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James Nygaard, Attorney at Law

James Nygaard, Attorney at Law - McKinney, TX

Family Law Lawyers in McKinney, TX

212 E. Virginia Street McKinney, TX 75069

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  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 27 Years 
    Experience

McKinney Family Law Firm

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law 100%

Litigation: 85%

Firm Information

Overview

At the law office of James Nygaard, Attorney at Law, we dedicate our practice to helping families through some of the most difficult and emotional legal challenges they may ever face.

Focusing exclusively on family law, our law firm's founder, James Nygaard, serves clients in Collin, Grayson, Denton, Tarrant, Dallas, Hunt, Fannin and counties throughout Texas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

  • Divorce litigation
  • Divorce mediation
  • Child custody and support issues
  • Paternity determinations
  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Property division
  • Adoptions
  • Protective and emergency orders
  • Contempt hearing
  • Common law marriages

Backed by more than 19 years of legal experience in family law, Mr. Nygaard possesses the extensive knowledge and resources required to protect your rights and best interests, as well as those of your children, to help you reach agreements that are in line with your goals. We want to empower you to make the best informed decisions about the matters that affect your case, and we are fully committed to helping you secure a brighter future for yourself and your family.

Regardless of how complex or challenging your needs, you can trust us to deliver comprehensive solutions as efficiently as possible, and we will remain by your side throughout all legal proceedings to ensure we've done all we can to support you in your difficult time.

To find out more about how James Nygaard, Attorney at Law, can best serve you and your family, you can contact our law office, or visit our website to schedule an appointment for a free initial consultation.


Awards and Honors

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Honors

  • Life Time Member, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Texas Rising Stars Super Lawyers, 2007

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  • By Christy G. on Nov. 08, 2022
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    This firm is a joke I hired them for a 14 year common law divorce. I spoke with Mr.Nygaard once during the consult. Over the next year I emailed , called and could never get anyone till I started sending not so nice emails. Then they fired me as a client . On grounds i couldnt be reached which was lies I emailed Janet several times with my new email address my new phone number even told her that I was living with my ex and that I needed something to happen pretty quick I was tired of living there and things were getting bad and Janet proceeded with sending me email stating that they were going to fire me as a client because they cannot reach me the court date that does she sent to me did not match the court date that was at the courthouse so she told me that the court was on 27 day but in reality it was on the 17. The day before on the 16th she called me and emailed me my ex's final offer. Which no problem getting ahold of me that day. They are sneaky and hard to get ahold of they took my money and done nothing they said we had mediation but never did.

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McKinney, TX

212 E. Virginia Street
McKinney, TX 75069

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Phone: 214-733-8044

Fax: 214-279-0099

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Website: https://www.nygaardfamilylaw.com

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-5:00, Fri 9:00-1:00

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