Janet McCullar
Top rated Family Law attorney in Austin, Texas
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Adoption,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
Education Qualification:
Whittier Law School
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Adoption,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
8310 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Bldg 1, Suite 350Austin, Texas, 78731
First Admitted: 1992, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.kirkerdavis.com/attorney/janet-l-mccullar/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Directors and Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Family Law Section (2008 to present)
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member
- Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, President
- Austin Bar Association, Member
- Texas Family Law Foundation, Texas Chapter, Member
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Member
- Texas Bar Foundation, Austin Bar Foundation, Member
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist
- Travis County Family Law Advocates
- Texas Bar Foundation – Sustaining Life Fellow
- Travis County Women Lawyers Foundation
- Austin Bar Foundation – Sustaining Fellow
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Family Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Arts: Crossmen Productions, Inc.
- Faith Based: Society of St. John, The Evangelist
- Faith Based: Annunciation Maternity Home
- Faith Based: Our Faith, Our Legacy Campaign
- Faith Based: Catholic Services Appeal
- Faith Based: Assembly of Catholic Professionals
- Faith Based: Diocese of Austin, Texas
- Health: Temple Free Clinic
- Health: People’s Community Clinic
- Health: Wounded Warrior Project
- Health: Imagine A Way
- Arts: The Cadets
- 2003 Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Arts: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Arts: Austin Symphony Orchestra
- Arts: Blanton Museum of Art – Directors Circle
- Arts: Youth Education in Arts (YEA!) – Board of Directors (2012 – present)
- Legal/Social: University of Texas Center for Women in Law
- Legal/Social: Impact Austin, women’s philanthropy
- Legal/Social: SafePlace for Domestic Violence
- Legal/Social: Austin Gives
- Legal/Social: Helping Hand Home for Children
- 2003 Woman's Advocacy Project Public Interest Award
Honors/Awards:
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Fellow, 2008
- Best Lawyers, 2012
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law – 2011, 2012, 2013
- Robert W. Calvert Inn. American Inns of Court – Master (2012 - present)
- Martindale-Hubbell – “AV” rating
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Educational Background:
- B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1982
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “International and Domestic Jurisdiction Issues,” Family Law on the Front Lines, Austin, Texas, June 2011.
- “Termination and Step-Parent Adoptions,” Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, Houston, Texas, December 2010.
- “Marital Property Agreements: And You Know It Don’t Come Easy,” 2009 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, June 2009.
- “Different Ways to Trace Separate Property,” New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, Napa, California, October 2008.
- “Proving Economic Contribution and Reimbursement Claims,” 30th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, El Paso, Texas, May 2007.
- “Temporary Orders: Yes, It’s Really a Trial – How to Get Prepared,” 32nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August 2006.
- “Factors and Issues Judges Use in a SAPCR Case,” 29th Marriage Dissolution Institute, Austin, Texas, April 2006.
- “Business Evaluation in Small Estates,” Family Law on the Front Lines, Galveston, Texas, June 2005.
- “I’ve got a Divorce in My Guardianship Case!,” Guardianship and Advanced Elder Law Course, Dallas, Texas, March 2003.
- “Defending a Respondent in a Child Support Enforcement Matter,” Trial Tactics in Family Law Cases Involving HIV/AIDS, AIDS Services of Austin, Austin, Texas, November 2000.
- “Family Limited Partnership Basics,” State Bar Section Report: Family Law, Volume 2000-2, Spring 2000.
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