Fran Brochstein

Full-time mediator for all areas of family law (divorce, custody, child support, paternity, modification, family disputes, assistance in working with elderly parents, etc.) for 20 years.

Licensed Texas attorney for 30 years.

Member of many mediation groups including the Association of Attorney-Mediators (AAM), Texas Association of Mediators (TAM), the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA), State Bar of Texas and Austin Mediators Association (AMA).

I serve on the boards for the Marble Falls Rotary, Highland Lakes Bar Association & I'm President-elect for 2023 for Texas Association of Mediators.

I do in person and on-line mediations.

Rates - $400 per side for 4 hours

Mediation offers couples a lot more flexibility than going before a judge.

South Texas College Of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1990

University of Houston - Main Campus

B.S. (1976) | Business Technology & Personnel Management

1972 - 1976

Activities: President - Phi Gamma Nu Business Fraternity

Highland Lakes Bar Association

2019 - Current

Current board member & Volunteer at the monthly Marble Falls Lawyers in the Library clinic

Member

Association of Attorney Mediators

2014 - Current

Member

Association for Conflict Resolution - Houston

2010 - Current

Supreme Court of the United States of America

2009 - Current

Member

Texas Mediator Credentialing Association

2008 - Current

Advanced Credentialed Mediator status

Member

Texas Mediator Association (TAM)

2008 - Current

Member

Member of Family Law Section & ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas

2004 - Current

Alumni member

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

1991 - Current

Active in the Delta Theta Phi Chapter in Houston, Texas. Former alumni president for the Houston Chapter.

Member

Member of Family Law Section & ADR Section of the Houston Bar Association

2004 - 2019

National President

Phi Gamma Nu Business Fraternity

2006 - 2008

Student Intern

247th Judicial District Court of Harris County Texas

1989 - 1989

Interned for one semester in the 247th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.

Law school student

Attended summer school in Jerusalem, Israel through Tulane University

1988 - 1988

Monthly mediation column for Instantmediations.com

2021

Monthly mediation column for Instantmediations.com

Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis & Natalia Olowska-Czajka

2020

Divorce 911

Seven Falls Publishing

September, 2016

Texas Modern Mediation -2021, On-line

January 21, 2021

Tom King, Attorney & Mediator

I was on 2 of the mediation panels. I gave a report on TX mediation rules and regulations. And I also appeared on his "Mediation Horror Stories" panel.

Domestic Violence & Mediation, Zoom

July 16, 2020

Texas Association of Mediators

Family Law Mediation Trainer, Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, Houston, Texas

November 4, 2016

Harris County DRC

I was one of the trainers of the Family Law Mediation Training sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Center of Harris County.

Mediator Trainer, Family Law Mediation Training, Houston, Texas

January 10, 2015

Manousso Mediation Training

I have served as a family law mediator trainer & a trainer for basic mediation for the past 3 years.

Mediator Trainer, Family Law Mediation Training, Houston, Texas

November 5, 2015

Dispute Resolution Center of Houston (DRC)

I have served as a family law mediator trainer for the past 2 years with the DRC.

Advanced Credentialed Mediator

Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA)

One of 10 Lifetime Achievement Award Recepients

Association for Conflict Resolution

2018

One of 50 Influential Women of Houston

Houston Woman Magazine

2017

One of the outstanding family law attorney/mediators in Houston

H-Texas Magazine

2016

One of the top family law mediators in Houston

Houstonia Magazine

2015

One of the top 30 family law attorneys in Houston, Texas

Houstonia Magazine

2014

Association of Austin Mediators

Member

2020 - Current

Highland Lakes Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

Texas Association of Mediators

Membership Chair

2016 - Current

Association of Attorney-Mediators

Member

2015 - Current

Texas State Bar  # 03039900

Member

1991 - Current

Texas

Since 1991

• Free Consultation
  If you live in Texas (preferably somewhere around Houston or in the Texas Hill Country), I offer a FREE 10 minute phone consultation to see if I can assist you or if I need to refer you to someone else. I cannot give legal advise outside of the State of Texas!
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Q. What can I do if my daughters dad gets laid off and he is the one who provides her with her insurance?

October 9, 2014

A: You need to read your court document. It probably says that he needs to get more insurance. If he cannot or won't, then you get it. You can then ask a court to modify the current court order and have him reimburse you for the cost of insuring the child. If no insurance, read decree if see if he is ordered to pay 100% of medical bills for letting insurance lapse.

Q. How can I get my kids dad off child support..or is that even possible?

October 9, 2014

A: Impossible to answer without more info. Have you ever accessed any state or federal monies such as WIC or food stamps? If so, he owes the taxpayers of Texas and TX A G won't let him stop paying child support until they are reimbursed in full. Take form to an attorney to review.

Q. Can someone explain the court process for establishing paternity?

October 9, 2014

A: It appears you are in TX A G court. Most are handled very quickly. They establish child support. Their paperwork regarding visitation cannot be modified. I don't like their paperwork. I highly recommend that you hire an attorney to assist you or perhaps move the case away from TX A G court. TX A G does a form of mediation that is unique to them. They really don't care about what you have to say - they don't have time - they only want to set up child support. If mom alleges that you are "abusive" then you won't get her address and visitation might be through supervised visits. Please hire an attorney. You don't have to sign the papers even when they threaten you. But if it's trial, judge does not care if you show up or not or if you don't sign - only Judge's signature is the only one required. ... Read More