"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 a number of complex high dollar property and custody cases. While recognizing that not all cases are best served by resolving them in the courtroom, Scott has also opened his practice to the use of Collaborative Law.
He has written extensively for national and statewide publications on various Family Law topics, including complex characterization issues, advanced evidence issues, attorney ad litem practice, jurisdictional conflict, trial presentation and hidden asset cases in preparation for temporary hearings.
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. He also has spoken on Family Law and evidentiary topics to numerous groups and organizations. Scott has earned recognition on every Texas Super Lawyers listing and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America.
Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Scott practiced law in Austin.
Scott received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1988. He studied law at the University of Houston Law Center, where he received the American Jurisprudence Awards in contracts and civil trial advocacy. He also served as Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review and graduated in 1991.
Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and is also a member of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Council. He was recently appointed to serve on the District 1A Grievance Committee.
Scott 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
- Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Recertification, December, 2004
- Texas, 1992
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas,
1991
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
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, 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, Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2008
- Making Summary Judgment Relevant Agai, 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", Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2006
- "Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More", Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas, March, 2006
- "Being Creative with Unusual Remedies", Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2005
- "Property Puzzles: Characterization, Tracing, 25 Rules and More", Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2005
- "Recent Developments in Family Law", State Bar of College "Spring Training" Course, March, 2004
- "Rubbish or Rembrandt: The Art of Evaluating a Custody Case", Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2004
- "Mission Impossible: Choosing and Admitting Expert Witnesses", Ultimate Trial Notebook, Family Law, December, 2004
- "Top Ten Ways to Screw Up a Premarital Agreement", 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", 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", 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,
2006
- Course Director: Marriage Dissolution Course, 2009
- District 01A Grievance Committee Panel,
July 1, 2005
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June 30, 2008
- Co-Course Director: Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Course; January 2007
- Course 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
- Director
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Council,
2005
- Present
- Member
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
- Treasurer, Barrister
- Collaborative Law Institute, State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- College of State Bar of Texas
- Member
- American Bar Association
- 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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