Best Lawyers in Texas, United States for Family Law

Christopher M. Farish is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law. Christopher M. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Christopher M. Farish since 2014. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christopher M. Farish is held by other lawyers.

Confident, yet compassionate, Amber Liddell Alwais protects her clients, making them feel safe and secure while fighting for them from beginning to end. Amber is a staunch advocate for clients, committed to providing highly personalized legal services in all Family Law matters, including traditional and nontraditional divorce, custody issues, property division, child support, and adoption matters. Prior to joining Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, Amber had the honor of being the firs...

Laura Dale is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Her practice is concentrated in the area of family law involving high conflict divorce, high net worth property division, both domestic and foreign, property valuation, custody cases, international child abduction brought under The Hague Convention and complex multi-jurisdictional family law disputes. Ms. Dale is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a USA Delegate on the Board of Gov...

Marshall Thompson was born in Corpus Christi but has called Austin home for more than ten years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and went on to graduate with honors from The University of Texas School of Law. Marshall dedicates the majority of his practice to family law. He has handled all varieties of family law matters including divorce, child custody, paternity, child support, protective orders, post-divorce modifications and enforcements, termin...

Leigh represents clients in Family Law and Family Law Mediation matters throughout Austin, Texas. She approaches each case with care and diligence, working toward practical resolutions through trial, settlement conferences, or mediation when appropriate. As a child of divorce, Leigh understands the emotional and financial challenges families face and applies thoughtful problem-solving skills to complex legal issues. Leigh regularly handles high-conflict family law cases involving complex prop...

Kathryn J. Murphy is a Board Certified family law partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano and one of the most highly credentialed family law attorneys in Texas. She has been named the Best Lawyers in America© Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas three times — in 2015, 2017, and 2019 — a distinction awarded to only one lawyer per practice area in each community. Kathryn has also been recognized continuously in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of...

With a long-standing background in collaborative law, mediation, and litigation, Allen, Texas divorce attorney Carie Silvestri brings creativity, empathy, and strategic thinking to every matter she handles at Silvestri Family Law. She is known for listening carefully to client concerns while navigating complex family law issues with clarity and care. Carie focuses her practice exclusively on Family Law, including Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law Mediation, allowing her to devote h...

In life, nothing imparts knowledge better than experience. Having endured a high conflict divorce that ended her twenty-year marriage, Robin Rubrecht Zegen understands her client’s fears and concerns first-hand. Compassionately, but zealously, helping her clients get through the process and ready for a happy and healthy future is her main focus. With thirty years of experience Robin Rubrecht Zegen will help you identify and prioritize your goals and she will explain the options availabl...

Jeffrey Owen Anderson has a true passion for the law that was instilled in him at an early age by his father, who was also a family lawyer. Jeff had the unique perspective of following his father around the courthouse at the age of five, working in his father’s practice in high school and serving process through college. This experience developed a keen instinct in him for complex property, custody and enforcement . Jeff joined Orsinger, Nelson, Downing and Anderson, LLP in January of 2...

"Raul Sandoval is Board Certified in Family Law, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Sandoval is an experienced divorce and family law attorney helping families resolve their familial legal issues in Austin, Texas and surrounding communities. Our firm diligently works on strategic and successful cases from prenuptial agreements to custody and support plans. We listen to every detail. Having handled divorces involving complex business and property divisions, children from...

Kristiana Butler is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and a partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin. With over 13 years practicing exclusively in family law, Kristiana has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Family Law, Collaborative Law, and Family Law Mediation (2024–2025), named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Family Law (2020–2023), named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017–2023), named by Texas Super Lawyers (20...

Christopher Lambert knew from a young age that he wanted to become an attorney and practice law. He followed in his mother’s footsteps, as she practiced law for a number of years. He grew up wanting to help others through the legal process, especially those going through difficult times with family disputes. With experience in courts and with judges across the DFW metroplex and outside the DFW metroplex, Christopher has learned to think creatively. Whether he’s handling a divorce,...

D. Micah Royer III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law and Family Law Mediation. D. Micah practices law in Austin, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized D. Micah Royer III since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which D. Micah Royer III is held by other lawyers.

Ryan R. Bauerle is a Partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano, Texas, Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law (2024–2026), following inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch© (2020–2023). Ryan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and the American Bar Foundation, and is also active in the International ...

Michael Childs is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He received his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law, with a focus on civil litigation. Mr. Childs first came to the firm in 1996 as a law clerk and became an associate in November 1996. He has over fourteen years of extensive experience with complex family matters. As a litigator, his representation has included divorce, disputed property valuations and divisions of pro...

Turner Thornton is a Senior Attorney and leader of Varghese Summersett’s Family Law Division, where he represents clients in divorce, child custody, property division, and other complex family law matters. With experience handling hundreds of cases, Turner is equally comfortable negotiating a resolution outside the courtroom or advocating for his clients at trial. He takes a strategic approach to each matter, evaluating the circumstances and objectives of the family involved to determin...