Jack
H.
Emmott
, III
Attorney
My calling is to help couples to dissolve their marriages in a peaceable, caring, and respectful out of court process which honors the privacy and dignity of the parties and protects their children from the damage caused by litigation.
Jack Emmott
Gray, Reed & McGraw, P.C.
1300 Post Oak
Suite 2000
Houston
TX
77056
(713) 986-7207
(713) 986-7100
Counties Served
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Galveston
Harris
Montgomery
Local Practice Groups
Licenses
U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit, 1981
The Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1982
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Certifications
Family Law, 1982
Civil Trial Law, 1983
Professional Activities
Chair, Collaborative Law Section, State Bar of Texas (2013-2014)
Chair of the Houston Bar Association Collaborative Law Section
Co-Founder and Director of The Alliance of Collaborative Famliy Law Attorneys (President-2004)
Course Director of the Chip Rose Collaborative Training of Mental Health Professionals Course in December 2002
Course Director of the Janet Brumley course, "Training Your In-House Collaborative Team," in July 2004
Course Director of the Chip Rose/Larry Cook Collaborative Training of Financial Advisors in October 2004
Moderator of Panel Discussion of Collaborative Couples at FCG's Advanced Annual Conference on use of Collaborative Financial Advisors in divorce in September 2004
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (Director 1999-2005, Treasurer 2003-2005, President Elect 2005-2006, President 2006-2007)
Texas Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Houston Bar Association (Chair of Judicare Committee, now known as Elder Care Law Committee, 1989-1990)
National Institute of Sports Professionals
Houston Chapter of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (Treasurer 1985-1986, Vice President 1986-1987, President 1987-1988, Board of Directors 1988-1993)
State Bar of Texas
Chair of the Houston Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Law Section (2008-2009)
College of the State Bar of Texas
Sustaining Life Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation
Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Honors & Recognition
Firm has received the "Very Highest" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Family Law Attorneys
2018 winner of the Gay G. Cox Award
Education
Undergraduate
B.A. Political Science
University of Houston
1971
Law School
University of Texas
Honors:
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Professional Training
1991 - Mediation and ADR Training, South Texas College of Law
2001 - Advanced Mediation Training, South Texas College of Law
2002 - Chip Rose Collaborative Training for Mental Healthcare Professionals
