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Darryl V. Pratt practices law in all areas of estate planning, asset protection planning, probate, bankruptcy (Chapter 7), real estate, taxation, corporate and business law. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Pratt focuses his practice on estate and business planning and is a regular speaker on a variety of estate planning, asset protection, tax, real estate and business law topics. Mr. Pratt is a member of the Collin County, Denton County and Dallas County Bar Associations and the State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Taxation Sections), American Bar Association (Member, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Taxation Sections), the North Texas and Dallas Estate Planning Councils, the Dallas Chapter of the National Council for Planned Giving, the America Institute of CPAs; the Texas Society of CPAs, and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pratt is admitted to practice law in all courts by the Texas Supreme Court, and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; and the United States Tax Court. Mr. Pratt was recently named as a "Texas Rising Star" "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines.
Along with his family, Mr. Pratt is an active member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.

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.

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.