Lori Kern

MEMBER INTRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2015 Kern Law, PLLC, Owner 2017-Present South Texas College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Collaborative Law, 2017-Present Family Law Mediator, Credentialed by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association Arbitrator, Credentialed by the State Bar of Texas Myres & Associates, PLLC, Associate 2010-2017 Myres, Dale & Associates, P.C., Associate 2008-2010 AFFILIATIONS American Academy of Family Law Specialists- Associate Institute, 2013 American Academy of Family Law Specialists- AICPA National Divorce Conference, 2014 American Bar Association- Family Law Section, Member Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law American Inns of Court Barrister, 2015–2018, Member, 2008–2015 Collaborative Divorce Houston, Founding Member, Board of Directors, 2016-present, Secretary 2018-2019 Collaborative Divorce Texas, Member College of the State Bar of Texas, Member ESCAPE Family Resource Center, Legal Advisory Board, 2016-2019 Family Bar of Fort Bend, Founding Member Treasurer, 2018-present Family Lawyers of Texas, Member Fort Bend County Bar Association Board of Directors, 2018-2020 Member, 2013-present Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, Member, 2015-present Houston Bar Association- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Member Animal Law Section, Member Collaborative Law Section, Treasurer/Chair-Elect, 2013-2014, Chair, 2014-2015, Immediate Past Chair, 2015–2017 Family Law Section, Member, Board of Directors, 2016-2019 Houston Lawyer Referral Service- Board of Directors, 2012-2014 Katy Bar Association, Member State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, 2021-2024 Alternative Dispute Resolution, Board of Directors, 2024-present Collaborative Law Section, Board of Directors, 2015-present Family Law Section, Member Grievance Committee Panel Volunteer, 2019-2021 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2015-present Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2021-present Texas Family Law Foundation, Lifetime Member Texas Rising Star in Family Law, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2018-2020 Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2020-present Top Lawyer in Houston, Houstonia Magazine, 2018-present Wise Woman’s Guide to Divorce- Katy/Richmond, Founding Member, 2019-present PRESENTATIONS Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Integrating Collaborative Law Into Legal Education, Panelist, presented to the Collaborative Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 2024 Taxation Issues in Divorce, presented to the Family Bar of Fort Bend, June 2024 Mediation Law Update, presented to the Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, January 2024 Collaborative Crash Course, A 3-Part Series, presented to Collaborative Divorce Houston, 2023 Good Grief! The Texas Bar Grievance Process, presented to various bar associations 2022-present Zoom Mediations- Maximizing Your Potential for Success, presented to the Family Bar of Fort Bend, May 2020 Family Law Issues in Mediation, Guest Lecturer- Manousso Mediation Training, 2018-present What Every Realtor Should Know About Texas Family Law, presented to various real estate groups, 2019-present Differences in Psychological Evaluations and Custody Evaluations, by Lori M. Kern, presented to the Family Bar of Fort Bend, June 2019 Nuts and Bolts of Trial Preparation from an OCD Former Paralegal, by Lori M. Kern, presented to the Family Bar of Fort Bend, April 2018 Stop Your Amicussin’- From Appointment Through Trial presented to Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law American Inns of Court, April 2017 The Jury Trial: What You Need to Know to Be Successful presented by the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section- Guest Speaker, March 2017 Same Sex Marriage: More Questions than Answers by Lori M. Kern, presented to Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law American Inns of Court, September 2015 First Same-Sex Divorce in Harris County- Interview and coverage by Fox News Houston, July 2015 Googling Glaucoma Doesn’t Make You A Pot Smoker: Avoiding an E-Fishing Expedition, by Lori M. Kern, presented to Gulf Coast Family Law Section, October 2012 PUBLICATIONS Mediation Law Update, presented to the Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, January 2024 Same Sex Marriage: More Questions Than Answers by Lori M. Kern, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Quarterly Newsletter, August 2015 The “Ins and Outs of Spousal Support” by Lori M. Kern, presented to the Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals 2013 Contributing author- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Quarterly Newsletter, 2008-2010 Making and Meeting Trial Objections by John F. Nichols, Sr. and Lori M. Kern, presented to the State Bar of Texas Webcast, Austin, Texas 2007 EDUCATION Legal University of Houston School of Law, Houston, Texas Doctorate of Jurisprudence Undergraduate Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas Bachelors of Business Administration- Double Major High School St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Texas