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I am a registered nurse as well as a licensed attorney. My practice areas include, Dallas, Rockwall, Collin, Kaufman, Hunt, Denton and Tarrant counties. I am a trained collaborative lawyer and belong to the Rockwall Collaborative Family Law Alliance, as well as Collaborative Law Institue of Texas.

95% of my practice is family law and 5% is representation of nurses before the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.

Jennifer, my legal assistant has been with me for over 12 years.

Attorney Martin Valko of Dallas immigration law firm of Chavez & Valko, LLP, represents individuals and families from around the world, private and publicly traded (also Fortune 100) companies in employment-based immigration, several international Olympic and professional athletes, car racers, artists, and musicians in various non-immigrant and immigrant matters. He also secures visas to foreign countries.

Martin Valko has a first hand knowledge about the U.S. immigration laws as he has been through the entire process – from being a high-school exchange student, college student to an H-1B worker to his permanent residency and dual citizenship. Martin's clients greatly appreciate his in-depth understanding of the complex immigration process. Among others, he is experienced in the areas of labor certifications (PERM), EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 immigrant visas, H-1B specialty occupation and H-2 visas, L-1A/B visas for intracompany transferees, E treaty investor and trader visas, F and J visas for foreign and exchange students, O and P visas for extraordinary ability aliens, athletes and performers. He also assists his clients with securing I-212 and I-601 waivers of inadmissibility, and represents clients in removal proceedings, and on appeal. Martin Valko has been a speaker for educational and business seminars on various immigration law topics.

Born in Levo?a, Slovakia, Martin Valko spent his childhood traveling and living in several countries due to his father’s career as a diplomat and Ambassador for Slovak Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia). He moved to the United States in 1991 to complete his high school studies, where he also obtained his college and law degrees.

Martin Valko is married to a 5-time Olympian (2-time Olympic silver medalist, World and European Champion) swimmer Martina Moravcova, and they reside in Dallas, Texas. Martin is fluent in Slovak, Czech, and English, and is conversant in Russian.

Handles divorce, child support, child custody, adoptions, name changes, and other family law matters. Practice focused on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiation. Committed to resolving disputes in the manner that is most beneficial to the family.

A trained mediator with the ability to bring parties to workable solutions to challenging problems. Expertise in employment claims, personal injury cases, and business disputes.

Karen A. Alexander is a graduate of Baylor University, School of Law. Mrs. Alexander is the owner of Alexander & Associates and specializes in criminal cases. Since opening her own law office, Ms. Alexander has successfully negotiated and tried criminal cases in both County Courts and District Courts throughout Denton, Dallas and Tarrant Counties. A prosecutor has described Ms. Alexander as "a damn good lawyer" and a Judge commented that Ms. Alexander demonstrated superior trial skills and even went so far as to discuss the quality of Ms. Alexander's closing argument with other defense lawyers in chambers.

Prior to opening her own firm, Mrs. Alexander worked for the Denton County District Attorney's Office as a criminal prosecutor. Mrs. Alexander has conducted fifty or more court hearings as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney, more than fifty jury trials. The court room is where Mrs. Alexander feels at home. When negotiations fall through or a prosecutor just doesn't want to see their case for what it is, Mrs. Alexander is ready to play ball inside of the courtroom. Alexander & Associates is a trial lawyers firm.

Since leaving the DA's office in 2003, Mrs. Alexander has expanded her firm and has hired multiple associate attorneys to work along side of her. She has been the President of the Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, including starting a public information website at www.dccdla.org. Additionally, Karen has been a director on the board of lawyers for the Denton County Bar Associations and a member of the College of the State Bar. Karen has been active in the defense community, attending both local and State wide continuing education programs, including but not limited to: the 26th and 27th Annual Prairie Dog Conference, DWI Boot Camp, Domestic Violence Seminar, Advanced DWI Cross-Examination, 3rd Annual Juvenile Review Course, Intoxication Manslaughter School, Objection Sustained Competition (where I placed second) and Prosecutors Trial Skills Course. Mrs. Alexander remains up to date on all activity with the appeal court regarding criminal matter because it may effect your case.

Mr. Kollmeier is Board Certified in Family Law.
The Law Office of Gary A. Kollmeier has been dedicated to providing competent and caring legal services in the areas of Family and Probate law since 1991. The firm provides comprehensive, superior, and respectful advocacy in an environment in which the clients receive full attention and loyalty with the highest level of personal legal services. It is our focus to educate our clients about the reality of what to expect in every aspect of their legal case. As a lawyer, Gary Kollmeier is committed to high standards, as evidenced by his certification as a Family Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and his training as a Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer. This extensive experience allows for better service to family law clients who may be going through the difficult and emotional process of separation, divorce, and child-custody determination. The firm also provides probate and estate planning services.

From the consultation forward, it is our mission to help the client conceive, develop and implement a winning strategy geared to achieve the client's goals with the focus on developing creative solutions to each client's complex and unique problems. It is always our priority to advocate for our clients' best interest and the best interest of their family.

Contrary to other family law firms that stress only costly litigation, our focus is on executing a winning strategy built specifically for your case. Our goal is to help you set the stage to "win" your case-and your confidence. Family law cases seldom see a so called "winner" or "loser". By their very nature, family law cases start out with personal crisis or misfortune such as break up, a divorce, or even a death. From that point forward, the parties are trying to pick up the pieces of the crisis and move forward with their lives. Since over 90% of all litigated cases eventually settle, a strategy that incorporates this likelihood is usually the most effective.

Gary Kollmeier understands that the client needs clear communication with straight forward answers and guidance. Knowledge is the first step in making the right decision about what course of action to take in your situation. Whether you need an experienced and knowledgeable family law attorney to represent you and protect your interests in a contested case, or you seek a qualified neutral mediator to solve unresolved outstanding issues related to your family law or probate related to your family law case, we can help. When it comes to divorce, child custody, and any family law or probate related matter, Gary Kollmeier is committed to providing high quality legal client focused representation delivered in a compassionate, professional and ethical manner.

As a legal professional, Gary Kollmeier has been actively involved with the local, county, and state legal communities. He was been elected president of both the Denton County Bar Association and the Family Law Section of the Denton Bar. In addition, Gary has fulfilled all requirements necessary to be a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Denton County Collaborative Family Law Professionals Practice Group, the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, the Denton County Real Estate and Probate Section, the Denton County Trial Lawyers Section, The State Bar of Texas, The College of the State Bar of Texas, and other professional affiliations. Gary has served on many local public service boards including the Denton County Law Library Board, as well as being a regular volunteer mediator for the Denton County Alternate Dispute Resolution Program. Gary has also served as a Alternate Municipal Judge of the City Lewisville Municipal Court since 2000.