Personal Mission Statement:
“I firmly believe that, equipped with the right team of collaborative professionals to guide you, you and your spouse will be able to negotiate an agreement that is more creative, more beneficial, and more satisfying than anything a perfect stranger in a black robe could devise.” – Curtis Harrison
Although Curtis is very comfortable advocating in front of a judge or jury on behalf of his clients, he recognizes the collateral harm caused by a judicial system that was never designed to resolve family disputes. Additionally, most divorces and family law matters eventually settle out of court anyway. That is why he works hard from the very beginning of a case to help clients resolve their family law disputes collaboratively.
Curtis is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been named as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters each year since 2008. Curtis currently serves on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Family Law Advisory Commission and has served on the Collin County Bench Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. He is also the Past President of Collaborative Divorce Texas (www.collaborativedivorcetexas.com).
Curtis is a graduate of Baylor University School of Law. He is licensed by the Texas Supreme Court to practice in Texas State courts and has been admitted to practice in the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Collin County Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association. In addition, Curtis serves on the Board of Directors for the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas.
Areas of Practice:
- Adoption
- Alimony & Maintenance
- Asset and Wealth Identification & Valuation
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Child Support
- Collaborative Divorce
- Complex Property Divisions
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Mediation
- Modifications
- Paternity
- Post Judgment Modifications & Enforcement
- Powers of Attorney
- Premarital and Post-marital Agreements
- Property Division
Published Works:
KDFW Fox 4 – Good Day TV segment, titled, “Modern Divorce Trends,” featured an interview with attorney Curtis Harrison about co-parenting, how the emotion aspects of divorce affect one’s logical thinking and decision-making, and knowing your attorney’s approach and style (video).
KERA radio segment on Collaborative Divorce, explores the less-messy divorce, and emerging trends in litigation, with a team of experts including attorney Curtis Harrison, mental health professional Linda Solomon and financial professional Scott Clarke. Click here to hear the radio segment featured on Think with Krys Boyd.
Contributor, “Getting the Case Started,” Collaborative Law—Start to Finish, TexasBarBooks, March 2014
Author, “Facing Divorce in an Uncertain Economy,” Huffington Post, February 5, 2011
Author, “Dealing with Christmas Custody Games,” Huffington Post, December 24, 2010
Author, “Is There a Minimally-Invasive Divorce?” Huffington Post, December 13, 2010
Author, “Logic Doesn’t Drive the Divorce Train,” Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, October 15, 2010
Author, “Getting Your Case from Zero to 60,” Collaborative Law Spring Conference, January 2010
A Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings, National Business Institute, November, 2008
Education:
- Baylor University School of Law
- Baylor University
Presentations:
What is Attachment Theory and How Does It Apply to My Divorce Case?, Dallas Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section, March 2016
Attachment Theory and It’s Potential Impact to Collaborative Practice, Dallas Bar Association, March 2015
Course Director, Texas Bar Association’s Collaborative Law Conference, March 2014
Assist. Course Director, Texas Bar Association’s Collaborative Law Conference, February 2013
Dallas Bar Association’s ADR Section Meeting, Capturing Benefits from the Collaborative Process Even When a Case Doesn’t Settle, May 2012
Succeeding Collaboratively in a Soft Economy, Texas State Bar’s Advanced Family Law Seminar, August 2011
Getting Your Case from 0-60, Texas Bar Association’s Collaborative Law Spring Conference, March 2010
Divorce, the Collaborative Way, Journey of Hope Christian Counseling, 2009
Divorce Mediation Training, El Centro Junior College, 2009
A Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings, National Business Institute Seminar, 2008
Honors & Awards:
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Woodward and White Press, 2017
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2016
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
Professional Associations:
- Family Law Advisory Commission Member – Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2013 – Present
- Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas)
- Past President, 2016
- President, 2015
- Vice President, 2013
- Treasurer, 2010
- Board Member, 2010 – Present
- Member, 2005 – Present
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2009 – Present
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2007 – Present
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2004 – Present
- Collin County Bench Bar Foundation
- Past Chair
- Past Treasurer
- Life Fellow
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 1999 – Present
- Collin County Bar Association, 1998 – Present
- Dallas Bar Association, 2002 – Present
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 1998 – Present
- State Bar of Texas, 1994 – Present