Cindy Diggs

Cindy Diggs

Super Lawyers®

Diggs & Sadler

Divorce Lawyers in Houston, TX in Houston, TX

Houston, TX346-641-0108
DivorceProperty & Asset DivisionAdoptionFamily LawPaternityLGBT Relationships

Education

Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1984
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • Honors: Order of Barristers, Member
  • Honors: National Moot Court Team, Member
  • Honors: National Mock Trial Team, Member
  • Honors: Advisory Board of the Houston Urban Debate League, Founding member
  • Law Review: The Texas Law Review, Associate Editor

Non Legal Education

  • Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1981
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Founder

Classes and Seminars

  • Speaker, The Breast Cancer Symposium of the Health Law Section and Women and the Law Sections of the 2013 Annual Texas Bar Association Meeting. Dallas, Texas. June, 2013
  • Preserving Evidentiary Error in Family Cases, paper prepared for and presented at the NBI seminar, November 2012
  • Divorce by the Numbers: Tracing, Valuation and Tax Questions, paper prepared for and presented at: CPE Seminar, 2009, Houston, Texas
  • Family Law Evidence, paper prepared for and presented at: Family Law Conference: February 3-4 2005, South Texas College of Law
  • Speaker, Trial Issues in Custody Cases, 2000 and 2001, NBI seminar
  • Speaker, Federal and International Law Governing Parental Rights & Responsibilities, 2000 and 2001, NBI seminar
  • Speaker, Enforcement By Contempt of Custody and Visitation Orders, 2000 and 2001, NBI seminar

Published Works

Articles

  • Author, Trial Issues in Custody Cases, 2000 and 2001
  • Author, Federal and International Law Governing Parental Rights & Responsibilities, 2000 and 2001
  • Author, Enforcement By Contempt of Custody and Visitation Orders, 2000 and 2001
  • Author, Do I Need a Prenuptial Agreement, Article
  • Author, Visitation for Children Under Three, Article
  • Author, Standard Visitation, Article
  • Author, Winter Holiday Visitation, Article
  • Author, Divorce and the Holidays, Article

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1984
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
  • Specialties and Certifications
  • Board Certified in both Family Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

  • Texas Bar Association (Member)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2012 - Present (Member)
  • National Board of ABOTA, 2016 - Present
  • International Academy of Family Lawyers (Member)
  • IAFL's National Board, August 1, 2017 - Present (Board member)
  • Houston Bar Association (Member)
  • Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (Member)
  • Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (Member)
  • State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (Member)
  • Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
  • Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, Family Law Section (Member)
  • Texas Association of Civil Trial (Member)
  • Appellate Specialists (Member)
  • Texas Association of Family Law Specialists (TAFLS) (Member)
  • Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2001 - 2002
  • Association of Women Attorneys in Houston (Past-president)

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