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Orsinger, Richard R.
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, since 1992
Lawyer Overview
One of the best-known and most well-respected Family Lawyers in Texas, Richard Orsinger was recognized in 2007 as the state's top Family Lawyer in Texas Lawyer newspaper's Go-To Guide, which is published every five years. In 2009, Richard was honored among all Texas lawyers as one of the state's Top 10 attorneys by Law & Politics Media. He also has been named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas in the Texas Super Lawyers list since 2003 . Among his other accolades, he has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in Family Law every year since 1987 and in Appellate Law since 2007. Richard earned the Best Family Law CLE Article of 2009 Award from the State Bar of Texas. In 2003, Richard was awarded the prestigious Sam Emison Award by the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists for his accomplishments in Family Law. He received a State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation in 2001 for innovative leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence for continuing legal education. The same year, Richard earned the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section's Dan R. Price Award for outstanding contributions to Family Law. Richard was honored with the Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education from the State Bar of Texas in 1996, and has garnered four State Bar Certificates of Merit. He has planned and directed many State Bar's Continuing Legal Education courses, and chaired the State Bar's Continuing Legal Education Committee for two years. A frequently sought-after lecturer, Richard speaks on Family Law, appellate procedure, contract law and evidence law matters in Texas and around the United States. He has authored more than 200 continuing legal education articles and has authored law review articles since 1982, as well as a 900-page treatise on Texas appellate procedure for Bancroft-Whitney Co. He was Chief Editor of the State Bar Family Law Section's Expert Witness Manual, and was editor-in-chief of the State Bar of Texas' Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court manual. Richard has extensive experience in jury and non-jury trials in courts across Texas. He also handles Family Law matters in appellate courts. He has appeared in most of Texas' 14 Courts of Appeals and has secured two reversals from the Supreme Court of Texas. He is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization reserved for lawyers with extensive experience in jury trials. Richard handles complex property disputes, as well as other Family Law litigation, including child custody cases. Richard is licensed to practice law in all Texas state district courts, as well as Federal District Courts in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a 1975 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, and earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in economics from the University of Texas in 1972. He has been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law since 1980 and Civil Appellate Law since 1987.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Civil Appellate Law
West Practice Categories
Family Law, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Certification/Specialties
- Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1980
- Board Certified Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member & Former President)
- Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate)
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
- Houston Bar Association (Member)
- San Antonio Bar Association (Member)
- Supreme Court of Texas (Member, Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure)
- Supreme Court of Texas (Chair, Rules 16-165a Subcommittee)
Honors and Awards
- Ranked in the Top 10 of all Lawyers in Texas by Texas Monthly Magazine and Law & Politics Media, 2009
- State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Award for the Best Family Law continuing legal education article, 2009
- Top Family Lawyer in Texas, Texas Lawyer's Go-To Guide, 2007
- Top Five Family Lawyers in Texas, Texas Lawyer's Go-To Guide, 2002
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 1987 - 2009
- Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law, 2007 - 2009
- Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media, 2003 - 2008
- Top 100 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers / Law & Politics Media, 2003 - 2008
- Top 50 Central and West Texas Region Lawyers, Texas Super Lawyers / Law & Politics Media, 2004 - 2008
- Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Super Lawyers / Law & Politics Media, 2003
- Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2009
- Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2006 - 2007
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Sam Emison Award, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2003
- Association for Continuing Legal Excellence Best Program Award, 2002
- Dan R. Price Award, State of Texas Family Law Section, 2001
- State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation, 2001
- Gene Cavin Award, For Excellence in Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Texas, 1996
- State Bar of Texas Certificates of Merit, 1995-1997, 2004
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist: "Predicates and Objections Every Lawyer Should Know and Use", Houston Bar Association, 5th Annual Family Law Institute, 2002
- Moderator: "International & Cross Border Issues", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, 2002
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1975
- University of Texas, Austin, TX,
1972
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Articles
Published Works
- "The Road Ahead: Long-Term Financial Planning in Connection With Divorce", Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006
- "Hot Topics in Litigation: Restitution/Unjust Enrichment", Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006
- "Recent Developments in the Daubert Swamp", Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, 2005
- Editor-in-Chief, Texas Supreme Court Practice Manual, State Bar of Texas, 2005
- Pearls of Wisdom from Thirty Years of Practicing Family Law, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2004
- Trends in the Supreme Court, State Bar of Texas' Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court, 2004
- Recent Developments in Family Law, Judicial Section Annual Conference Spring Training, 2004
- Hot Topics in Family Law, State Bar of Texas' Judicial Section Annual Conference, 2004
- Supreme Court Trends, State Bar of Texas' 18th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, 2004
- Those Other Texas Codes: Things the Family Lawyer Needs to Know About Codifications Outside the Family Code, State Bar of Texas' 30th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, 2004
- Pre-Trial Motions: Daubert /Robinson, State Bar of Texas' Annual Meeting: Ultimate Trial Notebook, 2004
- Admissibility of Fact, Lay Opinion & Expert Witness Evidence, State Bar of Texas' 4th Annual Advance Expert Witness Course, 2004
- Special Problems Admitting Business Records Containing Expert Evidence, State Bar of Texas' 4th Annual Advanced Expert Witness Course, 2004
- The Right Stuff: Choosing Expert Witnesses, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, 2004
- Family Law Updates, Texas Center for the Judiciary Winter Regional Conference, 2004
- A Guide to Proceedings Under the Texas Parent Notification Statute and Rules, South Texas Law Review (co-author), 2000
- Chief Editor and Author: Expert Witness Manual, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, Vols. II & III, 1999
- Obligations of the Trial Lawyer Under Texas Law Toward the Client Relating to an Appeal, South Texas Law Review, 1999
- Asserting Claims for Intentionally or Recklessly Causing Severe Emotional Distress in Connection with Divorce NewsAlert (republished), Texas Family Law Service, October & December, 1994, February 1995
- Asserting Claims for Intentionally or Recklessly Causing Severe Emotional Distress in Connection with Divorce (republished), American Journal of Family Law, 1994
- Asserting Claims for Intentionally or Recklessly Causing Severe Emotional Distress in Connection with Divorce, 25 St. Mary's Law Journal 1254, 1994
- Texas Civil Appellate Practice, 6 McDonald, 1992
- Characterization of Marital Property, Baylor Law Review Symposium (co-author), 1988
- Fitting a Round Peg Into A Square Hole: Section 3.63, Texas Family Code, and the Marriage that Crosses States Lines, 13 St. Mary's Law Journal 477, 1982
- Over 200 continuing legal education articles, See http://www.orsinger.com/publications.shtml
Office Information
Address
5950 Sherry Lane
8th Floor
Dallas, TX 75225
Phones
(214) 273-2400
Faxes
(214) 273-2470