MEMBERS OF FIRM
Thea M. Fabio (Partner) born March 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1987, Massachusetts. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1976); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Named: One of Top Family Lawyers, H Magazine, 2006, 2007, 2008; One of Top Lawyers in Houston, 2008, 2009. Member, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. Girl Scout Leader. Member: Houston (Member, Family Law Section) and Massachusetts Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); College of the State Bar of Texas; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists; Texas Association of Family Law Specialists. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Child Support; Post Divorce Modification; Community Property Law; Paternity; Step Parent Adoptions; Alimony; Name Changes.Email: Thea M. Fabio
Richard L. Merrill (Partner) born November 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1987, Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1975). Vice-President, Dartmouth Lawyers Association, 2002 . Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Probate; Oil and Gas, Appellate), Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Probate; Oil and Gas, Appellate); Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Oil and Gas Law; Title Examinations; Commercial Law; Mediation.Email: Richard L. Merrill
All members are members of the Texas State Bar Association.