Kelly Fritsch

MEMBER INTRODUCTION

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS: State Bar of Texas, 2009 Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2014 Recertification, 2019 EDUCATION: South Texas College of Law Doctor of Jurisprudence December 20, 2008 University of Houston Bachelor of Arts, English August 13, 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS: Texas Monthly; Texas Super Lawyers – Super Lawyer 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Texas Monthly; Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Star 2015, 2016, 2017 Houston Bar Association – President’s Award, 2019-2020 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2021-present Member, State Bar of Texas, 2009-present Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2018-present Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation 2019-present Member, Texas Bar College 2022 Member, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, 2014-present Member, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2009-present BOARD SERVICE: Council Member, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, 2022, 2023 President Elect, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, 2022-2023 Treasurer, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists 2020-2021, 2021-2022 Board Member, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 Past Chair, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2020-2021 Chair, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2019-2020 Speaker Chair, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2018-2019 Secretary, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2016-2018 Board of Directors, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section 2013-2016 PROFESSIONAL COMMITTES: Committee Member, State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Family & Probate; 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023. Editor, The Houston Lawyer, 2013-2014, 2014-2015. Committee Member, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar Planning Committee 2021, 2023 ARTICLES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Co-Author of “Operation Information Interception: When It’s Legal and When It’s Not” – 36th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston, Texas, April 18 – 19, 2013. Author of Legal Trends: Gary Wayne Jaster v. Comet II Construction, Inc., Joe H. Schneider, Laura H. Schneider, and Austin Design Group – The Houston Lawyer; November/December 2014 Issue. Author of “Immigration Considerations for the Family Law Practitioner” – The Houston Lawyer; March/April 2014 Issue. Author of Legal Trends: In the Interest of J.K.B and J.D.B., Minor Children - The Houston Lawyer; March/April 2015 Issue. Author of Media Review: Social Media in the Courtroom: A New Era of Criminal Justice, by Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister – The Houston Lawyer; January/February 2015 Issue. “Effective Voir Dire in Jury Trials” – Gulf Coast Legal Specialists – Speaker on Panel Discussion with Jeffrey H. Uzick and Bobby K. Newman, November 12, 2020. “Jury Trials in the Age of Zoom and Beyond” – 47th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, August 5, 2021. “Discovery – Texas Rules, Harris County Local Rules, Disclosures and How to Get Information.” – Houston Volunteer Lawyers, 2021 Family Law Seminar; October 13, 2021. “Act Naturally: Jury Trial Insight and Effective Court Presentations” with Stephen J. Naylor, Kristal C. Thompson, and Cindy V. Tisdale – 44th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 21-22, 2022. “The Power of Persuasion: The Tools for Getting the Relief you Request” with Judge William Wallace – 48th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, August 8, 2022. “Help Me Help You – Best Practices when Dealing with Clients, Opposing Parties & Children” with Judge Germaine Tanner, Dr. Robbie Wright, and Dr. Melissa Tabin – Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section Fall CLE, October 28, 2022. “Opening & Closing Techniques” – Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers, December 1 – 2, 2022. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION EVENTS: Committee Member to CLE Chair, “Trying a Property Case” – 27th Annual Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, March 7-8, 2013. Chair, “The Jury Trial – What you Need to Know to be Successful” – Annual HBA, Family Law Section CLE, South Texas College of Law, March 31, 2017. Co-Chair, “What you Need to Know about Experts and Arbitration” – Annual HBA, Family Law Section CLE, South Texas College of Law, March 1, 2019. Chair, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2022: Family Law Section CLE, June 9-10, 2022.