Appointments & Policies

Our initial consultations are an hour, as I find we cannot begin to explore the dynamics of your case in any less time.  I try to set initial consultations the same week of the inquiry, and in the event that we cannot due to me being in trial or a prospective client's booked-up schedule, I will triage consult over the phone for emergencies and time sensitive issues, including after hours and on weekends.

Every client has my cell phone number.  I do text and am responsive during delicate situations; however, e-mail, meetings, and the telephone are the preferred ways to discuss substantive strategy on your case.

To schedule an appointment, please call me at (512) 905-4893.  l ask all prospective new clients to fill out our New Client Questionnaire, found under Forms & Resources in these pages, and to kindly provide all court papers, correspondence, and other relevant information in advance of our meeting. 

A WORD ABOUT TECHNOLOGY (Updated April 2023)

Electronic presentation of evidence, and in many instances, remote video hearings, are here to stay.  Video conferencing technologies make collaborating with clients faster and easier than ever.  No longer does one need to drive across town, park, and truck around a box of documents.  Meetings over video conference allow us to talk face-to-face, to review documents, listen to recordings and watch videos, look at photographs, play with maps, check out websites, work on spreadsheets, and draft out your goals and objectives together in real time.

I recommend that family court clients have a computer, a strong Internet connection, a tested and true camera set up, and interference free microphones for participation in video conferencing.  I've written an article to help with some of that set up.  Look in my Insights column for the Malcolm Bucknall portrait of Willie Nelson.    

Electronic evidence used in court is generally required to be presented in PDF format.  I recommend that clients become familiar with Dropbox, Adobe for creating, writing on, and sharing PDF documents, and Zoom screen sharing.  There are many good tutorials on YouTube and working with me will also be good practice for when it comes time to use this technology in court or in a deposition. 

When we talk, we will look at everything relevant together and I will answer all your questions.  Please be prepared to e-mail or share screen with your court papers and other pertinent evidence you'd like to discuss.