About
Chris A. Spofford is a Family Law Lawyer in Houston who has been protecting the rights of men, girls and kids in Texas Family Law topics for more than 30 years. Over that point, he has handled lots of divorce and Family Law instances. He has outstanding himself during severe courtroom trials in addition to innovating in options to circle of relatives law litigation, consisting of divorce mediation and collaborative circle of relatives regulation.
Board Certification: Board Certified with the aid of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993; recertified, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013
Admitted to the Bar: 1986, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 1985
College: University of Houston, B.B.A., cum laude, 1981
has membership: State Bar of Texas, member of the Family Law Section; College of State Bar of Texas; Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; and the Burta Rhodes Raborn American Inns of Court
Leadership: Served as director at the board of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section from 1998-2001; past president of the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists and served at the board for that organisation from 1996 till 2004; and served at the board of administrators for the Houston Lawyer Referral Service
Recognitions:
Earned the difference of being a Super Lawyer as posted in Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers
One of Houston’s Top Lawyers by way of HTexas Magazine (2007-16)
Top Lawyer in Houstonia Magazine (2015)
Top Lawyer in The Dallas Morning News (2016)
Completed mediation schooling 1993 with the Lawyer-Mediator Institute; mediated greater than 500 own family law cases and facilitated a settlement in more than 90 percent
Among the first in Texas to learn in collaborative family regulation, Jan. 2000. Participated in numerous Family Law cases the use of the collaborative version. He is a member of the International Association of Collaborative Professionals and member of the primary Houston Collaborative Law practice group
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Location
Legal Issues
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
Costs
Certificates
Texas State Bar
Languages
- Spanish
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
Educations
Graduation year: 1985
Graduation year: 1977
