KATHRYN LANIGAN PRUITT

Kathryn Lanigan Pruitt is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and was selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly Super Lawyers in the area of family law in 2011. She has tried family law cases before judges and juries, including divorce, property division, custody, custody modification, termination and enforcement cases. She also prepares premarital and postmarital agreements. Kathryn has written family law articles for the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, and UT CLE.

Kathryn's clients have commended her as "awesome in the courtroom" and "well-prepared." She also brings a wide range of experience to her family law practice. After graduating cum laude from South Texas College of Law in 1993 and serving as an Articles Editor on the Law Review, she worked as the law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson. Subsequently, she prosecuted and defended lawsuits arising from injuries to persons and property for several years before focusing her practice in the area of family law.

Admitted to the Bar: 1993, Texas

Practice Areas: Family Law
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1993, cum laude

Selected for Inclusion:
Texas Monthly Super Lawyers 2011
Texas Monthly Super Lawyers--Rising Stars Edition 2007
Texas Monthly Super Lawyers--Rising Stars Edition 2006
Texas Monthly Super Lawyers--Rising Stars Edition 2005

Honors and Awards
J.D., cum laude; South Texas Law Review, Articles Editor; Order of the Lytae; voted Outstanding Third Year Student by Faculty

Professional Affiliations
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation
The Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Texas Family Law Foundation
Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Denton County Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section

Publications
Co-author and presenter with Robert N. Udashen, Where Family Law and Criminal Law Collide: Electronic Eavesdropping, Family Violence, and Child Abuse, Chapter 10, UT CLE Parent-Child Relationships Course (January 2009).

Presentation with Thomas P. Goranson, Demonstrative Evidence-Creative Presentation of the Family Law Case, Chapter 5, UT CLE Family Law on the Front Lines Conference (June 2007).

Author and presenter, Discovery of Medical and Psychological Information, or How to Avoid HIPAASTERIA, UT CLE Family Law on the Front Lines Conference (June 2006).

Co-author with Thomas P. Goranson et al., Speaking in Codes: What a Family Lawyer Should Know about the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 45, State Bar of Texas 32nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course (August 2006).

Author and presenter, DBA--Family Law Section Case Law Update for May, June, and July 2005.

Co-author with Harry L. Tindall, Family Law Legislative Update, DBA Headnotes, August 2005.

Co-author with Angeline Lindley Bain, How to Deal with the Difficult Lawyer, DBA Headnotes, February 2005.

Co-author with Angeline Lindley Bain, Dealing with the Difficult Lawyer, Chapter 36, State Bar of Texas 30th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (August 2004).

Co-author with Thomas A. Greenwald, How to Prepare for and Handle the Prove-Up of an Uncontested Divorce, DBA Headnotes, June 2004.

Co-author with Thomas A. Greenwald, How to Prepare for and Handle the Prove-Up of a Default Divorce, DBA Headnotes, June 2004.

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Law Clerk - Erin E. Chancellor

Erin is currently in her second year at SMU Dedman School of Law, and has worked as a law clerk at the firm since August of 2011. Erin discovered her passion for family law while working for a small firm in Midland, Texas, and pursued that passion last summer while interning for Judge Dennise Garcia in the 303rd Family District Court in Dallas County. Erin is a staff editor for the SMU Law Science and Technology Law Review. She is active in DAYL, where she serves as the 2010-2011 SMU Law Student Representative. She is also the secretary of the Longhorn Bar Association.

Erin was born and raised in Midland, Texas, and she graduated from the University of Texas-Austin in 2007. She worked in entertainment in Los Angeles for several years before deciding to attend law school.