Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
United States 2024
General Information
Year founded:
1987
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Overview
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At Goranson Bain Ausley, we work hard to help you achieve a successful outcome, control your costs and minimize the disruption in your life—all while helping you to prepare to face the future. Our attorneys are experienced in all aspects of family law and will guide you through each step of the process, ensuring you have the information you need to make wise decisions.
Firm News
March 31, 2020
Katie Samler listed in People Newspapers’ 20 Under 40
February 28, 2020
Seventeen GoransonBain Ausley Attorneys listed on the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers
January 27, 2020
Lindsey Obenhaus Earns Family Law Board Certification
December 23, 2019
Best Lawyers Under 40: Britney Harrison and Kathryn Samler
December 19, 2019
Kristiana Butler selected to the 2020 ABA/ AYLA Leadership Class
November 7, 2019
Thomas L. Ausley Honored with the AAML Professionalism Award
November 4, 2019
GoransonBain Ausley Adds Kyle Basinger and Jeff Shore as Partners
October 31, 2019
Hayley Collins and Kathryn Samler promoted to Partners
October 25, 2019
VLS Pro Bono Service Awards
September 30, 2019
Angelica Rolong Cormier selected to the 2019 – 2020 State Bar of Texas Leadership Class
September 3, 2019
18 GoransonBain Ausley Attorneys Honored As 2019 Texas Super Lawyers
August 12, 2019
GoransonBain Ausley’s Kris Algert Honored with the Gay G. Cox Collaborative Law Award
July 1, 2019
Thomas L. Ausley Honored by Texas Bar Foundation with the Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
January 24, 2019
Ryan Bauerle, Hayley Collins and Katie Flowers Samler Earn Family Law Board Certification
November 13, 2018
Integrity, Leadership and Service Earn GoransonBain’s Kathryn Murphy Influential Legal Awards
November 13, 2018
Kris Algert Named Lawyer of the Year for Family Law Mediation in Austin
October 8, 2018
Partner Kris Algert becomes part of the Inaugural Class of Master Credentialed Professionals
April 6, 2018
Excellence, Recognized: GoransonBain Ausley & GoransonBain Ausley Attorneys Honored As Super Lawyers 2018 Texas Rising Stars
December 20, 2017
GoransonBain Ausley Partner, Jeff Domen Elected President of Collin County Bar Association
November 1, 2017
Two Highly Respected Texas Family Law Firms Announce Merger
October 17, 2017
GoransonBain Ausley’s Thomas A. Greenwald Recognized as Best Lawyers® 2018 Family Lawyer of the Year in Dallas/Ft. Worth by Woodward White, Inc.
December 19, 2016
GoransonBain Named Top Workplace in Dallas
October 6, 2016
GoransonBain’s Diana Friedman Honored for Distinguished Service to the Practice of Family Law
September 13, 2016
GoransonBain’s Kathryn J. Murphy Named 2017 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law in Dallas/Fort Worth
April 15, 2016
GoransonBain Names New Managing Partner of Family Law Firm
November 12, 2015
Family Law Firm GoransonBain, PLLC Adds Allen’s Lené Alley DeRudder as an Associate Attorney
February 17, 2015
GoransonBain Family Law Firm Shows Their Artistic and Philanthropic Side
September 9, 2014
GoransonBain Expands Family Law Practice with Divorce Attorneys Anita C. Savage and Esther R. Donald
September 5, 2014
GoransonBain’s Kathryn J. Murphy Named Best Lawyers® Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas
August 13, 2014
GoransonBain Appoints Three New Partners
Rankings
Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC is metro ranked in 2 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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Austin
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Family Law Mediation
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Family Law Mediation
Firm Leadership
Rankings
Metro Rankings
Austin
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Family Law Mediation
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Family Law Mediation
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Child Custody
- Collaborative Law: Family Law
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Litigation
- Paternity
- Prenuptial Agreements
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
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Client Comments
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Awards
Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
- “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®.
- "Best Places to Work" by Austin Business Journal
- Top 100 Places to Work in Dallas/Ft. Worth by the Dallas Morning News
Main Location
Dallas,
TX
8350 North Central Expressway, Suite 1700
Dallas, TX 75206
United States
214-373-7676
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Office Locations
Austin,
TX
3307 Northland Drive, Suite 420
Austin, TX 78731
United States
512-596-5201
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Fort Worth,
TX
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 800
Fort Worth, TX 76102
United States
817-735-4000
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Granbury,
TX
220 West Pearl Street
Granbury, TX 76048
United States
817-573-6433
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Plano,
TX
7160 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 650
Plano, TX 75024
United States
214-473-9696
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Management and Personnel
Family Law Attorney
Sarah Aminzadeh Milinsky
Family Law Attorney
Rachel Rizzieri
Family Law Attorney
Mona Hosseiny-Tovar
Family Law Attorney
Megan Decadi
Family Law Attorney
Jasmine Avery
Family Law Attorney
Chandler Rice Winslow
Family Law Attorney
Ally Caskey
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Jonathan James
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Kris Algert
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Thomas Ausley
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Kelly Ausley Flores
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Lindley Bain
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Angeline Lindley Bain
Family Law Attorney
Kyle Basinger
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Ryan R. Bauerle
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Angel J. Berbarie
Family Law Attorney
Kristiana Butler
Family Law Attorney
Kelly Caperton Fischer
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Hayley Collins Blair
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Jeff Domen
Family Law Attorney
Esther R. Donald
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Rob Frazer
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Diana S. Friedman
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Thomas P. Goranson
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Thomas A. Greenwald
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Curtis W. Harrison II
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Paula Larsen
Family Law Attorney
Beth E. Maultsby
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Kathryn J. Murphy
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Lindsey Obenhaus
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Aimee Pingenot Key
Family Law Attorney
Lerrin Reinecke
Board Certified - Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Eric Robertson
Family Law Attorney
Angelica Rolong Cormier
Family Law Attorney
Kathryn F. Samler
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Jeff Shore
Board Certified – Family Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Clint Westhoff
Contacts
Managing Partner
P. Lindley Bain
Communications and Digital Marketing Specialist
Elise Cimino