jennifer s. hargrave

Jennifer Stanton Hargrave is an experienced trial attorney who is also skilled at helping clients construct creative settlement agreements. Jennifer Hargrave knows that in family law, there are battles that need to be fought. However, she also knows that every divorce does not need to end in warfare. "It is important to know how to use your resources to achieve the very best outcome for your future."

Jennifer Hargrave has been practicing law since 1995. She began her law career working for a litigation firm, and was then hired as in-house counsel in the financial services industry. In 2006, she left the financial services industry to begin her career in family law.

Jennifer Hargrave is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Dallas Bar Family Law Section and the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas.

Jennifer Hargrave currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband and three children. She serves as an assistant chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, and a current member of the Board of Trustees for St. James Episcopal School.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2011
Houston Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, May 2011
Collaborative Law Interdisciplinary Training, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Spring 2006
Collaborative Law Basic Training, November 2005
Juris Doctorate, Southern Methodist University School of Law 1995
B.A. - Political Science, University of California, Davis 1992

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:

Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2012
Texas Monthly Magazine, "Rising Star" 2010
Texas Monthly Magazine, "Rising Star" 2009
D Magazine, "Best Lawyers in Dallas" 2008
D Magazine, "Best Lawyers in Dallas" 2007
College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Member
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
State Bar of Texas, Licensed 1995
Member, Alpha Phi International Fraternity
Assistant Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
Parishioner & Former Vestry Member, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Member, Board of Trustees for St. James Episcopal School

PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES:

Author & Presenter, "Finance 101 for Family Law Practitioners," Family Law from A to Z, National Business Institute October 2011
Author, "Email Agreements: Can they satisfy Rule 11 Requirements?" State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Report, Volume 2009-3 (Summer)
Presenter, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Spring Retreat, March 2011
Instructor, S.M.U. Continuing Education, "What Women Need to Know About Divorce," Winter 2007, Summer 2007, Winter 2008, Summer 2008
Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 9th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, October 2008
Presenter, 4th Semi-Annual Civil Collaborative Training, Texas Collaborative Law Council September 21 & 22, 2006
Presenter, "An Introduction to the Collaborative Practice", approved for Continuing Legal Education, presented to the Collaborative Law Section and the International Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, and the Hill Country Bar Association
Presenter, "Church Conflict and the Collaborative Process," Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Ministry of Conflict Transformation
Presenter, "Family Conflict: Strategies for Healthy Resolution," presented to various parenting associations and church groups in Dallas area