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Alexander, John E.
McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing
5950 Sherry Lane
8th Floor
Dallas, TX 75225
Phone: (214) 273-2400
Fax: (214) 273-2470
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
John Alexander has an extensive background in the practice of Family Law. Board certified in Family Law since 1984, his experience encompasses divorce and modification cases. A special focus of John's practice has been his work in child-related cases involving questions of custody, possession and access, the allocation of parental rights, and, more recently, cases involving domicile restrictions and relocation.
He has written numerous articles on Family Law topics and has been a guest speaker at Family Law seminars throughout Texas and Mexico.
John began his Family Law career in 1979 when he assisted Mike McCurley in the revision of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual published by the State Bar of Texas and utilized by most Texas practitioners. As a member of the revision committee, he assisted in two subsequent revisions to the manual.
For most of his career, John practiced in Irving, Texas, where he served as president of the Irving Bar Association and the North Texas Family Law Specialists' Association. He also has been an active member of the Dallas Bar Association family law section, previously serving a three-year term on its board of directors.
John is a graduate of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where he was a member of the Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 1974. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, in 1979. John is married to Susi Alexander and has one stepson.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
West Practice Categories
Family Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1979
Certification/Specialties
- Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (Member)
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
- Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association (Member)
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member)
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court (Master)
- Irving Bar Association (Former President)
- North Texas Family Law Specialists' Association (Former President)
Honors and Awards
- Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media, 2004 - 2008
- Meritorious Service Award, Irving Bar Association, 1986
Classes and Seminars
- "Communication Avoids Conflict", Summer Bar Seminar, 2000
- "The Texas Rules of Evidence and Child Hearsay", Summer Bar Seminar, 1998
- "Enforcement: Is Your Order Worth the Paper It's Written On?", Summer Bar Seminar, 1997
- "Defending Bad Facts Custody Cases - Some Lessons Learned the Hard Way", Summer Bar Seminar, 1996
- "Survival Across the Trinity - Practicing in that Other Country", Summer Bar Seminar, 1995
Education
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1979
- Austin College, Sherman, Texas,
1979
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Biology
Articles
Published Works
- "Survival Across the Trinity - Practicing in that Other County", Summer Bar Seminar, Cancun, Mexico, 1995
- "Defending Bad Facts Custody Cases-Some Lessons Learned the Hard Way", Summer Bar Seminar, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1996
- "Enforcement: Is Your Order Worth the Paper It's Written On?", Summer Bar Seminar, Los Cabos, Mexico, 1997
- "The Texas Rules of Evidence and Child Hearsay", Summer Bar Seminar, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 1998
- "Communications Avoids Conflict", Summer Bar Seminar, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 2000
Office Information
Address
5950 Sherry Lane
8th Floor
Dallas, TX 75225
Phones
(214) 273-2400
Faxes
(214) 273-2470