Michael Edward Jarrett
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Family Law
109 West Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702
About Michael Edward Jarrett
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1987J.D.
- Honors: Board of Barristers - 1986-1987
- Law Review: Texas Tech Law Review, Associate Editor, 1986 - 1987
- Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1984B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: Dean's List
Representative Cases
- In the Interest of Pringle, 862 S.W.2d 727 (12th Ct. of Appeals 1993)
- Cleaver v. George Staton Co., Inc., 908 SW 2d 468 (12th Ct. of Appeals 1995)
- In Re: M.A.H., 224 S.W.3rd 838 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2007)
- Richardson Lifestyle Assn. v. Houston, 853 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1993)
- In Re: Bain, 144 S.W.3d 236 (Tex.App.-Tyler 2004)
- In the Interest of Pringle, 862 S.W.2d 727 (12th Ct. of Appeals 1993)
- Cleaver v. George Staton Co., Inc., 908 SW 2d 468 (12th Ct. of Appeals 1995)
- In Re: M.A.H., 224 S.W.3rd 838 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2007)
- Richardson Lifestyle Assn. v. Houston, 853 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1993)
- In Re: Bain, 144 S.W.3d 236 (Tex.App.-Tyler 2004)
Classes and Seminars
- Defensive Use of Collateral Witnesses in a Relocation Case, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Annual Trial Institute, 1997
- Essential Family Law Topics, Smith County Bar Association, 2000-2003, 2005-2006
- Relocation, The Definitive Short Course of Parent-Child Relationships, The University of Texas School of Law, 2007
- Maximizing the Take at Final Property Hearing, Texas Family Law Essentials, State Bar of Texas, 2008
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member)
- Family Law Council, governing body of the Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - Present
- Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee, 2001 - 2007
- Smith County Bar Association
- Dallas County Bar Association (Past member)
- Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - 2009
- Pro Bono Committee, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2006 - 2009
- Membership Service Committee, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2005 - 2009
- Former Chairman of the Board, Leadership Challenge
- Smith County Bar Foundation
- Lifetime Sustaining Member, Texas Family Law Foundation
- State Bar of Texas
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 60 years of experienceFamily Law, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Adoption, Divorce, Child Custody, Collaborative Law, Guardianship, Domestic Violence, Juvenile
- Family Law
- Family Law, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Adoption, Divorce, Child Custody, Collaborative Law, Guardianship, Domestic Violence, Juvenile
- 30 years of experienceFamily Law, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Adoption, Divorce, Child Custody, Collaborative Law, Guardianship, Domestic Violence, Juvenile
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
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