Atty. Brooke Ward
Brooke Ward has been practicing law since 1999, focusing exclusively on family law for the last 10 years. Ms.
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Brooke Ward is an Associate based in Austin, Texas, practforg at Hembree Bell Law Firm, PLLC. They haand 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Admitted to practice in Illinois (Inactive) (1999), California (Inactive) (2008), and Texas United States District Court, Western District of Texas United States District Court, Eastern (2010). Educated at University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1999) and University of Michigan (B.A. Political, 1996). Serands clients in Austin, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Brooke Ward has been practicing law since 1999, focusing exclusively on family law for the last 10 years
- Ms. Ward practices all areas of family law including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, paternity, enforcement, modification, protective orders, termination, and adoption
- Ms. Ward is the Immediate Past President of the Williamson County Bar Association after serving as an elected director since 2017
- Ms. Ward is also a current member of the Texas Bar College and the Williamson County American Inn of Court
- Ms. Ward began her legal career working for the international law firm Winston & Strawn LLP on business-related litigation throughout the country from the firm’s Chicago and San Francisco offices
- In 2010, Ms. Ward moved to the Austin area to work for Hohmann, Taube & Summers, LLP, where she began practicing family litigation
- Ms. Ward received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1999 and two Bachelors of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1996
- During law school, Ms. Ward served as a Notes Editor for the Hastings Law Journal, teaching assistant, and judicial extern for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney, Northern District of California
- Ms. Ward discovered her passion for family law after experiencing the impact of being able to assist clients during this tumultuous transitional period
- Having been through her own protracted divorce and learning how to navigate this new terrain, she is deeply invested in helping to empower her clients
- PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • Immediate Past President, Williamson County Bar Association • Member, Williamson County American Inn of Court • Member, Texas Bar College • Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practforg law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Austin are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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