Joan F Jenkins
With extensive statewide legal experience, our family law lawyers at Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P. offer a range of skills that include the thorough management of complex divorce cases to sensitive representation in an emotionally charged custody proceeding.
* Divorce
* Child Support
* Child Custody
* Visitation
* Paternity
* Premarital Agreements
* Collaborative Law
* Mediation
Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Joan F Jenkins
2 Greenway Plaza #600
Houston TX 77046
Tel: 713 600-5500
Fax: 713 600-5501
E-mail: jjenkins@jenkinskamin.com
Joan ("Jo") Foote Jenkins named partner of Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P., has excelled as a top family law litigator in her twenty six years of practice.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Jo is a sixth generation Texan who spent a brief four years in the Chicago area where she graduated from high school. After acquiring her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1972, Jo worked in business and politics, raising her two children, Jessica and John, while attending law school. Graduating from South Texas College of Law in 1982, Jo has focused her entire legal career on the practice of family law, joining the firm in 1985.
Over the years Jo has devoted countless hours to the advancement of family law issues, including serving as Chair of the Texas Family Law Foundation, a state wide organization devoted to monitoring the legislative process to insure that Texas has the best laws possible to protect Texas families who must seek help from our judicial system. Jo also served as an ex officio membership on the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, responsible for advising the Court on necessary changes to our Texas procedural and evidentiary rules, and the Texas Supreme Court Child Support and Visitation Guidelines Committees. Jo has served on the Family Law Council for the State Bar of Texas since 1994, holding several offices. She was elected Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar in 2002. Jo has been the chair of and a contributing member of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual Revision Committee and the Expert Witness Manual, published by the Family Law Section of the State Bar.
Board certified in family law in 1987 by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Jo is a distinguished member of the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, holding various offices including a term as President in 1998-1999. Jo has been a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists since 1987, serving as Director for four years. Jo also maintains her membership in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization limiting participation to those family law specialists who have achieved a reputation for excellence in their field. Jo is also a member of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Recognized by her peers for high ethical standards, in 1995 Jo received the highest honor bestowed upon a family lawyer in the Houston area, the David Gibson Award for Professionalism and Excellence in the Practice of Family Law awarded annually by the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists organization. Her commitment to maintaining professionalism in the practice of law is also evidenced by her service on a State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee. Jo was selected by her peers to be included in the current edition of Best Lawyers in America. Jo has been selected as "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly magazine each year since the inception of this honor. She has also been named by Texas Monthly as one of the "Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas" and "Top 100 Houston Region Attorneys".
A frequent author and speaker at family law related seminars, Jo's bibliography includes a diverse range of topics from complex property issues, bankruptcy, tax, trusts, and evidence to child custody, use of psychological experts, trial tactics and summary judgments. Jo is a co-author of O'Connor's edition of the Texas Family Code, entitled Family Code Plus and the O'Connor's Family Law Handbook.
Her commitment to continuing legal education has also included her leadership as course director for the New Frontiers in Marital Property Seminar, as course director for the Advanced Family law Course and as the assistant course director of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Annual Trial Institute. Her own participation in these programs, and numerous others related to family law have earned Jo membership in the State Bar College, a certification awarded by the State Bar of Texas to those attorneys who exceed maximum standards for participation in continuing legal education programs.
The mother of two grown children, Jo understands the high stakes that can be involved in family law litigation and she takes her responsibilities to heart. When she's not in the courtroom or at the bargaining table, Jo enjoys gardening, spending weekends at her home in the Hill Country and treasure hunting through antique shows across the state.
The law firm of Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P., conveniently located in Greenway Plaza, is proud to represent clients in Houston, Texas, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Montgomery County, Galveston County, and all of the surrounding areas.
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