Mary Elizabeth Van Orman

Mary Elizabeth Van Orman

3.7
Rating: 6.3

Licensed for 32 years

Family Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Adoption, Divorce & Separation ... +2 more

440 Louisiana Street, Suite 723, Houston, TX

About Mary

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Adoption 20%

33 years

20%
Child Custody 20%

33 years

20%
Child Support 20%

33 years

20%
Family 20%

33 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 32 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1993

Eligible to Practice in Texas

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2019

Location

Van Orman & Associates, PC

440 Louisiana Street, Suite 723, Houston, TX, 77002

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Mary Elizabeth Van Orman's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.7 /5.0

41 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 13 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by anonymous | May 26, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Took 10k and still ghosts me

Just like the title states. In February 2020, I paid her 10k to help with immediate help in my custody case. A few weeks later the pandemic hit, everything stopped for 6 months, no ones fault. It’s now late may of 2021. She doesn’t return my calls and claims to have filed paperwork 4 months ago for a... case I don’t even think she did. This woman is not a lawyer. She’s a crook

Posted by Julia | March 25, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Went above and beyond

Ms Van Orman is epic through her brilliant & intuitive application of legal knowledge and skill in divorce representation. She offered me her unconditional support through her counsel. The other attorneys I employed were apathetic and only concerned with their personal financial outcome.

Posted by Shandra | September 29, 2020 | Debt & Lending Agreements

DOES NOT REPAY LOANS

I see you are still in business. That is great. How about making a payment arrangement for the business loan that has not been repaid! We have given you a signficant amount of money and want to be paid back. This is not the way to do do business. Please call us immediately. A business loa...n is for growing your business, not taking the money and not paying us back.

Posted by anonymous | June 10, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

don't hire her.

She took my money and never returned a call. I had a court date and never showed up. Her office didn't even know were she was. Than when I tracked her don't she said her child was sick. Come to find out she dose not even live with this child. The child is a adult in California. To this date she has ...not returned my calls.

Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Be warned!!

I was unable to get a hold of her for almost 2 months. I went to her office downtown and found that she had been locked out for not paying her rent. I found a Woodlands location and went there and was told the same thing. I've dealt with 4 different paralegals during the first 6 months of my case.... She sent a law clerk to represent me at my mediation. She did not show up to my hearing because she was 'out of state, honey!'. I fired her and she refuses to return my file that has the originals of important evidence and photos. I too have filed a grievance, do not expect to recover anything but she should not be practicing anymore. I told the guy at the Woodlands office that I hired her because of her good reviews. He said those were all fake and that she has been doing this to her staff and clients for several years.... Unbelievable!!!

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Experience

Rating:  6.3 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019.

Public Reprimand issued in TX, 2019

updated on 01/24/2020

Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Honors

1998

Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Owner, Van Orman and Associates

1993 - 1995

Associate, Law Office of Dennis Kelly

Associations

Texas Bar Foundation

Fellow

State Bar of Texas

Member

Houston Bar Association

Member

College of the State Bar of Texas

Member

Association of Women Attorneys

Member

Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists

Member

Family Law American Inn of Court

Barrister

2002 - 2003

Montgomery County Bar Association

Director

1998 - 1999

Houston Bar Association's Legal Lines

Board of Directors

Education

1993

South Texas College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2000

Burta Raborn Family Inns of Court

Domicile Restrictions

Publications

1996

Houston Lawyer The Solo Practioner

Languages

English

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