Susan Myres - Houston, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1982
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1979
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner

• Partner

Past Positions

• Myres, Dale & Associates, P.C., Partner, 2001 - 2010
• The Fullenweider Firm, Director, 2000 - 2001
• Pollicoff, Smith, Myres & Remels, L.L.P., Partner, 1990 - 2000
• Whitmore, Sheppard & Pollicoff, Associate, 1982 - 1990

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Family Law, Litigation, Mediation, Related Issues; Child Abuse, and Professional Responsibility

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• Supreme Court of Texas

Specialties and Certifications

• Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1988

Other Affiliations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2010 - Present (President Elect 2018-Present - First-Vice President 2017-2018 - Vice President 2012-2017 - Fellow 1998-Present - Secretary 2010-Present - Chair, National Test Committee 2010-Present - Chair, Membership Committee 2005-2010 - Governor-at-Large 2007-2010)
• International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2005 - Present (Fellow 2005-Present - Secretary 2011-2012 - USA Chapter Vice President 2006-2011)
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law Advisory Commission, 2006 - Present (Vice Chair 2008 - 2010, Chair 2011)
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1989 - Present (Member)
• Collaborative Lawyers of Houston and Texas, 2011 - Present
• Texas Women Lawyers (Vice-President, 1999; Secretary, 1997-1999; Director, 1996-1997)
• Texas Bar Foundation, 1990 - Present (Member)
• College of the State Bar, 1993 - Present (Member)
• Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1983 - Present (Member, Chair, 2000-2001)
• Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, 1998 - Present (Member, Board Member, 1999-2005; Board Member, 2011 - 2012)
• Burta Rhodes Raborn Family Law, Inns of Court, 1988 - Present (Master, Chair, 2003-2004)
• Association of Women Attorneys, 1982 - Present (Member, President, 1987)
• Association of Women Attorneys Foundation, 1993 - 1999 (Treasurer and Founder)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Texas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Texas Bar Association
• Texas Woman Lawyers

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi