Paula Larsen - Dallas, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1979
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• 303rd Family District Court, District Judge, 1994
• 302nd Family District Court, Associate Judge, 1983 - 1993

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Asserting Community Property Claims/Complex Trust Issues, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2002
  
• Speaker, Tax Traps/Tax Tricks and the Complex Property Case, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, State Bars of Texas, 2000
  
• Speaker, The Child as a Witness, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2000
  
• Speaker, Stock Options Where Are We Now?, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999
  
• Panelist, Impact of the New Rules of Discovery, State Bar of Texas, 1998
  
• Panelist, Handling the Big Money Case, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1998
  
• Speaker, The Art of Persuading the Judge, 18th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 1995
  
• Panelist, Persuading the Judge, Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995
  
• Speaker, The Estate Planning/Divorce Interface, 18th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, 1994
  
• Speaker, Making the Judge's Job Easier: Practical Suggestions for Improving Your Performance in the Preparation and Trial of a Family Law Case, Solo Firm Section, Dallas Bar Association, 1994
  
• Speaker, Appearing in a Family Court Proceeding as an Expert Witness: Meeting the Judges Expectations, Divorce Conference, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1994
  
• Speaker, Discovery Workshop, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1991 - 1993
  
• Speaker, The New Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993
  
• Speaker and Author, Effective Use of Experts in the Collaborative Law Process, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2008
  
• Speaker, Death after Divorce, 32nd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, 2008

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1980

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1985

Other Affiliations

• Fellow American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
• The Collaborative Alliance
• Pattern Jury Charge Committee
• Texas Bar Foundation
• Dallas Bar Foundation
• State Bar of Texas, 1999 - 2008 (Family Law Council)
• State Bar of Texas, 2003 - 2005 (Chair, Public Information Committee)
• State Bar of Texas (Chair, Webcast & CLE committee, 2006)
• State Bar of Texas, 1989 - 1993 (Judicial Liaison, Family Law Council)
• State Bar of Texas, 1991 - 1995 (District 6 Grievance Committee)
• State Bar of Texas, 1995 - 1996 (Director, District 6)
• Dallas Bar, 1995 - 1998 (Board Member, Family Law Section)