I have worked for many years directly in the courtroom setting, either as an assistant district attorney, a lawyer appointed by the courts to represent parents and children embroiled in courtroom battles, or as a lawyer representing individuals in divorces and custody disputes.

Because I see that the court process is almost always traumatic for all parties, with costs that mount ridiculously high and emotions that escalate out of control, I have embraced all dispute resolution processes that allow people to exercise control over their own case. In line with this philosophy, I now mediate CPS cases and wholeheartedly endorse collaborative law. I am also a City of Dallas associate municipal court judge, where I pledge to resolve all disputes as efficiently as possible within the confines of the law.

My goal with the Law Offices of Jennifer S. Goldman, P.L.L.C. is to use this experience to help people resolve family conflicts in the most streamlined, respectful and financially responsible way possible. Because my clients believe that the welfare of their children necessitates them being civil to their spouse/significant other/relative, they tend to value communication, creativity and flexibility. Ultimately, they believe that their future, as well as the child's future, is more important than the past.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Adoption
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Collaborative Law
• Child Welfare/CPS Matters
• Mediation (CPS Cases)

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1995

Education

• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1995
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1992
  B.A.
  Major: English
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• College of the State Bar of Texas
  Member
  
  
• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
  Member
  
  
• Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
  Member
  
  
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  Member
  
  
• Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Group for Families
  Member