Kelly Fritsch
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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.
PRACTICE COUNTIES
- Fort Bend
- Harris
- Montgomery
PRACTICE AREAS
- Adoption
- Appeals
- Child Custody
- Divorce
- Enforcement of Child-Related Matters
- Enforcement of Property Division
- Grandparent Access to Children
- Marital Property Agreements
- Modifications
- Property Division
- Third Party Rights Regarding Children
- Visitation