Attorney Profiles

BILL DE LA GARZA

Bill De La Garza, (Member) born Asuncion, Paraguay, June 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Texas; South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Delta Theta Phi; Blue Key. Recipient of the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists Dave Gibson Award for professionalism and excellence in the practice of Family Law, 1977. Research Editor, South Texas College of Law, Law Journal, 1972-1973. Adjunct Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law, 1978. Adjunct Member and Past Member, Texas Family Law Council. Member, Texas Family Practice Manual Revision Committee, Family Law Council, 1985-. Frequent lecturer, Family Law, State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, Family Law Section, 1981; Member, Mentor Society, 1985-1990; Family Law Section, 1985; Chairman, Family Law Section, 1999-2000); Houston Bay Area (Vice-President, Programs, 1982-) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists Association (Director, 1982-1983; Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-1984; President, 1984-1985); Texas Academy of Certified Family Law Specialists (Director, 1988); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. [U.S.A.R., 2nd Lieut., 1972-1977]. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody.

DAVID M. OUALLINE

David M. Oualline, (Associate) born Houston, Texas, August 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Lamar University; University of Houston (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston, Galveston, Bay Area (President, 1986) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Business; Consumer Law; Litigation; Banking.

JO ANN CARTER

Jo Ann Carter, (Associate) born Seoul, Korea, October 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section, 1997-); State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section, 1997-). Practice Areas: Family Law.

EMMETT MOORE

Emmett Moore, (Associate) born Huntsville, Texas, March 8, 1938; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.A., 1959); St. Mary's School of Law (J.D., 1977). Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies, University of Houston-Clear Lake. Registered with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Member: North Harris County, Houston (Member, Section: Family Law) and Texas-Mexico Bar Associations. [Major, U.S. Army, Field Artillery, 1959-1973]. Practice Areas: Family Law; International Child Abduction.