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Carson Epes Steinbauer 
8150 North Central Expressway
Suite 1850
Dallas, Texas 75206
 

Communication Center 
Phone: 214-373-7676
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: 214-373-9959
Web site: http://www.gbfamilylaw.com


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Carson is a Senior Associate at Goranson Bain. She practices exclusively in the area of family law, handling matters including but not limited to divorce, complex property disputes and agreements, drafting and litigating pre- and postmarital agreements, cohabitation agreements, custody litigation, adoption, termination, and enforcement cases.

In addition, Carson is trained as a collaborative lawyer and has effectively worked with both parties and lawyers to dissolve marriages in a more peaceful and less adversarial environment than the court.

After graduating from law school in 1994 and prior to joining the firm, she was an Assistant D.A. in the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office for three years, where she obtained significant jury trial experience. After her employment with the D.A.'s office, she briefly practiced general civil litigation before focusing solely on family law matters in 1996. Carson received her B.A. with honors in political science from Hollins College . She received her J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate Attorney
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1994
Education:
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1994
J.D.


Hollins College, 1991
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
"Did Your Client Get Hitched Without a Hitch? Defending and Attacking Premarital and Postmarital Agreements", New Frontiers Marital Property Law, San Francisco, CA, 2003


"Love and Money - Why More People are Seeking Prenuptial Agreements", Ft. Worth Business Journal, Ft. Worth, Texas, October 3, 2003


"Collaborative Law: The Human Bridge to Serendipity", 27th Annual Martial Dissolution Institute, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2004


"What, You Mean I Have To Go To Trial? - How To Prepare For And Win A Custody Case", 29th Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, 2003


"Ten Ways to Screw Up a Premarital Agreement", Advanced Family Law Drafting and Advocacy: Art and Form Seminar, Austin, Texas, 2003


"Recent Developments in Family Law", Texas Center for the Judiciary, West Regional Conferences, Corpus Christi and Dallas, Texas, 2004


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Collaborative Law, Legal Assistants' University, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2004


"How to Be a Divorce Diva - Working with Divorce Clients and Opposing Counsel", Half Moon Seminars, Texas Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Arlington, Texas, 2005


Honors and Awards:
"Best Lawyers Under 40" in Dallas by D Magazine, 2004


Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2005


Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2006


Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2007


Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
Associate


Dallas Association of Young Lawyers


Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section


State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section


Past Employment Positions:
The Law Office of Carson P. Epes, Dallas, Texas, Solo Practitioner, 2004 - 2005


McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, Senior Associate, 2003 - 2004


Smith & Moore L.L.P., Dallas, Texas, Associate, 2003


Harrison & Hull L.L.P., McKinney, Texas, Associate, 2002 - 2003


Jackson Walker L.L.P., San Antonio, Texas, Associate, 2000 - 2002


Duncan, Ulman, Weakley & Bressler Inc., San Antonio, Texas, Associate, 1997 - 2000


Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office, San Antonio, Texas, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1994 - 1997


Fraternities/Sororities:
Omicron Delta Kappa
Pi Sigma Alpha
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

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