Mary Johanna McCurley

Among the state’s most respected Family Law attorneys, Mary Johanna McCurley has the experience to knowledgeably address all matrimonial issues, including asset tracing; family-owned business entities and corporate involvement; interspousal torts; and family psychological issues related to divorce and custody, including interactions with experts.

A widely published author and frequent lecturer, she has appeared before such forums as the State Bar of Texas, New York Bar Association, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, American Bar Association, National Business Institute, and law schools throughout Texas.

Mary Johanna has earned recognition on every Texas Super Lawyers listing since its inception in 2003, receiving special recognition among the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas in 2013, the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Texas for 11 consecutive years, as well as being included eight times in the listing of the Top 100 attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth. She also has been recognized for her law practice by D Magazine, Lawdragon, The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who of American Women.

A leader among her peers, she is a Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. She is also an active member of a number of other professional organizations, and has served as national Vice President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President of the Texas Chapter of the AAML, Secretary/Treasurer of the Annette Stewart American Inn of Court, Co-Director of the 2005 State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, and was an adjunct member of the Family Law Council for three years before becoming a member in 1987.

Mary Johanna has chaired the Mediation Study Committee and the Special Concerns for Children Committee for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and has been Co-Coordinator of the organization's continuing legal education program on multiple occasions. For nearly a decade, she shared editing responsibilities for the Family Law Practice Manual, a publication of the State Bar of Texas. In keeping with her concern for children, Mary Johanna was Co-Chair of the Child Support and Child Visitation Guidelines Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas for 1992-93 and served on the committee in 1997.

She is certified as a life coach by the College of Executive Coaching and recently co-authored, along with four other experts in women’s health and wellness, A Happy Healthy You: A Woman’s Guide to Happiness, Health & Harmony. The book offers advice and counsel on nutrition, exercise, menopause, spirituality, relationships, and other wellness issues for women in the second half of their lives. In 2010 and 2011, Mary Johanna was invited to participate in Renaissance Weekends®. Bringing together preeminent authorities and noted innovators in their fields of expertise from around the country, these invitation-only retreats are dedicated to personal and national renewal.

Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1984, Mary Johanna began her distinguished career after graduating from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1979, where she was Student Body Vice President and President of the Senate. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Centenary College, where she served as Student Body President.