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DODSON LAW FIRMPersonal Injury and Family Law Attorneys in Harris County
Are you facing a difficult family law issue in Harris County, Texas? Or have you recently been injured or lost a loved one in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence? Our Harris County family law and personal injury law firm is uniquely qualified to handle both types of legal matters.
Dodson Law Firm has years of experience representing clients across Houston and its surrounding cities and counties. Our legal team prides itself on providing communicative legal services with a holistic approach so that you get the caring family law and personal injury lawyers you need to help settle your case.
To learn more about our highly experienced and caring approach to complex legal matters, please contact us to schedule your in-depth case evaluation today.
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Are You Contending with a Difficult Divorce?
Divorce is difficult and emotional. Texas is a no-fault divorce state. What that means is that you don’t need to provide any grounds like domestic violence or infidelity in order to get a divorce in Harris County, Texas. Just the same, though, many divorces can be very challenging, especially when it comes time for working out a child custody arrangement and the division of assets.
Texas is not a 50/50 state in divorce cases. A family law judge will try to ensure that everything is fair and just. But that does not mean equal. As your Harris County family law attorneys, we will fight for the most optimal outcome for your divorce case. To learn more about how our Houston family law attorneys can assist you with your difficult family law cases, please contact us.
What Family-Related Issues Can an Experienced Family Law Attorney Assist You With?
The Houston family law lawyers of Dodson Law Firm have experience representing clients in numerous types of family law cases.
These include, but are not exclusive to, the following:
- A caring family lawyer for child support disputes.
- A request for child support or child custody modifications.
- Business matters following a divorce.
- Child custody matters.
- Divorce cases.
- Drafting and reviewing parenting plans.
- Experienced family law representation to step-parents, adoptive parents, and grandparents.
- Legal matters involving adoption.
- Marital property division and the identification of separate property.
- Mediation and arbitration.
- Paternity tests.
- Post-nuptial agreements.
- Prenuptial agreements.
- Spousal support (also known as spousal maintenance in Texas and alimony in other states).
Our Harris County, Texas, family law lawyers provide caring and respectful legal representation to clients going through difficult family-related legal issues. A lot of us have been in the same shoes you’re in now, so we understand the value of having a legal representative who cares and who gets it. With the Dodson Law Firm family, you can rest assured that your case is in good hands.
Attorney Wendi Dodson has more than 25 years’ professional experience in such fields as property management, facilities management, disaster restoration, contracts management, and paralegal litigation support services. She has worked on both plaintiff and defense firms in family law, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, motor vehicle accidents and corporate compliance. Wendi has completed coursework and training as an insurance adjuster, all lines in Texas; insurance estimating and claims writing in Xactimate, elevation and interior estimating with Xactimate, fundamentals of water loss and damages, adjuster, property, casualty and surety training, and mold remediation contractor licensure.
Of Counsel to Dodson Law Firm, PLLC is Attorney Aimee Stritchko. She graduated from Clear Lake High School at the age of 16 years old and went on to attend Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, where she graduated with a BA in Political Science. Aimee later attended law school at St. Mary’s University School of Law and was the youngest graduate in their history in May 2017.
While in law school Aimee was a staff writer for The Scholar, St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice.
Mr. Avery L. Ayers is a native Houstonian, raised in the North West, Harris County neighborhood of Jersey Village. He is a proud graduate of Jersey Village Senior High School class of 1985.
His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). Mr. Ayers just completed an Associate Degree in Paralegal/Legal Assistant from the Houston Community College System.
Savannah Mathews is a legal assistant with the Dodson Law Firm PLLC. She assists with general administration, call intake, and case preparation. In addition, screens potential clients for legal eligibility for criminal record expunctions or nondisclosures.
Savannah received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a Minor in Legal Studies from Sam Houston State University in 2020. Additionally, she is currently in the last year of her Master’s in Public Administration Degree with a focus on Government Affairs and Non-Profits, from Sul Ross State University in Texas
Cianne Jimenez is a law clerk in her second year of law school at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in Criminal Justice and a paralegal certification from the University of Miami. Cianne worked at the New York County District Attorney’s office in New York City as a trial preparation assistant working on a variety of cases from misdemeanors to felony homicide.
Amanda is a paralegal at the Dodson Law Firm. She handles client intake as well as general administration.
Amanda earned her Bachelor’s in Sociology and Spanish from Hollins University in 2012. She earned her Master’s in Sociology from George Mason University in 2014. Recently, Amanda completed the Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Paralegal Certificate program in early 2023.
Attorney Kelly P. Joseph, a Native Houstonian, was born and raised in Houston Texas.
He served in the United States Air Force before owning his own successful furniture and interior design company. He earned 2 Bachelor’s Degrees, from the University of Houston, majoring in Psychology and Sociology. He then earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence JD, from South Texas College of Law in Houston Texas.
Can Our Lawyers Help You with Your Personal Injury Case in Harris County, TX?
Dodson Law Firm has years of experience providing highly qualified legal counsel to clients with personal injury claims.
If you or a loved one have been injured through no fault of your own, you should not be the party responsible for expensive medical bills, property damage, and other expenses related to your personal injury accident. Indeed, you deserve justice. That justice can feel far out of reach when you are dealing with an injury or grieving the loss of loved ones. That’s why it’s important to retain Houston attorneys to represent your personal injury insurance claims.
As your legal representatives, our personal injury legal staff will contend with lawyers representing the defendant, negotiate with Difficult insurance companies, and take your case through the labyrinthine legal system in pursuit of financial recovery. All the while, you will be allowed time to rest and recover from your injuries and losses.
