Carol A. Wilson

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Area of Practice:

Family Law

Awards

Best Lawyers in Dallas ( 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 )

From the Lawyer (Sponsored)

Carol A. Wilson provides expertise, focus and compassion in times of family turmoil, having skillfully litigated and tried complex divorce, property division, and child custody cases for more than 35 years. Since 1992, she has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a rigorous designation with additional experience, education, and testing requirements. She also completed the intensive National Family Law Trial Institute in 2017.

Carol believes that quality representation means using the lawyer’s version of the Golden Rule: treat your clients as you would want to be treated. Thorough preparation is one of the keys to Carol’s success, and she knows that the most effective way to settle is to prepare so thoroughly that she is ready to go to trial — and the other side knows it.

In addition to owning The Law Office of Carol A. Wilson, PLLC, Carol is Of Counsel to Siebman Law, LLP, a prominent Northeast Texas litigation boutique. Carol has been recognized by her peers for her work in family law, including honors from The Best Lawyers in America®, Best Law Firms, Super Lawyers, D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, and Martindale-Hubbell.

Carol earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1985 and her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in 1981 from Greenville University, which named her its Outstanding Alumnus of 2019. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and all Texas State Courts. A leader in her legal community, she is classed as a Master in the Annette Stewart Inns of Court and is a fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation.

Honors & Awards:

D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2018-present
Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2004, 2012-2022, selected by Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly, (Top 5% of Lawyers in Texas); Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth, 2017, 2019-2020; Top 50 Women Texas, 2017-2022
The Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2024
Best Law Firms (published by Best Lawyers and U.S. News and World Report), 2020-2023
Distinguished Alumnus Greenville University, 2019
Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center Sprint Award, 2017
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated since 1999
Women to Watch, Today’s Dallas Woman Magazine, 1998

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992

Bar/Professional Activity:

Supreme Court of the United States Bar, 2016-present
Dallas Bar Association Equality Committee, 2021
State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Women Lawyers Association, President, 1992; Advisory Board, 2019-2021
Grievance Committee District 1A, State Bar of Texas, 1993-1999
Annette Stewart Inns of Court, Member, 2008-2011, 2014-2017
Dallas Bar Family Law Section Board of Directors, 2012-2018
Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows Class of 2016
National Family Law Trial Institute, 2017
Texas Family Law Foundation Lobbyist Volunteer, 2017, 2019
Dallas Bar Association, 2020 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Committee

Pro bono/Community Service:

DBA Equality Committee, 2021
Attorneys Serving the Community, 2011-present; Charity Selection Committee, 2012-2013; Meeting locations, 2014-2015; Speaker Selection Committee, 2016; Chair Networking Committee, 2018-current.
Tex Protects Public Policy Committee, 2011-2019
Scurry-Rosser Independent School District, School Board, 2011-2014
American National Bank Business Development Board, 2011
ABC Circle of Influence, 2010-2018
North Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards, Secretary, 2005-2006
Dallas Women's Foundation, Board 2005-2008; Endowment Fundraising Committee, 2002; Corporate Fundraising Committee, 2003-2007; Advocacy Committee, 2006; Grants Committee, 2008
Dallas Network Partners, 2004 - 2006
Dallas Child Magazine Guest Editorial Board, 2000-2002
Women's Issues Network, 1999, Secretary, Treasurer, Alumni
Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Drive, Chair Kaufman County, 1998
Center for Nonprofit Management, Corporate Counsel, 1995
Adventure Investment Club, Member 1994-1997, Secretary 1995-1996,
Altrusa Club of Downtown Dallas, 1995-1999
Network Lunch Group, 1989-1998
Zonta Club of Dallas I, 1990-1995
Kaufman County Child Welfare Board 1999- 2006, President - 2002-2005, Vice President 2006

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Panel Discussion of the intersection of Immigration and Family Law, panel speaker, April 13, 2021, Dallas Bar Association - Immigration Law Section, 2021
"Before You Crunch the Numbers, Know the Difference Between Separate and Community Property," Dallas Bar Association - North Dallas Section, July 9,2010, Texas Society of CPA's, CPE Expo 2012, San Antonio, Houston and Arlington, and various other locations, 2013
"Pillow Talk Negotiations a/k/a Marital Agreements," Dallas Bar Association, Friday Clinic, July 2012, and Northern Trust, 2013
"Pets or Competitors, Horses in Family Law", with Larry Sullivant, Judge 235th Ret. and Paul French, III, CPA, Dallas Bar Family Law Section, June 2004, Kaufman Bar Association, May 2004, and Denton County Bar Association, August 2004
“Court for our Kids: A Study in Direct and Cross Examination of Fact and Expert Witnesses.” Kaufman County Bar Association, April 2003, Course Director
“Protecting the Interests of Our Children, Mock Trial,” Kaufman County Bar Association, January 2002, Course Director
"Ethics in Family Law," Kaufman County Bar Association, September 2001
Texas Tech Law Review. VOL 27, No. 2, 1996, "Evidence, 1995"

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