David Payne Housel Jr.

Mr. Housel represented my ex-husband in our divorce processing. He was let go prior to the last hearing this year 2024. Come to find out my ex-husband disclosed to the court and Judge that Mr. Housel purposely did not follow his instructions and did not communicate why we were in court. According to ...my ex Mr. Housel was purposely delaying the entire process to bill hours. Court transcripts will confirm my review.

David Housel was referred to me by family friend. When I reached out to him, I desperately needed someone who was going to fight for my family. He did not disappoint. He listened to all the information provided. Analyzed it. Knew the law well. And executed a plan of action that provided the best ou...tcome for my family. We owe him everything.

I hired David to represent us with problems with an ex. First of all, he sends paperwork to the opposing attorney had his old clients names on it! That should have told us what we needed to know. ***His “advise” does nothing to resolve the matter, and only causes you to continue to go through him ...which hikes up your bill. He jumps to conclusions and doesn’t listen. His actions and language toward the ex’s counsel doesn’t work to resolve or work in your benefit either. It angers the opposition and looks horrible in court! Frankly, he is arrogant and for no reason. If you are a woman, stay away from this guy. He will make promises and only make your problems worse. Scott Palmer needs to remove this guy.

David represented me in a divorce case that involved a child. I am a very detailed person and I like to be educated and informed of all of my options before moving forward. I had a consultation with David once and he was very upfront about how getting what I wanted with my child was highly unlikely g...iven the circumstances. As time went on and circumstances changed, he was quick to act and assured me that me and my child would be safe. He is a licensed counselor and knows what he's talking about. He has been forward thinking and educates me on potential outcomes in the future. My divorce was finalized in fall of 2019, and he has still been very supportive and informative of my options when I've had concerns about mine and my son's safety physically, mentally, and emotionally. I feel he truly wants to protect his clients and has their best interest in mind.

Writing this review in an effort to help others. I would not recommend this lawyer. He failed me. He failed to accurately assess and communicate to the court my spouses income. I am now left with less child support for years to come. Important details were left out on documents on multiple occasions.... He even left former client names, addresses, children's names on my documents but then had no problem charging me for the time to create the documents. It was obvious these were direct pickups of other client documents. He arranged for my child to live in specific areas during the temporary orders then told me that I could not fight for the standard living arrangement that most people receive which is DFW and surrounding areas because I had already agreed to the specific areas during the temporary orders. He and his paralegal were very nice during initial and subsequent meetings. Both became rude later on after I signed on with them. One visit to the office while I was waiting, Mykah (his main paralegal) came to get me and greeted me by pointing her finger at me and yelled, "YOU, COME WITH ME."