Why Choose Dodson Law Firm for Your Personal Injury and Family Law Matters?
Why Choose Dodson Law Firm for Your Personal Injury and Family Law Matters?
What Sort of Compensation Could You Recover with a Personal Injury Claim?
With a strong personal injury insurance claim, it is possible to recover compensation for your injuries and other losses. This financial settlement will come in the form of economic and non-economic damages.
Your economic damages may help compensate you for the following:
- Funeral, memorial, and burial expenses in the event of a wrongful death.
- Lost income earning capacity.
- Lost wages.
- Past medical bills and future medical expenses.
- Physical therapy expenses.
- Property damage.
Your non-economic damages can help compensate you for the following:
- Disability.
- Disfigurement.
- Emotional distress.
- Loss of companionship or consortium.
- Lost quality of life.
- Mental anguish.
- Pain and suffering.
- Wrongful death.
While you are not legally required to retain counsel for personal injury cases in Harris County, Texas, it is nonetheless highly recommended. Not only can we help maximize your compensation, but we can take the burden off your shoulders while you recover.
Contact Us to Schedule a Confidential Consultation Today
Our Harris County, TX, family law and personal injury law firm is located in beautiful Houston. You will find our law offices 12 minutes from Tranquility Park, 22 minutes from Hermann Park, and 24 minutes from NRG Stadium. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is a short 22-minute drive away from our Houston, Texas, family law and personal injury law office.
Dodson Law Firm is uniquely qualified to handle both your family law issues and personal injury cases. If you retain us as your family law lawyers, we can also be there should the worst happen, and you suffer an injury or lose a loved one in a wrongful death accident. This complete and comprehensive legal vision of our law firm makes us highly qualified to represent you in several different types of family law, personal injury, and business scenarios. We encourage you to contact our Harris County, Texas, law firm to discuss your legal matters with our team of attorneys and legal staff so that we can better understand how we can help you through this challenging time.
You may contact us at 713-597-7141.
DODSON LAW FIRMHow are child custody disputes decided?
If you and the other parent cannot agree on a child custody arrangement, it may be necessary to bring your case to court. Here, your attorneys will work tirelessly to provide valuable legal help for you and your case as you pursue the most optimal outcome. A family law judge is directed to always act in the best interests of the children. A TX dedicated family law attorney can help present your case in a better light.
What is an uncontested divorce?
Uncontested divorces are where both spouses enter into divorce proceedings in agreement on all the important terms of the divorce. This may include agreeing on property division, child support, the allocation of any outstanding debts, visitation rights and parenting plans, and spousal maintenance (if any). Contested divorces, on the other hand, happen when the spouses cannot agree to terms and must either mediate or litigate the legal issues. Our lawyers have experience in both contested and uncontested divorces, as well as other divorce-related practice areas.
Is mediation a favorable alternative to divorce litigation?
Divorce litigation can be ugly. It drags secrets out into the open, often brings out the worst in one or both divorcing spouses, can take a long time to resolve, and frequently costs a lot of money. Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) wherein a neutral third party (the mediator) sits in on negotiations between the parties and attempts to help them find common ground. It is often wise to bring your divorce lawyer into mediation so that they can help remind you of your rights and responsibilities.
Is Texas a ‘community property state?’
Texas is a community property state. This means that the majority of the property you acquired during the course of your marriage (including real estate property, financial assets, and personal property) belongs to both spouses. There is such a thing as ‘separate property,’ however. Separate property may be assets owned or acquired by an individual before they enter into a marital union. Other separate property assets may be gained during a marriage but were acquired via an inheritance or a personal gift. Your divorce attorneys will help fight for what’s yours.
Is spousal support ordered by family law courts in every divorce case?
Spousal support (or spousal maintenance) may be provided from one spouse (usually with more financial means) to the other spouse after a divorce. Until fairly recently, Texas family law judges had no authority to order spousal support or alimony in divorce cases. Now, in special cases wherein a divorcing spouse shows that they are unable to support themselves financially after a divorce, spousal support may be court-ordered. But no, spousal support is not required in every divorce case. If you are fighting for or against spousal support, it would be wise to hire legal help to represent your best interest in and out of the courtroom.
How can a TX compassionate personal injury lawyer prove that my car accident wasn’t my fault?
The first thing you must do after a car crash is to seek emergency treatment from medical professionals. Then, exchange insurance information, speak to the police, and call a personal injury attorney. Your legal representatives will deal with insurance claim adjusters while gathering the evidence needed to prove your car accident case. Valuable evidence for your case may include:
- Debris collected at the scene of the crash.
- Expert testimony from a car crash reconstructionist.
- Eyewitness testimonies.
- Medical records, including those from before the car collision.
- Photographic evidence.
- Police reports.
- Psychological assessments.
What if I’m partially responsible for causing my motor vehicle accident?
Texas is a ‘modified’ comparative negligence state. What this means is that it is possible for more than one party to hold blame for causing an accident. Under our modified rules, you cannot hope to recover a settlement if you are more than 50% negligent or otherwise responsible for causing the accident. Dodson Law Firm will fight to protect your rights.
I live far away and have a busy schedule. Can we schedule a virtual consultation?
Yes, absolutely! We’ve all had to adapt to changes ever since the pandemic, and one of those changes has been a growing comfort with virtual consultations. Whether you arrive in person or want to do your initial consultation online, we would be happy to help you. Remember, you’re under no obligation to retain our services after the consultation if you feel that we are somehow not the right fit for you and your case.
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