I’ve wanted to be a lawyer since I was a kid. I remember visiting my uncle at his law practice and later watching him in court once he became a judge. That led me to law school and family law, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized how important my calling is to someone going through what you are going through. I had to experience my own divorce, hire an attorney, re-marry and then have my own kids. Since then, I’ve been a better lawyer and matured into the advocate that I am today.
My upbringing prepared me to deal with all kinds of clients. I got to grow up all over the world and met all kinds of people from many different cultures and backgrounds. I learned about discipline and loyalty from my father (a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps) and about the devotion that should be dedicated to your family from my mom. I did grow up in a divorce bubble though, since my parents are still happily married, and I lived in military base neighborhoods where everyone was married. A good bubble to be sure, but not one that prepared me for this profession.
After graduating from high school on a military base in West Germany in 1998, I went to Texas A&M, and then graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1996. While in law school, I worked 30 hours a week to make ends meet. My first job as an attorney was at a large medical malpractice defense firm in Austin where I learned professionalism and attention to detail. I learned what should be valued in life when the lawyer in the office next to me was killed in a car accident one day, leaving five young children fatherless.
Most of all, I learned that I wanted to work with my own clients in my own way and left that firm to start my own firm. I have never looked back and went straight into divorce and family law in 1997.
Several years later, I married. To the outside world, it seemed like we had the world at our feet. Appearances can be deceiving, and marriage can be difficult. We divorced a few years later and it was a turning point in my life. Before that time, I had not experienced what my clients were living. Now I had. I married again and two children followed. I now know what a parent feels when they walk into my office. I know the fear, love, anger, and confusion they can carry when faced with a family crisis.
Brian is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Experience
• Partner, Walters Gilbreath, PLLC, 2014—Present
• Partner, Walters & Turquand, LLP, 1997—2008
• Associate, Davis & Davis, PC, 1996—1997
• Law Clerk, Davis & Davis, PC, 1994—1996
• Law Clerk, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 1994—1994
• Law Clerk, Office Of The Attorney General Of Texas, 1993—1993
Honors
• Client Choice Award, Avvo, 2013, 2016, 2019
• Top Contributor Award, Avvo, 2013—2014
• Super Lawyers – Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2005
• Board Certification in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003
Philanthropy
Supporting
• Evan E. Worthing High School HISD
• Top Ladies of Distinction
• Washington Chapel MBC's Adopt-a-Family from disasters
Leaderships
Speaking Engagements
• University of Texas Mock Trial, Mock Trial Tactics, 2002
• University of Texas, Opportunities in the Legal World, 2000
• University of Texas School of Law, Family Law Updates, 1996
Publications
• Texas Attorney General Publications, A Guide to Texas Child Support Law, 2004
Associations
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Member, 2016 – Present
• Houston Bar Association, Member, 2013—Present
• State Bar of Texas, Member, 1996—Present
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member, 2003—2019
• Austin Bar Association, Member, 1996—2014
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Member, 2003—2008
• Williamson County Bar Association, Member, 2000—2008
• Young Lawyers Club, Officer, 2005—2007
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, Member, 1996—2006
