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Koons, Fuller, Vanden Eykel & Robertson

303 N. Carroll Blvd.
Suite 100
Denton, TX 76201

Phone: 940.387.1600
or 972.434.3828
Fax: 940.387.2173

Attorneys & Staff

Charla Bradshaw Conner 
Denton, Texas
Partner
phone (940) 387-1600
(972) 434-3828 (Metro)
fax (940) 387-2173
email Email Me

Year Joined Organization:
1995
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Mediation
Collaborative Law
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified in Family Law, Texas State Board of Legal Specialization, 2000


Credentialed Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association


Certified Mediator, National Mediation Academy, 1994


Collaborative Lawyer, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1993
J.D.


Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, 1987
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude


Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
Candidate for M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy (All but thesis)


Published Works:
Contributing author: Texas Annotated Family Code, LexisNexis - Matthew Bender, 2005 Edition, 2007 updated Edition


Texas Family Law Council Checklist Committee (Co-Author), 1997 - 1999, State Bar of Texas, Volumes I and II


"New Alimony Law in Texas Adds Protection", Distinctive Lifestyles of Northeast Tarrant County, March/April, 1996


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Retirement and the Future Trend of Employee Benefits (Texas and Beyond), 2008 Marriage Dissolution Course


"Mixing Love and Business", 2008 Small Business Seminar


"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Dividing and Drawing Orders which Divide Qualified Retirement Plans", 2007 Advanced Family Law Course: Moderator of Workshop


"Employee Benefits - QDROs", 2007 Marriage Dissolution Course


"Avoiding Divorce Disasters", 2007 Small Business Seminar


"Avoiding Divorce Disasters", 2006 Small Business Seminar


Contributing Author, Texas Family Law Practice Manual Form Book Committee, 2002 - Present


"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Dividing and Drawing Orders which Divide Qualified Retirement Plans", 2006 Advanced Family Law Course


"Some of that Retirement is Mine", 2006 Advanced Family Law Course


"Drafting QDROs", 2006 Marriage Dissolution Course


"Litigating the Case: Children's Issues", 2006, TAFLS Trial Institute


"Avoiding the Equal Property Division: When Equitable Doesn't Mean Equal", 2005 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Economic Contribution and Reimbursement", 2005 Family Law Council of Community Property States


"Retirement: QDROs for Defined Benefit and Contribution Qualified Plans under ERISA", 2004 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Twenty-Five Essential Factors When Drafting or Reviewing QDROs", 2004 TAFLS Trial Institute


"Business Valuation", 2004 Family Law Council of Community Property States


"Retirement: QDROs for Qualified Plans under ERISA (including using QDROs for Child Support)", 2003 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Center


"Retirement: QDROs for Qualified Plans under ERISA (including using QDROs for Child Support)", 2003 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"ERISA Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the New Texas Family Law Practice Manual QDRO Forms and QDRO Drafting Tips", 2002 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Handling ERISA Retirement Plans: An Overview and Explanation of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual QDRO Forms and Drafting tips for Alternative Clauses", 2001 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Retirement Plans: What to Do When No QDRO is Honored", 2000 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


Expert Witness Workshop, 1999 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Retirement Overview and a Walk Through the QDRO", 1998 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"QDROs: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You", 1998 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Center


"Retirement, Pensions and that Ugly Word...QDROs", 1997 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"QDROs and Checklists", 1995 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"QDROs and Retirement Benefits", 1999 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Center


Honors and Awards:
Best Family Law Article for 2007 by State Bar of Texas


Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003 - 2007


Texas Monthly Magazine Top Fifty Female Attorneys in Texas, 2005


Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Frontiers Course
Co-Course Director for 2008


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2000 - Present
Member


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2005 - Present
Officer


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Course Director for 2008


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2002 - Present
Director


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2002 - 2005
Newsletter Editor


Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member


Denton County Bar Association
Member


Tarrant County Bar Association
Member


College of the State Bar of Texas
Member


Texas Family Law Foundation
Member


State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member


State Bar of Texas Family Law Council, 2005 - Present
Member


State Bar of Texas Family Law Council, 2007 - Present
Member, Legislative Committee


Family Law Council of Community Property States Symposium, 2002 - 2005
Delegate


Texas Family Law Council Checklist Committee, 1997 - 1999
Committee member


Texas Family Law Practice Manual Form Book Committee, 1998 - 2002
Member


State Bar of Texas Planning Committees: Advanced Family Law Course, New Frontier's Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006 - Present
Member


State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee, 2007 - Present
Member