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2311 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201 (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) One of the largest firms in the Southwest specializing in Family Law, Koons Fuller has been instrumental in the effort to credential family lawyers through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Firm attorneys helped craft legislation leading to adoption and revision of the Texas Family Code. Members of the firm have also chaired or served on committees dealing with changes in child support, visitation, patterned jury charges, and the rules of court. Many firm attorneys hold prominent positions in state and national legal organizations and are called upon to share the expertise with their peers through writings and lectures. Statement of PracticeFamily, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support, Matrimonial, Domestic Relations, Collaborative Law. Year Established: 1978
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Address2311 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75201, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 214-871-2727 Fax: 214-871-0196

Website http://www.koonsfuller.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesDenton, Texas: 320 W. Eagle Drive Suite 200 76201. Telephone: 940-442-66677. Fax: 940-442-6671.
Plano, Texas: 5700 West Plano Parkway Suite 2200 75093. Telephone: 972-769-2727. Fax: 972-769-0313.
Southlake, Texas: 181 Grand Avenue Suite 225 76092. Telephone: 817-481-2710. Fax: 817-481-2637.
William C. Koons (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 11, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1956; J.D., 1958). Order of Woolsack. Listed in all Editions of The Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh and Smith. Member: Dallas (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1980) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Grievance Committee, 1978-1984; Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989; Family Law Council; Chairman, Family Law Specialization Committee, 1985-1989); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Academy of Certified Family Law Specialists (President, 1983). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Texas Chapter, 1984-1985; Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1991; Charter Member); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.
Kenneth D. Fuller (Member) born Russellville, Alabama, July 27, 1932; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., 1954); Southern Methodist University (LL.B., 1962). Recipient, Sam Emison Award for Meritorious Contribution to Family Law, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1985. Chairman, Advanced Family Law Course, 1988. Member, Board of Editors, Texas Family Practice Manual, 1983-1990. Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to the Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1988. Member: Dallas (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1980), Garland and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman: Legislative Sub-Committee, Texas Family Code, 1980-1985; Family Law Council, 1983-1985; Supreme Court Advisory Commission, 1987-1993; Board of Editors, Family Law Practice, Manual State Bar of Texas, 1987-1990; Member, State Bar of Texas Committee for Drafting Patterned Jury Charges in Family Law Cases, 1987-1990); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Kenneth D. Fuller
Ike Vanden Eykel (Managing Partner) born Slayton, Minnesota, March 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drake University (B.S., 1971); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Delta Theta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1985. Assistant Notes Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1973. Member: Dallas (Member: President-Elect, 2009; President, 2010; Board of Directors, 2000; Chair, 2006) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Family Law Council, 1987-1996; Supreme Court Advisory Commission, 1987-1988; Committee for Drafting Patterned Jury Charges in Family Law Cases, 1987-1989, 1994-1995; Family Law Commission, 1988-1996; Course Director, Advanced Family Law Course, 1995); Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1999-2002); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American College of Family Trial Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Family Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Ike Vanden Eykel
Rick Robertson (Managing Partner) born Temple, Texas, May 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1978). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2009; Texas Monthly, Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2009. Co-Author: "Protecting Your Assets From a Texas Divorce," May 2005. Frequent Speaker and Author. Member: Collin County (Member, Family Law Section), Dallas (Member, Family Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Collin County Bench Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Resident, Plano Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Rick Robertson
Kevin R. Fuller (Partner) born Santa Ana, California, November 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1981); Baylor University (J.D., 1984). Order of Barristers. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1984. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2009; Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Texas, 2005-2008. Trustee, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2005 (Current President). Member: Dallas (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1988, Vice-Chairman, 1986 and Chairman, 1987, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section, Family Law Council 1996-2001). (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Collaborative Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Kevin R. Fuller
Michael R. DeBruin (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1977); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Listed: Best Lawyers in America (10 years); Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly (2003-2006). Former Member: Texas Supreme Court Advisor Committee on Child Support and Visitation Guidelines; Formerly on the Board of Directors, Family Law Section, Dallas Bar Association. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Michael R. DeBruin
Karen Blakely Turner (Partner) born Longview, Texas, March 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1988). Life Member, National Registry of Who's Who. Member: Dallas (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section). Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation; American Academy of Matrimonial Marriage. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Karen Blakely Turner
Sharla J. Fuller (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, November 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.S., with honors, 1990); University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Dean's Achievement Award, Highest Grade in Marital Property Rights. Intern, Texas Supreme Court, 1993. Selected, "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; One of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas, 2005. Co-Author: "Lone Star Divorce: What Everyone Should Know About Family Breakups in Texas," PSG Books, 2008. Member: Dallas County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; Texas Family Law Foundation. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Sharla J. Fuller
Julie Pruett Crawford (Partner) born Topeka, Kansas, July 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). State Certified Family Law Mediator. Member: Collin County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section); Texas Association of Family Law Specialists (Board Member); Dallas County Family Law Bar Association; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Resident, Plano Office) (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support; Collaborative Law.Email: Julie Pruett Crawford
