Michael R. Puhl is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and a certified mediator. Michael has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine since 2008. A 1982 graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, he is licensed to practice law in Texas, Illinois and before the United States Supreme Court. He is an active member of state and local bar associations and former president of the Plano Bar Association. In 2006, he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Board of Examiners for Marital & Family Therapists where he served as Chairman of that Board from 2011 - 2016.
He has been selected as a fellow on the Texas Family Law Foundation and on the Texas Family Law Foundation and on the Collin County Bench/Bar Foundation. Michael is AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®—a rating achieved only by attorneys whose peers consider them to have the highest level of professional skill and integrity. Mr. Puhl has held that rating since 2001.
- The John Marshall Law School
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- Puhl Law Group PC
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- Texas Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists
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- Board Chairman (2011-2016); Board member and Chairperson for Rules Committee; Delegate to Association of Marriage and Family Therapist Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)from 2006 through 2012 and co-chair of AMFTRB Model Laws Committee.
- A primer for judges, attorney and therapists on how to remain compliant with professional rules and the Texas Family Code, Continuing Education Seminar
- Family Law
- Texas Board of Examiners
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- Texas Monthly Magazine
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- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
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- Texas Monthly Magazine
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- Collin County Bar Association
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- Texas State Bar # 16385250
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- Collin County Bar Association
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- Plano (Texas) Bar Association
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- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Retainers are determined by the facts and the rate of complexity for each case. Hourly rates vary for each attorney in the firm based upon experience and level of expertise.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- English: Spoken, Written