Family Law

BOARD CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Graduated from the Texas Tech School of Law in 2009 having made the dean’s list. Mr. Doonan passed the state bar examination immediately after graduation. In 2014, after only practicing for five years (the minimum time required), he joined the 1% of lawyers who are board certified in Family Law on his first attempt. (Approximately 40% of attorneys who take the board certification exam pass upon their first attempt.) Mr. Doonan has been awarded many honors and was recently invited to join the State Bar College. Mr. Doonan was awarded the “Top 40 under 40” by the National Advocates and was also awarded the “Top 10 Attorney Award” by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys. Mr. Doonan has also been given appreciation awards and was invited to speak at the 2015 Family Law Essentials Legal Education Seminar. Mr. Doonan loves practicing family law and enjoys helping his clients through their cases.

Board Certification - Family Law

What is Board Certification?

• An attorney that is Board Certified in a specific area has met both the experience requirements that the Texas Board of Legal Specialization has set forth for taking the written examination in that practice area and further has made a sufficient score on the written examination.  The examination itself consists of three hours of essay questions and three hours of multiple choice questions.  It has been stated multiple times that less than half of all attorneys pass the board certification examination on their first try.
• William B. Doonan was allowed to sit for the board certification examination in October 2014 after being licensed in November of 2009.  He was allowed to sit for the examination after demonstrating past experience in many contested cases and jury trials.  Further, William passed the examination the first time he took it.  In doing so he has joined the elite group of attorneys who were (a) able to take the exam in the minimum requisite time after being licensed and (b) who passed the examination the first time.  By hiring Mr. Doonan to handle your case, you are hiring an elite attorney who is highly skilled in the area of family law.

Awards/Certifications/Organizations

• Board Certified in Family Law
• Texas Bar College
• Top 40 Under 40
• Top 10 Under 40
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
• National Academy of Family Lawyers
• National Advocates
• American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
• Midland County Bar Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• 5th Circuit of Appeals
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• Christian Legal Society
• Texas Tech University School of Law
  – Dean’s List