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Gregory & Conner, P.C.

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

Phone: 940.387.1600
or 972.434.3828
Fax: 940.387.2173

Attorneys & Staff

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

A strong advocate of amicable divorces, Mike Gregory returned to his home town of Denton, Texas in 1974, after service in the JAG office of the U.S. Marines Corps as a prosecutor, defense counsel and military judge.  Choosing to specialize in his career as a private litigator in the area of family law, Mike became Board Certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1976.     

Committed to helping individuals successfully address family issues from questions dealing with complex property matters to sensitive children concerns, Mike makes his experienced counsel available to clients as they work through emotionally charged issues.

Mike Gregory's clients include executives, lawyers, pilots, professionals, teachers, engineers, business owners, community leaders, homemakers, and professional athletes.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Collaborative Family Law
Family Mediation
Matrimonial Arbitration
Litigation Percentage:
60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Texas, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1976


Collaborative Lawyer, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2003


Credentialed Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, 2004


Advanced Family Law Mediator, Attorney-Mediators Institute, 1996


Certified Matrimonial Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1970
U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1971
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1970
J.D.


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1967
B.B.A.
Honors: Business Honors Plan


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Snafus and Sticky-Wickets in Collaborative Law: Problems and Ethics", 2006 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Collaborative Law: Don't Use the "F" Word 'Cause Nothing's Ever "Fair"", 2005 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Unusual Clauses - Drafting Modules", 2004 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Mini-Briefs", 2004 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Tax Issues and Valuation Issues", Co-Author, 2003 New Frontiers in Marital Property Law


Course Director and Planning Committee, 2003 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Interesting Family Law Cases", 2003 Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas


"Access to Children Under Three Years of Age", 2003 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists


"Principles of Characterizing and Tracing", 2002 Advanced Family Law Course, * used as teaching material in law school classes


"Interesting Family Law Cases: An Update", 2002 Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas


"Discovering and Valuing Concealed Property and Income (with William F. Neal)", 2002 U.T. Family Law on the Front Lines Conference


"Multiple Purpose Drafting Modules", 2001 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas


"Enforcement, Securing and Clarifying Property Division", 2001 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Attorneys' Fees and Contracts", 2001 Family Law Seminar, Corpus Christi Bar Association


"Discovery Tracking Systems", 2000 Ultimate Trial Notebook, State Bar of Texas


"Law Office Management", 2000 Advanced Family Law Course


"Attorneys' Fees & Contracts", 2000 Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas


"Characterization and Tracing", 1999 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Center


"Division of a Privately Owned Business", 1999 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Characterization and Tracing", 1998 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Characterization of Property", 1998 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston


"Dealing Effectively with the Mental Health Experts (for You, against You, and Court-Appointed)" (with Robert S. Hoffman), 1997 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring", 1997 Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas


Course Director, 1995 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas


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


"Attorney's Fees: Negotiating the Fee, Fee Arrangements and Collecting Your Fee", 1994 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation


"A Survey of Family Law Clients", 1994 Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas


"Office Practice & Procedure in Handling the Typical Family Law Case", 1994 & 1995 Family Law for the General Practitioner, South Texas College of Law


Course Director, 1993 7th Annual Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists


"Attorney's Fees - Interim and Final", 1993 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Exercise and Nutrition, Balanced Moderation for Total Well-Being", 1993 Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas


"Attorney's Fees in Family Law Cases", 1993 Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation


"Interesting Cases", 1992 Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas


"Enforcing Family Law Decrees", 1991, 1992, and 1994 General Practice Institute, University of Houston Law Center


"Attorneys' Fees and Ethics", 1989 Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas


"Mandamus and Prohibition", 1988 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2nd Annual Trial Institute


"Joint Managing Conservatorship", 1987 Family Law Seminar, Denton County Bar Association


"Habeas Corpus and Writs of Mandamus" (with Curtis Loveless), 1985 Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas


Honors and Awards:
American Jurisprudence Award, Supreme Court Seminar


Best Family Law Article for 2000 by State Bar of Texas


Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers


Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Super Lawyers for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 (Texas Monthly)


Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2003 - Present
Board of Trustees


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1992 - Present
Fellow


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1989 - 1990
President


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1984 - 1988
Director


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1991 - Present
Historian


Texas Family Law Practice, 1991 - Present
Member, Committee on Manual Revision


State Bar of Texas, 1994 - 1999
Past Member, Family Law Council


State Bar of Texas, 2000 - 2005
Past Member, Family Law Council


American Bar Association
Member, Section of Family Law


State Bar of Texas
Member, Section of Family Law


Denton County Bar Association, 1983 - 1984
President


Denton County Bar Association, 1974 - Present
Member


Denton County Collaborative Professionals, 2005 - Present
President


Denton County Family Law Association
Member


International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Marine Corps, Captain, Judge Advocate, Military Judge, 1970 - 1974