Lauren E. Waddell

About Lauren

Lauren E. Waddell's practice focuses exclusively on family law issues including divorce litigation, custody issues, property division, marital agreements, international abductions, paternity actions, child support, and modification actions. Ms. Waddell is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is licensed to practice law in Texas and before the Southern District of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Waddell has served as the President for the Association of Women Attorneys, President of the Houston Bar Association-Family Law Section, and President of Texas Women Lawyers. Ms. Waddell is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Family Law, the Texas Bar Foundation, the Houston Bar Foundation, and the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation. She is a member of the Fort Bend County Bar Association, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. Lauren Waddell has been recognized as a ”Super Lawyer,“ in Texas Monthly Magazine (2013-2020); "Top 50 Women Texas Super Lawyers“, in Texas Monthly Magazine (2017-2019), "Top 100 Houston Super Lawyers“, in Texas Monthly Magazine (2017-2020), H Texas Magazine as a "Top Lawyer", (2010 -2020), by H Texas Magazine as a "Top Young Professional", (2006-2009), as a ”Rising Star“, in Texas Monthly Magazine in (2011-2013), and by Houstonia Magazine as one of the "Top Lawyers" (2013-2020)

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Family Law Insights

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Education

• South Texas College of Law, J.D., graduated 2002
• Baylor University, BBA, graduated 1998

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2002

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