Teal A. de la Garza

Location: Houston, Texas
Phone: 281-486-7007
Fax: 281-486-0229

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law
  • Child Welfare

Litigation Percentage

  • 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2014

Education

  • UH Law Center, Houston, Texas
    • J.D. – 2014
  • Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York
    • M.F.A. – 2006
  • Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
    • B.A. – 2003

Honors and Awards

  • Galveston Daily News, 40 Under 40 – 2020
  • North Star Award – 2018
  • HBA Probate, Trust, & Estates Award – 2014
  • Ann Dinsmore Forman Memorial Child Advocacy Award – 2014
  • Outstanding Clinical Student Award – 2014
  • Manus-Salzman Scholarship, 2004 – 2005
  • Ian McLellan Hunter Graduate Screenwriting Award – 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law American Inn of Court (BRR Inn of Court), President, 2020 – 2021 Term
  • Dual Status Task Force, Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth & Families (Children’s Commission), 2019 – present
  • Training Committee, Children’s Commission, 2018 – present
  • Collaborative Council, Children’s Commission, 2015 – Present
  • Incoming President, BRR Inn of Court, 2019 – 2020 Term
  • Treasurer, Burta Rhoads Raborn Inn of Court, 2017 – 2019 Terms
  • Texas Bar Association, Probate, Trust, & Estates Section, 2014 – Present
  • Texas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2014 – Present
  • Texas Bar Association, Juvenile Law Section, 2014 – Present
  • Houston Bar Association (HBA), Family Law Section, 2014 – present
  • HBA, Probate Section, 2014 – Present
  • HBA, Juvenile Law Section, 2014 – Present
  • Director, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015 – 2018
  • BRR Inn of Court, Associate Member, 2014 – 2017
  • Association of Women Attorneys, Law Student Outreach, 2013 – 2015
  • Pupil, BRR Inn of Court, 2013 – 2014
  • President, UH Law Center, Family Law Organization, 2013 – 2014

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish