Best Lawyers In America publication since 1997.

Mr. Fuller is President of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and has actively promoted the use of collaborative law in divorce in the local and statewide media. He is a former Chairman of the Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, a former member of the Texas Family Law Council and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Over the past two decades, Mr. Fuller has gained a reputation as one of the state's best family lawyers. He has acquired extensive trial experience involving multi-million dollar estates, complex property issues and the custody of children.

He serves an increasing number of his clients using the collaborative law process that emphasizes settling the parties' disputes in a confidential and less adversarial atmosphere.

He is a member of The Collaborative Alliance, a consortium of attorneys who practice collaborative law in addition to traditional litigation.

Born November 16, 1958 in Santa Ana, California, he graduated from Texas A&M University (B.S. Economics, 1981) and the Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1984), where he was an associate editor of the Baylor Law Review.

Mr. Fuller served on the board of directors of the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic and helped to initiate divorce recovery classes for parents and children.

He is married to firm partner Sharla Fuller and has three sons; Hudson, Cody and Casey Fuller.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law

West Practice Categories

Family Law

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1984

Certification/Specialties

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1985 - 1988 (Member, Board of Directors)
• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1986 (Vice-Chairman)
• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1987 (Chairman)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (Member,)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1997 - Present (Member, Family Law Council)

Honors and Awards

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1997 - 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Bad Facts Custody Cases, Advanced Family Law Course, 1993

Education

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1984
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of Barristers
  
  Law Review: Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1984
• Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 1981
  B.S.

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Preparation & Cross Examination of Experts in Custody Cases, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 1989
• Drafting Decrees & Agreements Incident to Divorce, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, May, 1989
• With McCurley Strategies in Custody Cases, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 1988
• "Applying Visitation and Support Guidelines As An Advocate For Your Client,", Marriage Cissolution Course, 1990
• Drafting Decrees and Judgments in Divorce Cases, University of Houston General Practice Institute, 1991
• Drafting Decrees and Judgments in Divorce Cases, University of Houston General Practice Institute, 1992
• Dealing With The Disabled Client (Mental & Physical Disabilities, Incompetence, and AIDS),, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1994
• "A Gameplan for Selecting & Developing Witnesses,", South Texas College of Law, Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, 1994
• Child Support Guidelines: Going Over the Top and Staying There,", Advanced Family Law Course, 1997
• "Initial Client Intelligence", Advanced Family Law Course, 1998

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