Texas Family Law Insiders

Today we welcome Sharon Corsentino to the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Sharon is a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Prior to making the decision to devote her practice to mediation, she built a very successful family law practice working as a litigator for over 13 years throughout North Texas. Today we are going to talk to her about why med...

We’re excited to welcome Tresi Weeks as our guest today on the “Texas Family Law Insiders” podcast. Tresi is an attorney and founder of The Weeks Law Firm, PLLC in Plano, Texas, where she assists clients with estate planning, special needs planning, and special needs trusts. As an advocate for children with special needs, Ms. Weeks is passionate about helping families with loved ones with disabili...

On this week’s “Texas Family Law Insiders” podcast, we speak with Boe Bowen. Boe is the Managing Partner of the Bowen Law Firm, PLLC in Houston. He is licensed to practice in the State of Texas and is a Certified Mediator, Family Mediator, and Arbitrator that can offer his services in all Alternative Dispute Resolution Matters. Boe is also a member of the prestigious Texas Bar College. A lifelong...

We’re excited to welcome Adriane Grace as our guest today on the “Texas Family Law Insiders” podcast. Ms. Grace is the managing partner at the estate law firm of Loveland | Grace | Hurley, PLLC. in Frisco, Texas. There she primarily advises and represents clients in Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, and Social Security matters. She considers herself a mental health and disability advocate. T...

We’re excited to welcome Hunter Lewis to the “Texas Family Law Insiders” podcast. Hunter is a Partner at Duffee + Eitzen, LLP, and is the Chair of the Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association.  Today we are talking to Hunter about the Discovery process including: The new discovery rules in Texas family law How and when to use different discovery tools Avoiding abusive discovery tactics And...

Today, we’re excited to welcome Kristal Thomson to the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Kristal practices family law at Langley & Banack in San Antonio. She is Board Certified in Family Law and specializes in divorces with complex or high net worth estates and complicated custody issues. She received her JD from St. Mary's University School of Law. Kristal is currently wrapping up her term a...

Today, on the Texas Family Law Insiders Podcast, we welcome Kurt Chacon. Kurt is a native Texan, a University of Texas School of Law graduate, a collaborative divorce attorney and divorce coach.  As both a child of divorce and a parent of divorce, Kurt has seen divorce in from every possible angle. This perspective is why his goal is always to mitigate the effects of divorce on children. We sit do...

We’re excited to welcome Kathryn Hogan as our guest today on the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Kathryn is a staff and education attorney on the education team at Disability Rights Texas. She’s an advocate for students with disabilities to get appropriate educational services, including foster children in psychiatric facilities who’ve been denied education by school districts. She is a graduat...

On this episode of the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast , I speak with Jennifer Hargrave. Jennifer is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In addition, she is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Dallas Bar Family Law Section and Collaborative Divorce Texas. U.S. News & World Report has included her in their ranking of Best Lawyers...

We welcome Dr. John A. Zervopoulos, board-certified forensic psychologist and attorney to the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast . Dr. Zervopoulos assists attorneys as a consulting expert in several ways; he helps them understand mental health issues in their cases, critique the work of mental health experts, develop deposition and trial examination questions and draft briefs. He earned his J.D. fr...

This week, on the Texas Family Law Insiders Podcast, we are speaking with Mary Evelyn McNamara. She is a partner at Rivers McNamara, PLLC in Austin. From the beginning of her career, Mary Evelyn knew she wanted to represent people. In order to hone her craft in family law, she became Board Certified. She is a member of the Family Law Council for the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section.  Today we...

Today we welcome Julia Hatcher to the show. Julia has been practicing family law in Galveston, Texas, for over 22 years. She’s a Founder and the President of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys, TAFDA, founded in 2020, which is a group of statewide attorneys whose mission is to preserve and advocate for family integrity which is guaranteed by the Texas and United States Constitutions...

Today we welcome Christy Bradshaw Schmidt to the Texas Family Law Insiders Podcast. Christy has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas since 1997. After six years of working as a Family Court Counselor in Dallas County Family Court Services, she went out on her own conducting private child custody evaluations and serving as an expert consultant for attorneys. Christy also works with attor...

We’re excited to welcome Judge Marilea Lewis as our guest today on Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Judge Lewis is currently a partner at the Dallas based family law firm Duffee and Eitzen. She is board certified in family law and spent almost 25 years on the bench and has been selected as one of the best lawyers in America by Woodward White since 2013. She received her undergraduate and law deg...

In the new Texas Family Law Insiders Podcast, host attorney, Holly Draper will take you behind the scenes to discover the latest news and trends in family law in the state of Texas. In each episode, Holly will talk to an expert in family law. Guests will include family law attorneys, child custody evaluators, psychologists, mental health experts, financial experts, and others in the field. Holly i...