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Myres & Associates: A Past National President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Susan Myres has served as president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers — the top elected leadership role in the country’s most selective family law organization, not merely a member or Fellow — a national credential that few Houston family law attorneys can claim, backing 35-plus years of practice built on a team-based model that pairs each client with financial advisors and mental health experts as needed.

At a Glance

Origin and Background

Susan Myres earned a B.S. from the University of Kansas in 1979 and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1982, and was admitted to the Texas Bar the same year. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is licensed before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of Texas. Myres has served as president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers — a national elected leadership position, distinct from the Fellowship several other Houston family attorneys hold in the same organization.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles divorce, child custody, property division, prenuptial and premarital agreements, international family law and Hague Convention actions, and same-sex family issues. See this Houston Family Law directory for how this nationally led, board-certified practice compares to other Harris County family law firms. Myres’s background in business studies supports the firm’s work on characterization and valuation of closely held businesses in complex property division cases. The firm’s team-based model pairs each client with a full team of legal professionals and, where useful, outside financial advisors and mental health experts.

Track Record

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized case-results table with specific settlement or property-division figures on the firm’s site, consistent with the confidential nature of most family law resolutions. This 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 Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion recognition, based on client review quantity and quality. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative or unresolved reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Myres’s presidency of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers reflects national leadership in shaping the family law profession itself, and her regular lecturing to professional groups on family law topics reflects a documented contribution to training other attorneys beyond her individual caseload.

Recognition

Myres’s Certified Family Law Specialist designation from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization is the state’s official specialty credential. Her presidency of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is a national, elected leadership distinction from the field’s most selective professional organization, a step beyond the Fellowship several other firms in this directory’s coverage hold in the same organization. Her Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers recognitions are separate, independently administered peer-review distinctions.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Texas same-sex family law matters follow the same statutory framework as opposite-sex marriages after Obergefell v. Hodges, though parentage established informally before that ruling can still require specific legal steps to fully secure. International Hague Convention child abduction cases require specific procedural steps distinct from a standard Texas custody modification, and timing is often critical to the outcome. 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

Myres & Associates’ clearest, most checkable differentiator is Susan Myres’s presidency — not just membership or Fellowship — of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, paired with TBLS Family Law certification and a distinctive team-based practice model incorporating outside financial and mental health professionals. The honest trade-off: Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized case-results table, consistent with family law confidentiality, and as a smaller firm, capacity is more limited than a larger multi-attorney practice. For a Harris County client who wants an attorney with genuinely top-tier national leadership credentials in family law, this presidency is a rare, checkable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Myres & Associates’ official website (thehoustondivorcefirm.com), its Martindale.com and Best Lawyers firm profiles, and its Super Lawyers attorney profile.

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 Myres & Associates, PLLC 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.