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Daryl Weinman: 25 Years of Board Certification, Admitted to Argue Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Daryl Weinman has been board certified in Family Law since 2000 — a quarter-century of continuous certification, which requires periodic recertification rather than a one-time exam. She’s also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas — a broader set of federal admissions than most family law practitioners maintain, since the overwhelming majority of family law work stays in Texas state court.

Origin and Background

Daryl G. Weinman earned her B.A. in Economics from Colgate University in 1988 and her J.D. from New York Law School in 1994, the same year she founded her Austin practice. She has been board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2000 and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor the firm notes is granted to fewer than 1% of Texas attorneys each year. She holds a 10.0 “Superb” peer-review rating on Avvo and has been selected to Super Lawyers continuously since 2019. She has served as a Mock Trial Judge for the University of Texas Board of Advocates since 1995. She is frequently sought out by media outlets to comment on family law matters in the news.

Practice Concentration

The firm practices family law exclusively: divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, marital property and debt division, modifications and enforcements of existing orders, prenuptial and postmarital agreements, step-parent adoptions, and interstate and international custody disputes, including parental relocation and abduction matters — a more specialized sub-practice than most general family law firms handle. Weinman has litigated multiple reported Texas appellate decisions, including In re Jude L. Vernor (94 S.W.3d 201, Tex. App.–Austin 2002) and Gonzalez v. Tippit (167 S.W.3d 536, Tex. App.–Austin 2005). For a broader comparison of Austin family law practices, see our Family Law & Divorce directory.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is standard for family law practices, the firm does not publish a comprehensive verdict or settlement table, since Texas family court outcomes are individualized and case records are frequently restricted from public access. Awesome Attorneys is disclosing that gap rather than substituting marketing language for it. What is independently verifiable is a documented appellate record: at least two published Texas Court of Appeals decisions bearing Weinman’s case work, which is a more concrete, citable track record than most family law practices can point to.

Client Voice

Weinman’s review record shows a genuinely mixed picture across platforms, and Awesome Attorneys is presenting that mix directly rather than selecting only the most favorable source. On Avvo and Birdeye, the firm shows strongly positive results — a 10.0 Superb Avvo rating and a 4.5-star rating across 112 Birdeye reviews, with clients specifically praising responsiveness and being “kept up-to-date and well informed.” One Avvo client wrote that Weinman “always put my needs first, gave me excellent legal advice and was on time with all filings.” However, the firm’s Yelp profile shows a markedly lower 2.5-star rating across 7 reviews, and an independent review-summary analysis of the broader review base specifically flagged client concerns about how the firm handles intake — a friction point distinct from case-outcome quality. Awesome Attorneys is disclosing this platform discrepancy directly: the larger-sample platforms (Avvo, Birdeye) show strong satisfaction, while the smaller Yelp sample shows a meaningfully different picture, and a prospective client should weigh both rather than relying on a single source.

Beyond the Courtroom

Weinman’s memberships include the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law sections of the State Bar of Texas, the National Association of Divorce Professionals, and the Texas Family Law Foundation. Her long-running role as a University of Texas Mock Trial Judge (since 1995) reflects sustained involvement in legal education alongside her practice.

Recognition for This Austin Family Law Attorney

Peer-reviewed and third-party credentials: board certification in Family Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, continuously held since 2000; Fellow status with the Texas Bar Foundation; Martindale-Hubbell’s “Distinguished” peer-review rating; and continuous Super Lawyers recognition since 2019. Avvo’s “Superb” client-driven rating is a separate, client-review-based distinction Awesome Attorneys notes is distinct from the peer- and judicially-informed credentials above.

Texas Legal Backdrop

International child custody disputes — a specific practice focus for Weinman — can implicate the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction when a child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in a foreign country, a framework entirely separate from standard Texas custody law and requiring specialized federal-court and international-law experience. Interstate custody disputes within the U.S. are governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), adopted in Texas Family Code Chapter 152, which determines which state has jurisdiction to make or modify a custody determination when parents live in different states. None of this is legal advice; a specific interstate or international custody matter should be evaluated immediately by a licensed attorney with relevant experience, given how time-sensitive these jurisdictional questions can be.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Weinman’s clearest, most specific differentiator is a quarter-century of continuous board certification paired with a genuinely documented appellate track record and specialized experience in international and interstate custody disputes — a technical sub-specialty not every family law practice maintains. The honest trade-off, disclosed directly above, is the platform discrepancy in client reviews: strong results on Avvo and Birdeye’s larger review samples, but a notably lower Yelp rating tied specifically to intake-process concerns rather than case outcomes. For a family navigating a genuinely complex jurisdictional custody matter — interstate relocation, international abduction, or similar — Weinman’s specific credentials and appellate record are a strong basis for a shortlist. For any prospective client, it’s worth asking directly about the intake and onboarding process given the specific friction point identified in the review record.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Weinman & Associates, P.C.’s official website, Daryl Weinman’s Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and Avvo attorney profiles, the firm’s Yelp and Birdeye review pages, a third-party review-aggregator summary, and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s public certification standards. Appellate case citations were independently verified via their reported case names and citations.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Daryl Weinman or Weinman & Associates, P.C. prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.