Michael Edward Jarrett - Tyler, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1987
    J.D.
    Honors: Board of Barristers - 1986-1987
    Law Review: Texas Tech Law Review, Associate Editor, 1986 - 1987

• Non Legal Education

  • Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1984
    B.A.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• Defensive Use of Collateral Witnesses in a Relocation Case, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Annual Trial Institute, 1997
  
• Essential Family Law Topics, Smith County Bar Association, 2000-2003, 2005-2006
  
• Relocation, The Definitive Short Course of Parent-Child Relationships, The University of Texas School of Law, 2007
  
• Maximizing the Take at Final Property Hearing, Texas Family Law Essentials, State Bar of Texas, 2008

Representative Cases

• In the Interest of Pringle
  • Citation: 862 S.W.2d 727
  • Court: 12th Ct. of Appeals
  • Year: 1993
• Cleaver v. George Staton Co., Inc.
  • Citation: 908 SW 2d 468
  • Court: 12th Ct. of Appeals
  • Year: 1995
• In Re: M.A.H.
  • Citation: 224 S.W.3rd 838
  • Court: Tex.App.-Texarkana
  • Year: 2007
• Richardson Lifestyle Assn. v. Houston
  • Citation: 853 S.W.2d 796
  • Court: Tex. App.-Dallas
  • Year: 1993
• In Re: Bain
  • Citation: 144 S.W.3d 236
  • Court: Tex.App.-Tyler
  • Year: 2004

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1987
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994

Other Affiliations

• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member)
• Family Law Council, governing body of the Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - Present
• Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee, 2001 - 2007
• Smith County Bar Association
• Dallas County Bar Association (Past member)
• Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - 2009
• Pro Bono Committee, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2006 - 2009
• Membership Service Committee, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - 2009
• Former Chairman of the Board, Leadership Challenge
• Smith County Bar Foundation
• Lifetime Sustaining Member, Texas Family Law Foundation
• State Bar of Texas