Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Complex Marital Property Estates in Divorce
• Asset Tracing in divorce
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Asset Partition
• Child Custody
• Visitation Issues
• Post-Divorce Modification
• Mediation
• Collaborative Law
• Trial

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (all editions)
• Who's Who in American Trial Lawyers, 1989 - 2001

Published Works

• Advanced Trial Techniques - Marital Property Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1994
• Valuation of a Professional Service Practice, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Trial Institute, 1996
• Case Management, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 1996
• Advanced Trial Tactic, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, 1996
• Practical Tips for Characterization, Tracing and Reimbursement, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution Course, 1997
• Handling A Divorce Involving A Closely-Held Corporation (Valuation, Alter Ego, Jensen, And Other Claims), State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 1998
• Evaluation of Closely-Held Businesses, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998
• Strategies for division of the complex estate, New Frontiers, 1998
• Violence in Family Law Cases, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 2000
• When the Agreement Isn't Agreeable - Defending and Attacking Mediated Settlement and Rule 11 Agreements, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, 2001

Classes and Seminars

• CLE Planning Committee, Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas, 1982 - 2002
• CLE Planning Committee, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 2001
• CLE Planning Committee, Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1987 - 1992, 1997
• CLE Planning Committee, New Frontiers in Family Law Symposium, 1996 - 2000
• Co-Chair - CLE Planning Committee, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2000 - 2002
• Speaker - Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 1982, 1983, 1986 - 1988, 1990 - 2000
• Speaker - Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Advanced Trial Institute, 1987, 1988, 1990 - 1993, 1997
• Speaker - Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 1994, 1996, 1998 - 2001
• Speaker - Texas Association of Certified Accountants, Divorce Conference, 1993
• Speaker - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers November CLE, 1996, 1998

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Criminal Law, Family Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Prenuptial Agreements, Science & Technology Law