Keith D. Maples
 

Expertise:

20-year career devoted to divorce and custody representation.

See Keith speaking on Property Issues in Divorce.

Certification:

Board Certified Family Law — Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Expertise:

• Litigation, collaborative law, mediation, and arbitrations
• Special-Needs Children
• Premarital and Postmarital Property Agreements

Honors & Affiliations:

• State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section
• American Bar Association - Family Law Section
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Fellow
• Volunteer Legal Services of Austin - President-Elect - 2012
• Travis County Bar Association – Family Law Section – Director 1998–2002; Treasurer 1999–2000; Vice–Chairman 2000–01; and Chairman 2001–02
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
• Travis County Family Law Advocates – Treasurer – 2003-present
• "The Best Lawyers in America" – 2010
• Texas Monthly Super Lawyer, Family Law - 2012
• Texas Monthly Super Lawyer - Rising Star Citation - 2007
• AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell AV: Highest Legal Ability and General–Ethical Standards

• Imagine A Way Foundation
• Volunteer Legal Services

Professional Development:

• “Advanced Family Law Mediation Skills Training,” Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, 2007
• Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Retreat, 2005, 2006
• Collaborative Law Training Seminar, 2004
• Mediation Training Seminar, 2002

Articles and Presentations:

• "Expect the Unexpected" Winning Techniques in Family Law Litigation (1998)
• "Valuation:  How much is that Doublewide Worth?" Advanced Family Law (1998)
• "Confidentiality Issues in CPS Cases" Advanced Family Law (2005)
• "Lead from Behind" The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 4th Annual Collaborative Law Spring Retreat (March 2007)
• "How to Balance Litigation" Collaborative Law and Mediation for Those that Do it All (February 2008)

Law Degree:

J.D., South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas

Undergraduate:

B.S., University of Houston–Clear Lake, Houston, Texas