R Scott Downing
Our Family Law Practice
* Divorce
* Child Related Issues
* Paternity & Parental Rights
* International Disputes
* Appeals
* Alternate Dispute Resolution
* Collaborative Law
* Personal Enhancement Coaching
McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., a nationally prominent law firm, is committed to providing our clients with personalized legal services in all family law matters. While we are all experienced trial lawyers, we make every effort to resolve disputes by alternative methods such as mediation or arbitration. We recognize that settlement efforts sometimes fail and we prepare ourselves for trial should litigation prove necessary. Many of our attorneys have special training in the new field of collaborative law, which affords cooperative parties a means of resolving their differences in a confidential manner. Our years of experience, both in and out of the courtroom, have given us skills that enable us to apprise our clients of all realistic options at every stage of a family law case.
One of the largest firms in Texas dedicated solely to family law, McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P. has offices in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Each of our partners is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and each is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. Members of our firm have held leadership positions in family law bar associations and on family law committees at both the state and local levels. Our Firm is highly acclaimed and our attorneys have won various awards for Best in Family Law practice.
Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
R Scott Downing
McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing LLP
5950 Sherry Ln #800
Dallas TX 75225
Tel: 214 273-2400
Fax: 214 273-2470
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
R. Scott Downing is a skilled trial lawyer who has tried a number of complex high dollar property and custody cases. While recognizing that not all cases are best served by resolving them in the courtroom, Scott has also opened his practice to the use of Collaborative Law.
He has written extensively for national and statewide publications on various Family Law topics, including complex characterization issues, advanced evidence issues, attorney ad litem practice, jurisdictional conflict, trial presentation and hidden asset cases in preparation for temporary hearings.
Scott's articles have been published by the State Bar of Texas, The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. He also has spoken on Family Law and evidentiary topics to numerous groups and organizations. Scott has earned recognition on every Texas Super Lawyers listing and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America.
Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Scott practiced law in Austin.
Scott received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1988. He studied law at the University of Houston Law Center, where he received the American Jurisprudence Awards in contracts and civil trial advocacy. He also served as Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review and graduated in 1991.
Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and is also a member of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Council. He was recently appointed to serve on the District 1A Grievance Committee.
Scott is married to Maureen Downing. They have four children, Ryan, Kaleigh, Park, and Will.
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