jennifer s. hargrave

Jennifer Stanton Hargrave is an associate with the law firm of Verner & Brumley, P.C. Ms. Hargrave received her Juris Doctorate from the S.M.U. School of Law and became licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1995. Upon graduating, she practiced law with a litigation firm in Dallas. She was hired in 1997 as in-house counsel for H.D. Vest Financial Services, a non-banking subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. She served as in-house counsel for H.D. Vest for nine years, advising and representing H.D. Vest in a variety of matters related to the financial services industry.

Ms. Hargrave left H.D. Vest to pursue her passion for helping families transition through the divorce process. Her practice includes trial and litigation matters, as well as collaborative law. Ms. Hargrave is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and is also a member of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Ms. Hargrave is a founding member of The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Group for Families (www.ifamilygroup.org)

Education

Southern Methodist University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1995
University of California, Davis, B.A. in Political Science, 1992

Professional Licensure, Membership and Activities

Member, State Bar of Texas, Admitted 1995
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Volunteer, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Founding Member & President, The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Group for Families 2006
Student Attorney, S.M.U. Federal Taxpayers Clinic 1994
Intern, the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustees Office 1995

Community Involvement

Volunteer, Heroes & Handbags Event benefiting Heroes for Children, 2006 & 2007 Member, Church of the Incarnation, Vestry, January 2006 - Present
Assistant Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Appointed October 2004
Member, Board of Directors for the Early Childhood Programs at Incarnation, Fall 2001 - Spring 2005
Member, Secretariat, Episcopal Renewal Center, Dallas, Texas January 2002 - Present Vice President of Programs, Alpha Phi Alumnae, Dallas Chapter 2004