Michael D. Wysocki
Michael Wysocki is a respected Family Law litigator with extensive courtroom experience in jury and bench trials. He focuses his practice on cases involving divorce, premarital agreements, spousal support, child custody, termination of parental rights, international child abduction, grandparent visitation and custody rights, and adoption. Michael also represents clients in Collaborative Law matters.
Michael is a sought-after author and speaker on Family Law matters, and was a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class of 2010. His work has earned him recognition in the annual Texas Rising Stars listing from the publishers of Super Lawyers, a designation limited to the top 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys. He also has earned a client review Preeminent rating and peer review BV Distinguished rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Michael is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico, in addition to the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas. He is a former member of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Michael graduated, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006 and was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review. He earned his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2003.
Areas of Practice
- 100% Family Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2011
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 2008
- Texas, 2006
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- J.D. - 2006
- The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
- B.S. - 2003
Published Works
- To Infinite, and Beyond the Guidelines: Child Support Cases Every Space Ranger Should Know, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section Report, 2011
- What Young Lawyers Can Tell Us About the Movement, State Bar of Texas, Collaborative Law Spring CLE, 2009
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The Effects of Blakely v. Washington, United States v. Booker, and the Future of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 38 Texas Tech Law Review, 495, 2006
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker: What Young Lawyers Can Tell Us About the Movement, Collaborative Law Spring Retreat, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, 2010, 2012-2013
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- State Bar of New Mexico
- Dallas Bar Association Law Day Committee
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Collin County Young Lawyers Association
- Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 2013 - Present
- Texas Family Law Foundation
- International Child Abduction Attorney Network