Heather L. King (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, May 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1987); Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Suggested Questions, Ideas & Outlines" and "Suggested Questions, Ideas & Outlines A Focus On Children," Direct & Cross Examination, Texas Family Law. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (President, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas (Counsel Member, Family Law Section); Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association (President, 2002); College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Officer); Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court (Barrister and Officer); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Resident, Southlake Office). Reported Cases: Burmeister v. Burmeister, 52 S.W.3d 386, (Tex. App. Ft. Worth 2001, n.w.h.); In Re: KLV, 109 S.W.3d 61, (Tex. App. Ft. Worth 2003); Boyd v. Boyd Sw3d 2004 WL 455285 (Tex App. Ft. Worth 2004); In Re: Owings 2003 WL 22351856 (Tex App. Fort Worth 2003). Practice Areas: Family Law Trial and Appellate Practice; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Heather L. King
Aubrey Meachum Connatser (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, September 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Texas International Law Journal, 1999-2001. Named: Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004; Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee; Chair, Legal Lines; Board Member, Family Law Section). Fellow: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Past Co-Chair, Child Support Intervention Committee; Co-Chair, Lawyer's Against Domestic Violence Committee); Dallas Bar Association; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2006 Annette Stewart Inn of Court. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support; Collaborative Law.Email: Aubrey Meachum Connatser
Charla Bradshaw Conner (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Woman's University (B.S., Human Development, summa cum laude, 1987); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). National Dean's List. Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor Society. Speaker and Writer, Continuing Legal Education Seminars, State Bar of Texas, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, and various Law Schools. Recipient, Texas Monthly Top 50 Female Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Texas Family Law Practice Manual Form Book Committee and Texas Family Law Section Checklist Publication Committee, State Bar of Texas. Advanced Credentialed Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Collaborative Lawyer, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas. Member: Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Denton County Collaborative Law Association; Collaborative Law Institute of Texas (Charter Member); Denton, Tarrant and Dallas County Bar Associations; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Also at Denton Office) (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Family Mediation; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs).
——————————Elizabeth L. Porter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Journalism/Communications, 1993); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Author: "A No-Nonsense Guide to TRO-Hearing & Temporary Orders Hearings," University of Houston Family Law Seminar. Named, Texas Super Lawyers' Rising Star by Law and Politics, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008-2009. Member: Dallas (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Annette Stewart Inn of Court (Tribunal); Collaborative Law Institute of Texas. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Post-Divorce Litigation; Collaborative Law.Email: Elizabeth L. Porter
Jeff V. Domen (Associate) born Fullerton, California, October 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1997); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 2000). Author and Lecturer: "Estate Planning and Divorce," 2008; "Family Law Update - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You," 2008. Trained, Collaborative Law. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas, Denton, Frisco and Collin County (Director, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court; Annette Stewart Inn of Court. (Resident, Plano Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Jeff V. Domen
Kristy Sims Piazza (Associate) born Dallas, Texas March 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Chi Omega; Golden Key. Named, Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2007-2008. President, Family Law Association. Director, Jackson Walker Moot Court Board. Member, Junior League of Plano. Member: Collin County, Dallas and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Chair); Collin County Young Lawyers Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Equal Access to Justice Committee; Chair, State Moot Court Committee; Chair, Low-Income Texas Committee; Chair, Family Law Committee); Collin County Bench Bar Foundation (Board Member); Annette Stewart Inn of Court; American Inns of Court; Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; Collaborative Professionals of Dallas. (Resident, Plano Office). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Kristy Sims Piazza
Rachel H. Moore (Associate) born Arlington, Texas July 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1997); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Chi Omega. Named: Texas' Super Lawyers' Rising Star by Law and Politics, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008-2009; Tarrant County's Top Attorneys, 2008. Trained, Collaborative Law. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Tarrant County (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Association; Tarrant County Young Lawyer's Association; State Bar of Texas; Collaborative Law Institute; Northeast Collaborative Professionals; College of the State Bar of Texas; Jr. Women's Club of Fort Worth. Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.
Ashley McDowell (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1993); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1998). Member: Denton County, Colllin County and Dallas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Ashley McDowell
Ramsey Burke Patton (Associate) born Sydney, Australia, May 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Art and History, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Annette Stewart Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Ramsey Burke Patton
Clinton "Clint" Brown (Associate) born San Angelo, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., Economics, 2000; B.B.A., General Business, 2000); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2006). Beta Gamma Sigma; Golden Key National Honor Society (President, 2000). Member, Mortar Board International, 1998. Co-Author: "Husband and Wife," 58 SMU L. Rev. 2005, 59 SMU L. Rev. 1307, 2006. Co-Author: "Forming and Maintaining the Attorney Client Relationship," 2009 Advanced Family Law Course. Member: Dallas, Collin County and American Bar Associations; Collin County Young Lawyers Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyer's Association; State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section); Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Collaborative Professionals of Dallas; Annette Stewart Inn of Court. (Resident, Plano Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Clinton "Clint" Brown
Rebecca Tillery (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2003); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Dean's List. Order of the Barristers. Author: Journal of Air Law & Commerce, Winter 71:1, 2005 and Spring 71:2, 2006; SMU Law Review Survey Article, 2007. Board of Directors, Board of Advocates, 2004-2005. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Admissions and Membership Committee, Family Law Section, 2007); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Member, Judiciary Committee, Family Law Section, 2007). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Rebecca Tillery
Emily Miskel (Associate) born Long Beach, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Stanford University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2008). Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. Licensed Professional Engineer - Mechanical, California, 2005. Author: "Annual Survey of Texas Environmental Law," SMU Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 3; "Arbitration of Venezuelan Oil Contracts: A Losing Strategy?," Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, Vol. 4, No. 1. (Resident, Plano Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support.Email: Emily Miskel
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