Most divorces don't involve a company, commercial real estate, and complex financial holdings. Yours does. You need someone who understands both family law and the business structures that make your situation complicated.
When a marriage ends and the marital estate is straightforward — a house, retirement accounts, some savings — the legal process, while painful, is manageable. But that's not your situation.
You built a business. Or you own commercial real estate. Or there are investment portfolios, trusts, stock options, deferred compensation, and assets spread across multiple entities. Maybe you suspect your spouse is hiding assets or understating the value of what you've built together. Texas is a community property state, and the financial decisions made during your divorce will affect your net worth, your business, and your future for decades.
This isn't a standard family law matter. It's a complex financial dispute that happens to take place in a family court. And that's exactly why nearly 30 years of business litigation experience matters here.
When the marital estate is substantial — millions in combined assets, multiple properties, business interests — every decision in the divorce process has amplified consequences. I bring a litigator's strategic approach to divorce proceedings, ensuring your financial interests are protected at every step.
Texas community property law means most assets acquired during the marriage are subject to division. When those assets include a business, commercial real estate, investment portfolios, and retirement plans, the division process is anything but simple. Proper characterization and valuation of assets is critical — and it requires an attorney who understands both the law and the financial reality.
If you own a business, its value will be a central issue in your divorce. How it's valued — and by whom — can mean a difference of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. I've spent decades working with business valuations in the litigation context. I know what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to challenge valuations that don't reflect reality.
When you suspect your spouse isn't being forthcoming about the full picture — money moved to accounts you don't know about, assets undervalued, income understated — you need an attorney who knows how to follow the money. My experience in business fraud litigation directly informs how I approach asset tracing in divorce cases.
For high-net-worth individuals and business owners, a well-drafted prenuptial or postnuptial agreement is one of the most important protective measures you can take. I draft and review these agreements with a litigator's eye — because I know exactly which provisions hold up in court and which don't.
Most family law attorneys don't have decades of business litigation experience. But when the marital estate includes a business, complex real estate holdings, or significant financial structures, that experience is exactly what's needed.
I don't just understand family law. I understand the business and financial structures that make your divorce complicated. I know how to read financial statements, how to challenge a business valuation, how to identify hidden assets, and how to present a complex financial picture to a judge in a way that makes sense. That comes from nearly three decades of doing exactly this kind of work.
If you're a business owner or high-net-worth individual in the Dallas-Fort Worth area facing a divorce — or considering one — I'm happy to talk through what you're dealing with. Confidentially, directly, and without any obligation.
Every conversation is completely confidential. I respond personally.