Esther
R.
Donald
Attorney
Divorces don’t settle out of weakness. The strongest advocates use the collaborative divorce process to solve their clients' family law disputes outside the courtroom, with strategy and creativity.
Esther Donald
Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
8350 N. Central Expressway
Suite 1700
Dallas
TX
75206
(214) 373-7676
(214) 373-9959
Counties Served
Dallas
Collin
Denton
Rockwall
Local Practice Groups
Licenses
State Bar of Texas 1988
Certifications
Credentialed Collaborative Professional, Collaborative Divorce Texas, 2021
Professional Activities
Collaborative Divorce Collin County, Member
Collaborative Divorce Texas, Member
Collin County Bar Association, Alternate Dispute Resolution Section, Secretary 2022-23
Collin County Bar Association, Alternate Dispute Resolution Section, Charter Board Member 2021-22
Dallas Bar Association, Membership Committee, Chair, 2022
Dallas Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section, Chair, 2019-2020
Dallas Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section, Vice Chair, 2018-2019
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
Dallas Bar Foundation, Member
State Bar of Texas, Collaborative Law Section, Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member
Texas Family Law Foundation, Member
Honors & Recognition
Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© list in the field of Family Law by Best Lawyers, Woodward and White Press, 2017 – 2023
Selected to the "Top 100: Dallas/Fort Worth" Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2022
Selected to the "Top 50 Women Texas Super Lawyers" list, Thomson Reuters, 2022
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2016 – 2022
Education
Undergraduate
B.A., English with Honors
University of Texas at Austin
1985
Law School
University of Texas School of Law
1988
Honors:
Texas Law Review - Associate Editor
