Directory of Fellows
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
| Full Name: | Leota H. Alexander |
| Profession: | Attorney |
| Firm Name: | Palmer & Manuel, L.L.P. |
| Address: | 8350 North Central Expressway, Suite 1111 |
| City: | Dallas |
| State, Zip: | Texas, 75206 |
| Phone: | (214) 987-2191 |
| Office Fax: | (214) 265-1950 |
| Practice Counties: | Dallas, Collin, Denton, Lubbock, Tarrant |
| Website: | www.pamlaw.com |
| E-Mail: | lalexander@pamlaw.com |
COLLABORATIVE LAW TRAINING
| Training | Year | Instructor/Course |
| Basic | 2000 | Tesler and Webb |
| Intermediate | 2000 | Tesler and Webb |
| Advanced | 2003 | Collaborative Training – Rose & Slovin |
| 2003 | Collaborative Training – Rose & Slovin | |
| Mediation Training | 1995 | SCI 40 Hour Basic Training in Managing Domestic Conflicts Through Mediation |
| 1995 | TWU Family Mediation 24 Hour Advanced Training | |
| Other Conflict Resolution Training | 2000 | Dallas Bar Faculty for Mediation Course |
PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY
General Comments
Collaborative Law is a unique process which offers family law clients a way to resolve their disputes in a dignified manner. It uses methods which do not involve adversarial techniques or tactics and focuses on meeting the clients' expressed goals and needs.
I believe that this process should be considered by each person who is involved in a family law dispute since it offers a means to resolve the dispute in a way that preserves and protects family relationships. I hope that Collaborative Family Law eventually will become the primary process selected by parties.
Areas of EmphasisI have practiced law for over 38 years, with a main emphasis on family law for over 30 years. I represent clients both in Collaborative Family Law and in Litigation although I prefer Collaborative Family Law because I believe it is the most beneficial approach for my clients. I also am a Mediator in the area of Family Law.
My representation of clients in family law matters includes the following areas: divorce, child custody and access, child support, property division, modifications, grandparent and nonparent access, premarital and postmarital agreements and paternity.
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
| Board Certification: | Board Certified – Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1980) |
| Areas of Practice: | Family Law Collaborative Family Law Mediation Litigation |
| Name of Law School: | Texas Tech University College of Law |
| Year of Graduation: | 1970 |
| Awards/Honors: | |
| Licenses: | Doctor of Jurisprudence with High Honors |
| Name of Undergrad School: | University of Wyoming |
| Year of Graduation: | 1963 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts with Honors |
| Awards/Honors: | Phi Beta Kappa |
| Other Professional Licenses: | Admitted to Texas State Bar – 1970 |
| Professional Activities: | Charter member and Member of the Board of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Speaker and author of the Collaborative Law Training at the Advanced Family Law Course presented by the State Bar of Texas 2001, 2002 and 2003 |
