Lauren Melhart

Kinser & Bates, LLP

Profile

Education

Baylor / 2007

Admitted to Practice

Texas / 2007

Legal Organizations

  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists – Trial Institute, Co-Course Director (2021)- Board member (2019)- Annual Dinner, Co-Chair (2019)
  • Texas Family Law Foundation – Silent Auction Committee (2016-present)o Co-Chair, 2019
  • Dallas County Bar Association, Family Law Section- Special Events Advisor (2017)- Voting Member (2018-present)- Nominating Committee (2018-present)

CLE Presentations

  • Author/Presenter: -Every Breath You Take (I’ll Be Watching You): CPS & Divorce,” Marriage Dissolution, April 25, 2019
  • Presenter: -Procedure and Evidence Tips,” State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Pro Bono Seminar – Cleburne, April 5, 2019
  • Author/Presenter: -Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues,” Texas Family Law Practice for Paralegals Seminar, February 14, 2019
  • Presenter: -Calling Audibles – The Legislative Process and 2019 Update,” Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section Bench Bar Conference, February 8, 2019
  • Panelist: -Trial of a Custody Case,” Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation, January 25, 2019
  • Presenter: -Expert Assistance – Business Valuation vs. Jenson Claim,” American Society of Appraisers, October 9, 2018
  • Presenter: -Legislative Update,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, September 27, 2018
  • Presenter: -Understanding Retirement Benefits,” State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Pro Bono Seminar – Corpus Christi, May 11, 2018
  • Trial Participant: Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 33rd Annual Trial Institute, February 16, 2018
  • Presenter: -Enforcing the Property Division,” Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, November 2, 2017
  • Presenter: -Pursue and Defend a Child Support Case – The Basics,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, October 4, 2017
  • Author/Panelist: -Enforcing the Property Division,” Advanced Family Law 2017, August 9, 2017
  • Presenter: -Legislative Update 2017,” Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, July 12, 2017
  • Panelist: -Preparing for the Board Certification Exam,” Advanced Family Law 2016, August 2, 2016
  • Author: -Pursue and Defend a Child Support Case,” Family Law 101 Course, July 31, 2016
  • Presenter: -Family Law Practice,” UNT Dallas College of Law, February 26, 2016
  • Author: -Drafting the Jury Charge,” Advanced Family Law Drafting, December 11, 2015
  • Presenter: -Men: Child Support, Spousal Support, and Fighting for Custody,” Fort Worth Paralegal Association, June 25, 2015
  • Panelist: -Taking and Passing the Board Certification Exam,” Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Spring 2015
  • Presenter: -CPS Litigation 101,” CASA of Trinity Valley, 2009

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