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Stephen M. Orsinger 
5950 Sherry Lane
8th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75225
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (214) 273-2400
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (214) 273-2470
Web site: http://www.momnd.com


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Since joining the firm as a law clerk in 2005, Stephen Orsinger has quickly established himself among the leading young family lawyers in the state. Stephen's family law practice focuses on cases involving complex marital property issues with estates both big and small.

Stephen is also a member of the firm's appellate team, focusing on brief-writing for appeals and mandamus proceedings in both State Courts of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court.

Stephen is a frequent speaker at family law conferences and seminars, and has written several articles on a variety of legal subjects, including corporations, partnerships, trusts, and the characterization of separate and community property.

His professional accomplishments have helped earn Stephen inclusion on the list of 2010 Texas Rising Stars published by Thomson Reuters, Legal Division.

Stephen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2007, and was licensed to practice law that same year. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2003.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Areas of Practice:
75% Family Law
25% Civil Appellate
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2007
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2007
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence


St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2003
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major:  Philosophy, Math


Published Works:
The Ethics of ADR Negotiation and Settlement, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Galveston, 2008


Effect of Choice of Entities: How Organizational Law, Accounting, and Tax Law for Entities Affect Marital Property Law, (Co-Authored with Richard R. Orsinger and Patrice L. Ferguson), Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, 2008


Trusts, Family Law, & the Contract-Property Dichotomy, (Co-Presented with Harold C. Zuflacht), Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, 2009


Family Law Legislative Update, (Co-Presented with Katherine Kinser, JoAl Cannon Sheridan and Charlie Hodges), Dallas, 2009


Property Puzzles: 30 Characterization Rules, Explanations & Examples, (Co-authored with Richard R. Orsinger and R. Scott Downing), Family Law on the Front Lines, Dallas, 2009


Practicing Family Law in a Depressed Economy - Part I: Your Law Practice and Your Clients, (Co-Authored and Co-Presented with Richard R. Orsinger), Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, 2009


Honors and Awards:
Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, 2010


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section