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Busby & Associates: A Marine Veteran Board Certified in Family Law With Over 400 Trials

Michael G. Busby Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a field artillery cannoneer from 1989 to 1993 before eventually becoming a licensed funeral director and, later, a Board Certified family law attorney — an unusually varied pre-law career — and he and partner Andrew Iwata now appear in Harris County family courts nearly every business day.

At a Glance

Origin and Background

Michael G. Busby Jr. graduated with honors from the University of Central Oklahoma and earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Before law, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a field artillery cannoneer from 1989 to 1993, then in the National Guard through 1997 across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and North Carolina, and worked as a licensed funeral director and embalmer from 1997 to 1999. He has been a licensed Texas attorney since 2002 and is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles divorce, child custody, child support (including interstate enforcement), grandparents’ rights, and judgment collection. See this Houston Family Law directory for how this high-volume, board-certified practice compares to other Harris County family law firms. Busby and Iwata appear in at least one of Harris County’s ten family courts daily, and in one of Fort Bend County’s three family courts roughly twice a week — a documented, checkable courtroom cadence distinct from a firm that primarily negotiates and rarely appears in court.

Track Record

The firm’s published materials state Busby has handled more than 400 family law and divorce trials over his career. Awesome Attorneys did not identify an itemized, per-case results table with specific settlement figures. This is a firm-published figure and has not been independently re-verified against court dockets by this profile; past results do not guarantee similar outcomes, and every case depends on its own specific facts.

Client Voice

The firm holds a 2026 Avvo Client’s Choice Award, granted to attorneys with a significant volume of 4-plus-star reviews. A published client testimonial specifically credits Busby with ensuring nothing was left out of a divorce agreement and praises paralegal Kim’s guidance throughout the process. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative or unresolved reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Busby’s military service and subsequent career as a licensed funeral director before entering law reflect a documented, unconventional professional path prior to his 25-plus years in family law practice.

Recognition

Busby’s Board Certification in Family Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization is the state’s official specialty credential. His 2026 Avvo Client’s Choice Award is a separate, independently administered client-review-based distinction.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Texas child support obligations that cross state lines are enforced through the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), which allows a Texas court order to be registered and enforced in another state without re-litigating the underlying support determination. Grandparent access and possession rights in Texas are narrowly limited under Family Code Chapter 153 and generally require showing that denial of access would significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional well-being. None of this is legal advice; anyone facing a family law matter should consult a licensed Texas attorney about the specific facts of their case.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Busby & Associates’ clearest, most checkable differentiator is the sheer trial volume — 400-plus family law and divorce trials — behind Michael Busby’s TBLS Family Law certification, paired with a documented near-daily Harris County courtroom presence. The honest trade-off: Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized case-results table, consistent with family law confidentiality, and as a two-attorney firm, capacity is more limited than a larger multi-attorney practice. For a Harris County client who wants a board-certified attorney with genuinely frequent courtroom experience rather than a primarily negotiation-based practice, this trial record is a genuine, checkable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Busby & Associates’ official website (busby-lee.com), its Martindale.com and Avvo attorney profiles, and its Yelp and BBB business listings confirming address and licensure details.

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