Verner & Brumley, P.C.

Penthouse Suite
3131 TurtleCreek Blvd.
Dallas, Texas  75219
214.526.5234

Verner & Brumley

From left:

Jimmy Verner, Jennifer Hargrave, Paul and Janet Brumley


Visit our blogs: North Texas Family Law Blog and Texas Family Law Update

Firm News:

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training on June 17 & 18 and also on July 15 & 16. For more information click on June or July.

Jimmy Verner has published Grandparent's Rights in Texas as a Kindle book on amazon.com. A hard copy version is be available on amazon.com.

Texas Lawyer's "Tex Parte Blog" featured Jimmy Verner's Texas child support calculator in a post called Texas child support? There's an app for that.

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training on October 22 & 23, 2009. This will be Janet's last training session this year. Click here for more information.

Jimmy Verner announces the release of his iPhone application Child Support Calculator ("CS Calc"). The application calculates Texas guideline child support.

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training on July 23 & 24, 2009. Click here for more information.

Our website now includes an online Texas Family Law Appellate Deadline Calculator.

Jimmy Verner has been awarded a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy by the University of Texas at Dallas.

D Magazine has again named Janet Brumley as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas, for the year 2009.

Janet Brumley discusses collaborative law on SkyRadio. Click to listen.

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training in April, May and June. Click on each month for more information.

Jimmy Verner successfully defended his dissertation, "A New Look at the Minimum Wage's Effect on Employment," and will receive his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas in May.

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training on September 11 & 12, 2008.

D Magazine announced that Jennifer Hargrave's peers again selected her as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas, this time for the year 2008.

Janet Brumley will conduct Collaborative Law Basic Training on October 18 & 19, 2007.  This will be Janet's last training session this year.  Click here for more information.

Our North Texas Family Law Blog is now online.

Jimmy Verner has posted "Grandparent Access in Texas."

Janet Brumley will conduct Basic Collaborative Law Training on June 21 & 22, 2007.  Click on Basic for pdf brochure.

The Dallas Morning News interviewed Janet Brumley about incurring debt during marriage.

D Magazine has informed Jennifer Hargrave that her peers have chosen her as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas for the year 2007.  The "Best Lawyers in Dallas" list will be published in the magazine's May issue.  

About Our Firm

Verner & Brumley, P.C., based in Dallas, Texas, practices family law throughout Texas and in New Mexico.  Our attorneys handle a variety of family law matters by mediation and collaborative law, by trial and on appeal. We also prepare premarital and postmarital agreements and assist in adoptions as well as prepare QDROs.

Our firm enjoys a reputation for excellence, thorough preparation and innovation.  The attorneys and support staff at Verner & Brumley combine diverse experience and complementary talents with state-of-the-art technology to provide clients with attentive, efficient service.

Our firm is listed in The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, which has been America's most exclusive directory bar_registerof law firms for more than 80 years.  The Bar Register lists only select law practices and law firms that have earned the AV® Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have therefore been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

texas_board_legal_specializationEach of the firm's partners is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and belongs to the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. Mr. Verner is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law.

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Janet Brumley Janet Brumley has again been selected by D Magazine as one of the best family law attorneys in Dallas. D Magazine asked lawyers with a valid Texas Bar number to nominate lawyers in their area of practice. A panel of eminent lawyers evaluated the Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas 2009 list.

Texas Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

Janet Brumley: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Paul Brumley: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009

Jimmy Verner: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Rising Stars
Rising Stars names the state's top up-and-coming attorneys.

Jennifer Hargrave: 2009


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