Joe Newberry is a Board Certified Family Lawyer in Austin, Texas. If you’re looking for an Austin divorce lawyer, Joe brings nearly two decades of family law experience and a practical, results-focused approach. He was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He attended St. Andrews School from first through eighth grade and then went to Austin High School. After graduating from Austin High, Joe attended the University of Arizona in Tucson and double majored in Finance and Economics in four years. Following college, Joe worked in the Fixed Assets Department of Southwest Airlines. It was during this time that he decided he wanted to pursue a degree in law.
In August 2004, Joe entered Law School at Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth, and gained invaluable experience in the Tarrant County District Clerk’s Office. Joe graduated in May 2007 from Texas Wesleyan, also studying at the University of Texas School of Law as a visiting student. Joe moved to Southern California immediately following law school and kicked off his law career by joining a personal injury firm in Newport Beach, California, that specialized in personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability litigation. The majority of his cases were heard in Orange County, San Diego County, and Los Angeles County. During his time in California he passed both the California and Texas bar exams and became licensed to practice in federal court in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Experience Matters
Joe Newberry has over 18 years in the field of law, and he has spent the majority of those years representing clients across Central Texas in family law matters. As a Board Certified Family Lawyer, Joe has litigated hundreds of cases including child custody disputes, divorce, child support, grandparents’ rights, modifications, and enforcement actions.
Joe passed the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Family Law Exam and is Board Certified in Family Law. His background in finance and economics has helped him achieve success for clients in complex financial and property cases. Joe’s knowledge of business practices, taxes, and analysis of property law has proven valuable in family law cases involving complex property division.
Joe’s experience in the courtroom allows him to give clear legal advice while also pursuing efficient resolutions when possible. Over the last ten years, he has successfully mediated over eighty cases. While not every case resolves in mediation, Joe’s trial experience helps clients evaluate settlement options and prepare confidently when litigation is necessary.
Joe was made partner at the firm in August of 2012. Joe is a third generation Austinite with deep family roots in the city. Joe has been married to his wife, Kelley, for twenty years and they have a fifteen year old son, Hayes, and a thirteen year old daughter, Kendall. When he is not working, Joe enjoys spending his days attending Austin High football games, running on the hike and bike trail, enjoying time with his family, and trying new restaurants in Austin.
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Areas of Practice
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Adoptions
Grandparents’ Rights
Protective Orders
Spousal Support
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Post-Nuptial Agreements
Enforcement of Orders
Complex Property Division – Divorce
Paternity
Interstate Custody Law
Bar Admissions
Education
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, 2007
The University of Arizona
Major: Finance
Major: Economics
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Austin Bar Association
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Williamson County Bar Association
Texas Family Law Foundation, Life Member
Dell Children’s Trust
Call us at (512) 320-8200 and ask for Joe Newberry to represent you in your Family Law case.
