Unique solutions for unique familiesWe work to create win-win solutions for children to enjoy meaningful relationships with both parentsDivorce is all about transition. Our goal is to navigate you through this difficult time.We achieve creative solutions to difficult and emotional family law problems.We work to ensure that child support payment amount will be fair and reasonable for your kids.
I grew up in New City, New York, the oldest of three sisters. I graduated from Clarkstown North High School in 1984 and went to Colgate University in upstate New York. I didn't know what I wanted to do after college, so I started my own computer graphics company out of my apartment in Westchester County, while also working part-time for my father's Hardwood Flooring company.
After a year and half, I had a few graphics clients and was doing ok, but wanted some regular work, so I started looking for a job. I ended up landing a job on Wall Street with JP Morgan in their Mergers and Acquisitions Dept doing graphics and presentation support. I thought I'd like to move up their corporate ladder and decided that I needed another degree to do that. So, in the Fall of 1990, I started law school at night at New York Law School.
After a year on Wall Street, I decided that Wall Street, New York City and Corporate America were not for me. I decided that I wanted to be in a place that was not as cut-throat competitive, that was slower and friendlier and warmer. I also decided that I wanted to focus on a more personal type of law than corporate. My parents were divorced when I was 14, and even though it was a very amicable divorce it had a very strong impact on me. I decided that I was much more suited to family law and that was what I focused on in school.
I stayed 3 more years in NY, deciding where I would move when I finished law school. In June 1992, I was maid-of-honor in a wedding in Tulsa, OK - it was my first time in Tulsa and I really liked it there. The people I met at the wedding told me that if I liked Tulsa, I would love Austin. So, in November of 1992, I visited Austin for 4 days. I loved it and decided that this is where I would move in the summer of 1993, when I only had one semester of law school left. I did my last semester of law school at UT.
One of my courses at UT Law School was a clinic where I acted as student attorney in Child Protective Services cases. During one of those cases, I met an attorney, KC Anderson, who later became one of my closest friends. At that time I also started looking for a job. In December 1993, I was hired by a prominent family law attorney as his first associate, who told me to study hard for the bar (that I was registered to take in February 1994) and to start work on March 1. Sadly, while I was studying for the bar in January, that attorney passed away and I never got the opportunity to work with him.
I took the bar in both New York and Texas in February 1994 (I took the New York portion in NY on a Tuesday, and flew out Tuesday night to take the Multi-State and Texas portions in Austin on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). While I was waiting on my results (which wouldn't be out until May), I started looking for work again. I didn't know where to go, so I met with a local judge who I had appeared in front of as a student attorney. She surprised me and told me that I should open my own practice. I couldn't imagine going out on my own straight out of law school, but she encouraged me and told me that from watching me in court, she had confidence in me. I got my bar results in May 1994 and decided that I had nothing to lose by trying it on my own, so I did it. KC and her husband (who was a prominent criminal attorney) helped me tremendously. They sent me small cases (at the time, I took both criminal and family cases) and they mentored me and advised me every step of the way. I know that I could not have done it without them.
In April 2004, my stepdaughter, Lindsey, came to live with us full-time, making me a full-time mother / step-mother of three children. Benjamin is now in 8th grade, Nathan is in 10th grade, and Lindsey is 20 and a full-time college student. As the children grew, I increased my time at the office to full-time "plus". Although I am at the office 5 days a week, I still try to get home most afternoons in time for baseball practice, golf lessons, band concerts, piano, guitar . . . Thank goodness technology has grown to the point that I can multi-task from most any location now.
In 2011, I have now gone through the unfortunate experience of divorce myself. It has truly opened my eyes and given me a whole new perspective on what my clients are experiencing every day. Although I thought I understood the emotions involved, I now know that I couldn't truly understand or appreciate the rollercoaster of emotions that are involved, nor the long-term healing process for myself, my ex-husband and my children until I had to experience it for myself. It is certainly much more difficult than I had ever imagined.
I have found that each new experience in my life has given me new perspective on my cases. Although I deal in all aspects of family law, the primary focus of my practice is on divorce and/or custody cases. When I first began as a family law attorney, I had the perspective of the child of divorced parents. Then when I married, I was able to add in the perspective of what married life is like - how it takes work and can be difficult at times. It helped me relate a lot more to my clients. At the same time, I became a part-time stepmother, and that gave me a lot of insight into my cases - and helped me come up with creative solutions for my clients. Then when I became a mom, I suddenly viewed my cases in a whole new light. In fact, the first custody case that I handled after becoming a mom was extremely difficult for me and made me want to quit the practice of family law because it was too emotional for me. I looked into other areas of law, but since I had firmly established my reputation in the community as a family law attorney, those were the cases that came to me. I decided that because of my years as a family law attorney and because of my specific life experiences, I had a lot to offer my clients and decided to stick with it. Now that I have lived through the emotional rollercoaster of divorce myself, I can add that to the list of experiences that I share with many of my clients. With all that I have lived through myself, I can offer realistic advice on what my clients can expect during and after divorce, from the court, from their spouse and from their children. I can also argue my cases in court from a very personal perspective, since I have lived through many of the same experiences as my clients.
