Curtis W. Harrison II

Curtis W. Harrison II

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Awarded Practice Areas
Collaborative Law: Family Law Family Law Family Law Mediation
Awarded Practice Areas
Collaborative Law: Family Law Family Law Family Law Mediation
Curtis W. Harrison II
Curtis W. Harrison II
Plano, TX
Works at
Goranson Bain Ausley PLLC

37 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Curtis Harrison is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and a partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano.

With over 31 years practicing exclusively in family law, Curtis was named Best Lawyers in America's “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law Mediation in the Dallas/Fort Worth region (2022) and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Family Law, Family Law Mediation, and Collaborative Law: Family Law (2017–present). He has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2008.

He is a Master Credentialed Practitioner of Collaborative Divorce Texas, a past President of the organization, and a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. He served on the Family Law Advisory Commission of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization from 2013 to 2019 and served as Managing Partner of Goranson Bain Ausley from 2016 to 2020.

His practice focuses on collaborative divorce, family law mediation, and pre- and post-marital agreements.

Many of Curtis's clients are professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and C-suite executives — individuals who want a simpler, more cost-effective path through divorce.

Curtis earned his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University.

He is known for simplifying complex divorce through out-of-court resolution. His goal is for clients to come through divorce feeling informed, secure, and empowered to make wise choices about their future.

Works at
Goranson Bain Ausley PLLC

37 Best Lawyers awards

Goranson Bain Ausley PLLC logo

Locations

Education

  • Baylor University, J.D., Law, graduated 1994
  • Baylor University, B.B.A., Economics, graduated 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1994

Affiliations

  • Collaborative Divorce Texas - Past President
  • College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Collin County Bar Association - Member
  • Collin County Bench Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
  • Dallas Bar Association - Member
  • Family Law Advisory Commission – Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Member
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section - Member
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Family Law Mediation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law Mediation, Dallas/Fort Worth (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Collaborative Law: Family Law
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
Awards:
  • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2024

Additional Information

  • Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • Alimony & Maintenance
  • Asset and Wealth Identification & Valuation
  • Child Custody & Visitation
  • Child Support
  • Collaborative Law
  • Complex Property Divisions
  • Divorce
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Law
  • Mediation
  • Modifications
  • Paternity
  • Post Judgment Modifications & Enforcement
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Premarital and Post-marital Agreements
  • Property Division
  • Wills and Trusts

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