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Houston Family Law Firm
Overview
Waddell Law Firm, P.C. assists clients in family law cases in Harris County, Texas and surrounding counties. The firm resolves lawsuits involving property division in divorces, children's rights, custody litigation, child support, modification of custody orders, enforcement of visitation and child support orders, paternity actions, adoptions and terminations, protective orders, and domestic violence.
Lauren Waddell, the founder of Waddell Law Firm, P.C., has committed her legal career to helping people resolve their family law matters. Ms. Waddell recognizes the struggle clients endure when facing difficult emotional issues. Waddell Law Firm, P.C. strives to accommodate the emotional impact on the client, while achieving the client's goals in the lawsuit. The firm resolves cases through trials to a judge and juries, and also through alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, arbitration, or settlement negotiations with counsel. If you are seeking legal representation with a law firm that is capable of handling a family law matter from start to finish, Waddell Law Firm, P.C. can achieve that goal.
About Waddell Law Firm, P.C.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Honors
- Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2011
- Recognized as a "Top Lawyer" by H Texas Magazine, 2010 - 2011
- Recognized as a "Top Young Professional" by H Texas Magazine, 2006 - 2009
- Fellow, Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, 2009 - 2011
Published Works
- An Interview with Justice Eva M. Guzman - Newest Appointee to the Supreme Court of Texas, Texas Women Lawyers In Brief, 2010
- Ethics Jeopardy, 2008 Texas Women Lawyers Conference
- The Amicus Attorney, (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Family Law Section Continuing Legal Education Program, 2008
- Revisions to the Texas Family Code from the 80th Legislative Session, The Houston Lawyer, Vol. 45 Number 3, November-December , 2007
- Social Studies - New, Used, and Unfamiliar Statutory Provisions , Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist Forum, Vol. 27 Issue 2, Fall, 2007
- Effective Presentation of Financial Matters - Financial Information Statements, Inventory & Appraisement, and Proposed Property Divisions, (Co-Author), Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals: Handling Financial Issues at a Higher Level, 2007
- Who Represents The Child? Not Me, lam the Amicus Attorney!, (Co-Author), Advanced Family Law Course, 2006
- "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing" - Tips from the Bench, (Co-Author), Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2005
- Family Law for the General Practitioner, (Co-Author), Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2004
- Real Estate Appraisals and Receivers-How to Use and Abuse, (Co-Author), Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2003
- The Road to Trial: An Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem's Guide, (Co-Author), Ad Litem Practice in the Family Law Courts, 309th Judicial District Court, 2003
- Newsletter Editor, Texas Women Lawyers, 2009
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Launching Your Legal Career - Tips for Success, Texas Center for Legal Ethics CLE 2011, Justice James A. Baker Guide to the Basics of Law Practice Course
- Panel Moderator, Law Outside the Loop: Tips from Judges in Surrounding Counties, South Texas College of Law 25th Annual Family Law Conference 2011
- Speaker, Focus on Legal Substance, Hot Legal Issues Roundtable Discussion: Family Law, Texas Women Lawyers 2011 Annual CLE, Project YOU! Finding Focus in Your Practice
- Speaker, The Art of Law Practice, Texas Women Lawyers 2010 Annual CLE, Artful Intelligence: Teaching Tools and Techniques for Best Lawyering
- Speaker, Multiple Choice Ethics, South Texas College of Law 21st Annual Employment Law Conference 2008, 2008
- Speaker, Testimonial Two-Step: What Work in the Court Room, Harris County Youth & Family Services Division 2008 Conference - Collaborative Wellness: What Works?
Office Information
Address
3773 Richmond Ave.#599 Houston, TX 77046
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