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Weinman & Associates
8200 North MoPac Expressway
Suite 230
Austin, TX, 78759
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CO | Administrative - Not authorized to practice | 1995 | 03/05/2022 |
NY | Resigned | 1994 | 02/24/2022 |
TX | Eligible To Practice In Texas | 1994 | 02/17/2022 |
Legal answers | 4 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
Certified Financial Litigator | American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators | 2016 |
Panel Chair of State Bar Grievance Committee | State Bar of Texas | 2010 |
Who's Who in American Law | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2005 |
Who's Who in American Law | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2004 |
Pro Bono College | State Bar of Texas | 2003 |
Who's Who in American Law | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2003 |
Board Certified - Family Law | Texas Board of Legal Specialization | 2000 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founder | Divorce Resort | 2012 - Present |
Managing Partner | Weinman & Associates | 1994 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Texas Bar Foundation | Sustaining Life Fellow | 2016 - Present |
American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators | Founding Member | 2016 - Present |
Rice University | Professor of paralegal studies | 2015 - Present |
State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section | Member | 2013 - Present |
Texas Family Law Bar Foundation | Founding Fellow | 2010 - Present |
Travis County Family Law Advocates | Member | 2009 - Present |
Leander Independent School District | Volunteer | 2004 - Present |
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists | Member | 2004 - Present |
Madison Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals | Lifetime Member | 2004 - Present |
National Registry of Who's Who | Life Member | 2000 - Present |
Travis County Bar Foundation | Founding Fellow | 1997 - Present |
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section | Member | 1994 - Present |
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member | 1994 - Present |
College of the State Bar of Texas, 1997 - Present | Member | N/A |
State Bar of Texas District 9-A Grievance Committee | Panel Chair | 2009 - 2010 |
Executive Board for Town & Country Optimist little league baseball | Volunteer | 2008 - 2010 |
Madison's Who's Who of Professionals | VIP Member | 2005 - 2006 |
Marquis Who’s Who in America | Member | 2005 - 2005 |
State Bar of Texas District 9-A Grievance Committee | Member | 2004 - 2009 |
Marquis Who’s Who in American Law | Member | 2003 - 2004 |
Stepmothers International | Volunteer | 1998 - 2006 |
Jewish Community Association of Austin | Member | 1998 - 2006 |
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | Member | 1995 - 1999 |
Bar of the Fifth Circuit | Member | 1995 - 1999 |
American Bar Association | Member | 1994 - 1999 |
New York State Bar Association | Member | 1994 - 1999 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Children's Records Law in Texas | Children and the Law | 2001 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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New York Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
Colgate University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1988 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Family Law Essentials | Child custody | 2010 |
Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals | Child custody | 2009 |
Texas Family Law Practice for Paralegals | Child custody | 2006 |
Comal County Bar Association Ad Litem Training | CPS cases | 2004 |
Children's Records Law In Texas | Child Custody | 2001 |
Case name | Outcome |
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In Re Jude L. Vernor, 94 S.W.3d. 201, (Tex.App.--Austin, 2002) | Successful -- child was permitted to remain in Australia with mother |
Gonzalez v. Tippit, 167 S.W.3d 536, (Tex.App.–Austin, 2005) |
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David Kazen, Family Attorney on Apr 10, 2019
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
Daryl is a consummate professional. She knows how to fight hard for her clients while working well with others. Anyone needing Family Law representation would be would be well-served to have her as their lawyer.
Jason Wright, Family Attorney on Mar 27, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Daryl is an outstanding attorney. She cares passionately about her clients and provides quality representation from the start to the end of a case. Daryl is an experienced attorney who is always prepared. She is fierce, fair, and very well respected within the legal community. I highly recommend and endorse her.
David Kazen, Family Attorney on Apr 10, 2019
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
Daryl is a consummate professional. She knows how to fight hard for her clients while working well with others. Anyone needing Family Law representation would be would be well-served to have her as their lawyer.
Jason Wright, Family Attorney on Mar 27, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Daryl is an outstanding attorney. She cares passionately about her clients and provides quality representation from the start to the end of a case. Daryl is an experienced attorney who is always prepared. She is fierce, fair, and very well respected within the legal community. I highly recommend and endorse her.
James Vaught, Divorce and separation Attorney on May 5, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this attorney.
Judd Nemiro, Unknown Attorney on Apr 15, 2015
Relationship: Other
Top notch lawyer in this field and one of the best lawyers in the state. I endorse this lawyer.
Julio de La Llata, Family Attorney on Apr 8, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Daryl is a sharp, creative, and feisty attorney. If I was digging a foxhole and needed a buddy, she's the kind of lawyer I'd want in my foxhole -- she's a fighter. I've known her personally and professionally and she is very capable. Excellent attorney.
Melissa Williams, Divorce and separation Attorney on Apr 3, 2015
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
I endorse this lawyer. She is an excellent advocate.
Judith Bryant, Family Attorney on Apr 3, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
William Powers, Family Attorney on Feb 12, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Daryl fights hard for her clients, and is a compassionate advocate for them. I have worked with and against Daryl, and am always impressed with her as a hard-working, intelligent, thorough and experienced attorney. I endorse this lawyer.
Lisa Londergan, Family Attorney on Nov 19, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
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