Michael Christopher de la Garza

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Michael Christopher de la Garza

4.9
36 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 14 years

Family Lawyer at San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Wills & Living Wills, Probate ... +5 more

1924 North Main Ave, San Antonio, TX

Virtual Consultation Available

Free Consultation

About Michael

Biography

Dual licensed attorney from the top law school in TX providing personal attention to every case!

I'm here to support and guide you through your custody issue. Call today I can help!

I'm here to support and guide you through your divorce. Call today I can help!

I'm here to support and guide you through your family issue. Call today I can help!

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Family 15%

15%
LGBT+ Law 15%

15%
Probate 15%

15%
Wills and Living Wills 15%

15%
Child Support 10%

10%
Divorce and Separation 10%

10%
Estate Planning 10%

10%
Power of Attorney 10%

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2018 2017 2016
Platinum Client Champion

Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 10 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2015

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Licensed in Oregon for 14 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2011

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

DLG Law, PLLC

1924 North Main Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78212

www.dlglawtx.com/

Online Presence

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Michael Christopher de la Garza's Reviews

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Posted by Melissa | April 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Micheal De La Garza

Hiring Micheal was the best decision we made, 6 months and 2 weeks later my case was 100% completed and I had then become the Mother to my baby girl. Micheal’s Organization and communication was more then I could have asked for. Every obstacle that we came across didn’t bring him down. He stayed dete...rmined that nothing would come in our way. I seriously would not have wanted to have this adoption experience with anyone else!

Posted by Carl | February 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Child support court

Michael went above and beyond to represent me. He never judged me once, and fought for me the entire time. I have been dealing with child support court for over 15 years, believe it or not Michael actually got me a refund when the AOG took more than they agreed to. Michael is fair and affordable. ... I have been represented by many lawyers, Michael is the only one that earned my trust and the outcome was satisfactory. As a noncustodial parent, I am realistic as to what will happen in court, many other lawyers have blown smoke up my backside. Michael was honest even when i didn't want him to be. Hire this gentleman, you will not be disappointed!!

Posted by anonymous | December 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Great lawyer

I hired Michael to what I thought would be a simple child support and visitation case. It turns out that we had to go to court numerous times. We are actually still In the process of a custody and child support battle. Michael has been dedicated to my case-seeking and pointing out all facts; big and... small. He has gotten a better outcome than I imagined. I plan to keep Michael aaa my lawyer whenever I need him. He is straight forward and yet is extremely sincere and takes his job seriously. He truly has his clients best interest at heart!

Posted by anonymous | August 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Micheal, fixed many years of problems with Texas Attoreny General and corrected and rectified arrears and got my money back

Michael is a professional that has helped me tremendously in the legal process of getting a new divorce decree, making changes to child support, and rectifying arrears that were falsely being billed to me by the Texas Attorney General. I tried to no avail several times to go through the process of ha...ving my child support arrangement and divorce decree changed through the Attorney General’s office, they made it impossible and without Michaels help it would of never happened. Michael was able to get the garnishment stopped that had been ongoing for two years and all my overpayments returned from the Attorney General’s Office. Without Michaels help I was getting nowhere with the Texas Attorney’s General office. I tried another lawyer and they could not get it done, I tried my self and I could not get it done, Michael did. Working with Michael I quickly realized he knew how to navigate the legal system and once signatures were rendered the order was final and signed by a judge in a matter of a day or two not weeks, not months but days. Michael also notified the Attorney Generals Office of all the changes in a timely manner, and responded to all my emails, and phone calls. If you are like me and have tried in vain to work with the courts and/or the Attorney General’s Office without success, I would highly recommend Michael, he was able to do what other lawyers could not.

Posted by Bex | March 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Money well spent!

My son-in-law referred us to Michael. He and his ex negotiated releasing geographic restriction. My son-in-law had no representation, but Michael negotiated a fair deal for all. So we gave him a try for my boyfriend who's ex took off out of town and left 1 of the 3 children behind with neighbors. He ...ended up negotiating getting custody of 1 child, lowering child support payments, catching up on arrears and enforcing geo restriction between bexar and nueces county. We got everything we wanted and more! He is very profressional and has great attention to detail.

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Michael Christopher de la Garza's Lawyer Endorsements

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George Ruiz

Family lawyer | Jul 30

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked opposing on multiple case with Mike and found him to be a worthy opponent. Detailed and skilled. Communication skills are well above par. A counselor I do not mind working with."

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Brandon Wong

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 06

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Michael is very effective in communicating complicated legal issues and procedures with clients in an easily understood manner."

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Laura Duran

Family lawyer | Jan 30

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. He is extremely intelligent and personable. I highly recommend this attorney."

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Thomas Shute

Family lawyer | Oct 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Michael is a knowledgeable and skilled attorney who never appears ill prepared in the courtroom."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Rising Star, S.A. Scene

2018

Top Family Law Attorney, S.A. Scene

2017

Rising Star, S.A. Scene

Work Experience

2020 - Present

Attorney, DLG Law, PLLC

2016 - 2020

Attorney, Marvel & Wong, PLLC

2012 - 2015

Senior Associate, KPMG LLP

2010 - 2012

Senior Associate, Thomson Reuters

2008 - 2008

Legal Intern, Raul X Villarreal Attorney at Law

Associations

2017 - Present

San Antonio LGBT Bar Association

2016 - Present

San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section

2015 - Present

State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section

2015 - Present

Texas Young Lawyers Association

2011 - Present

Oregon State Bar

2011 - 2014

Oregon Young Lawyers Section

Education

2009

University of Texas

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2006

University of Notre Dame

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Languages

English

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