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Marissa Barrera Morales - San Antonio, TX
6243 W. Interstate 10Suite 132 San Antonio, TX 78201
The Morales Firm, P.C.
San Antonio Family Lawyer
Overview
Marissa Barrera Morales has been practicing law since 2005 and has a wide-ranging experience in criminal law, family law and probate law. Prior to joining the Morales Law Firm, Mrs. Morales was a prosecutor for the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. As a prosecutor, Mrs. Morales tried over thirty jury trials including DWI, theft and Interference with Public Duties. Mrs. Morales left the District Attorney’s Office in May of 2008 to begin private practice. In private practice Mrs. Morales served as co-counsel on a murder case in which a jury acquitted the defendant of murder and found in favor of the lesser charge of Aggravated Manslaughter. Mrs. Morales has also been successful in DWI jury trials and continues to fight for her client’s rights in the following areas practice areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Contempt, and Adoption and CPS cases. Mrs. Morales also handles Guardianships, Heirships, Administration of Estates and Probates Wills.
Prior to attending law school, Mrs. Morales was a credit analyst for Comerica Bank in the Real Estate Lending Department. Mrs. Morales graduated from Baylor Law School in February of 2005. After law school, Mrs. Morales served as a law clerk to the Honorable Barbara Hervey of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
About Marissa Barrera Morales
Practice Areas
- Family
- Criminal Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Other Affiliations
- San Antonio Bar Association - Family Law Section, 2006 - Present (Member)
- The Texas Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
- San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, 2006 - 2008 (Board of Directors)
- Certified Guardian Ad Litem by Texas Bar Association, 2018 - Present
- Guest Lecturer – Baylor Law School, 2021
Pro Bono Activities
- National Charity League, 2019 - Present
- National Charity League - Grade Level Advisor, 2021 - Present
- Voss Cotillion Chair, 2021 - Present
- YMCA Volleyball Coach, 2018 - 2021
- Faith Formation Teacher – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2017 - 2020
- San Antonio Junior League, 2006 - 2008
Past Positions
- MARISSA BARRERA MORALES, PC, 2009 - Present
- Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney, July 2006 - May 2008
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Clerkship - Briefing Attorney, March 2005 - July 2006
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, February, 2005
J.D. - University of Texas At Austin, Austin, Texas, May, 2001
B.B.A.
Major: Finance
Minor: Spanish
Minor: Marketing
Fraternities and Sororities
- Chi Omega
Office Information
Address
6243 W. Interstate 10Suite 132 San Antonio, TX 78201
Phone
Fax
- 210-225-0821
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- 2021 Best Female Lawyer in San Antonio – Published by Scene in San Antonio
- 2020 Best Lawyers in San Antonio – Selected by Peer Recognition - Published in the Scene in San Antonio
- 2019 10 Best Law Firms – Published by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
- 2018 Life Fellow San Antonio Bar Foundation
- 2017 Top Family Law Lawyers – As Selected By Their Peers – Published in San Antonio Scene Magazine
- 2012 Top Lawyer – As Selected By Their Peers – Published in San Antonio Scene Magazine
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