"No task in fighting for my daughter was too much. I had a long, long battle, but there was nothing acceptable to them but to do the right thing."
-Molly Ann Huie
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R. Scott Downing
5950 Sherry Lane
8th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75225
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R. Scott Downing is a skilled trial lawyer who has tried numerous complex high-dollar property and custody cases. Recognizing, however, that not every situation requires a courtroom, Scott also has opened his practice to the use of Collaborative Law.
AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Scott was recognized among the "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas" in 2009 by Law & Politics Media and has earned recognition on every Texas Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2003. He also is recognized in Best Lawyers in America and D Magazine for his work in Family Law.
He has written extensively for national and statewide publications on various Family Law topics, including complex characteristic issues, advanced evidence matters, attorney ad litem practice, jurisdictional conflicts, trial presentation and hidden asset cases in preparation for temporary hearings. He also routinely speaks before groups including the Advanced Family Law Course and Marriage Dissolution Course to address Family Law and evidentiary topics.
Scott's articles have been published by the State Bar of Texas, The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. His article "Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More" earned honors as the Best Family Law CLE article in 2006.
He served as director of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section's Family Law Essentials course in 2006 and 2007, and as Co-Director of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Course in 2007. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and as Chairman of the District 1A Grievance Committee. He also was selected to serve as the Director of the 2009 Marriage Dissolution Course.
Scott has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1999. He is a 1991 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center. During law school, he earned American Jurisprudence Awards in contracts and civil trial advocacy in addition to serving as Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. He is married to Maureen Downing. They have four children, Ryan, Kaleigh, Park and Will.
- Partner, since
2000
- 1995
- Family Law
- Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, December, 1999; Recertified: 2004
- Texas, 1992
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas,
1991
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award Contracts
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award Civil Trial Advocacy
Law Review:
Houston Law Review, Associate Editor
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas,
1988
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 30 Rules and More, Texas Center for the Judiciary Family Law Conference, November, 2009
- Characterization Workshop: Big, Small, Usual, and Unique; Mixed Characterization, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2009
- Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 30 Rules and More, UT School of Law Family Law on the Frontlines Conference, June, 2009
- Understanding Real Value, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2008
- Making Summary Judgment Relevant Again, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2007
- Daubert/Experts, The Ultimate Trial Notebook, December, 2006
- Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, September, 2006
- Be Careful What You Ask For, You May Get It; Common Sense Discovery Requests and Responses, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2006
- Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, March, (Winner of Best Family Law CLE Article)
- Being Creative with Unusual Remedies, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2005
- Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2005
- Rubbish or Rembrandt: The Art of Evaluating a Custody Case, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2004
- Mission Impossible: Choosing and Admitting Expert Witnesses, Ultimate Trial Notebook, Family Law, December, 2004
- Top Ten Ways to Screw Up a Premarital Agreement, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2003
- Discovery in Mid-Size Cases Under the New Rules, Civil Discovery Under New Rules, University of Houston, 1999
- Creative Decision Making in Custody Arrangements; Psychological Theories; Their Admissibility After Daubert; and Alternatives to Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998
- Family Law Issues That Impact the Professional Athlete, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Volume 15, No. 2, 1998
- Peculiar Characterization Issues Involving Athletes and Entertainers, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 1997
- Preparing for the Petitioner's Financial Temporary Orders Hearing, Marriage Dissolution Course, 1997
- Evidence Without Witnesses, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute, 1997
- Pensions, Stock Options & Divorce, TSCPA Conference, 1997
- Dallas Bar Association Case Law Update, 1997
- Ad Litems, Marriage Dissolution Course, 1996
- Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem Practice, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 1996
- Preparation for and the Direct Examination of Husband (Black Hat) in a Hidden Assets, Fraud, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Case, TAFLS 10th Annual Trial Institute, 1996
- Custody Litigation, Case Evaluation, Discovery, Controlling Costs, Trial Strategy, Etc., University of Houston Family Law Practice Institute, 1996
- Legislative Changes, Grand Prairie Bar Association, 1995
- Characterization Workshop: Big, Small, Usual, and Unique; Mixed Characterization, Moderator, Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2009
- Martindale-Hubbell - AV rated
- Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media,
2003
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2009
- Top 100 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media, 2009
- The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law
- Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas, D Magazine,
2004
- Best Family Law CLE Article, "Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More," 2006
- Director: "2009 Marriage Dissolution Course"
- District 1A Grievance Committee Panel,
July 1, 2005
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June 30, 2008
- Chairman: District 1A Grievance Committee Panel,
July 1, 2008
- Present
- Co-Director: "Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Course", 2007
- Director: "Family Law Essentials", State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, May 2006, May 2007
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists,
2005
- Present
- Board of Directors
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Council,
2005
- Present
- Member
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
- Treasurer, Barrister
- State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Institute
- Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- James Publishing, Inc. "Texas Family Law Evidence",
1998
- Advisory Board Member
- Texas Bar Association
- Member
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Member
- R. Scott Downing, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas,
1991
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1995
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