JANICE E. PARDUE

Attorney at Law / Mediator / Arbitrator
2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 1675, Houston, Texas 77019
Tel. No.: 713-526-1675 Fax No: 713-526-7974

jpardue@texfamilylaw.com

EDUCATION

  • B.A. in History with Honors, University of Texas
  • J.D. University of Texas

Professional Activities

  • Cornell & Pardue: 2004 – present
  • Law Office of Janice E. Pardue: 2000 – 2004
  • Associate Judge: 247 th District Court (Family) 1993-1994
  • 308 th District Court (Family) 1995-2000
  • Attorney: Tindall & Foster, Houston , Texas 1986-1993
  • Senior Attorney: Harris County Domestic Relations Office 1984-1986
  • Board Certified in Family Law 1988 (re-certified 1993, 1998 and 2003)
  • Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Family Law by Law and Politics and Texas Lawyer Magazine 2004-2009
  • “Woman of Excellence” Award Recipient: Federation of Houston Professional Women 1997
  • Tiffany Star Award Recipient – Association of Women Attorneys 2003
  • Fellow:
    Texas Bar Foundation
    Texas Family Law Foundation
    Houston Bar Foundation
  • The Association of Women Attorneys Foundation (Charter Founder)
  • Member:
    Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists:
    Member since 1988; Board Member 1990-1991, 1995-1997, Treasurer 1997-1998, President-Elect 1998-1999, President 1999-2000
  • Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Inn of Court:
    Master 1998- present; Secretary 2004-2005
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists:
    Member since 1988; Board Member 1996-1999
  • The Association of Women Attorneys:
    Member since 1984; Board Member 1993-1995; President-Elect 1995-1996; President 1996-1997; Committees – Scholarship, Judicial Screening
  • Houston Bar Association Sections:
    Family Law – Member since 1983; Board Member 1989-1991, 1992-1993, 2000-2003, Secretary 2003-2005, Chair 2005- 2006
    Alternative Dispute Resolution – Board Member 2000-2004; Secretary 2002-2003; Collaborative Law (founding member) – Board Member 2005-2006; Litigation
  • State Bar of Texas Sections:
    Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Litigation, Women in the Law
  • Houston Bar Association:
    Member since 1983; Houston Lawyer Editorial Board 1993-1994; Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2000 – present
  • Co-Chair:
    Institutes Committee 2002-2004, CLE Committee 2004-2005; Membership Committee 2000-2001; Judicial Polls Committee 2001-2002; Houston Lawyer Referral Board 2001-2002
  • Texas Women Lawyers (Founding Member):
    Member since 1994; Director 1997- 2003
  • Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Mediator:
    Attorney-Mediators Institute: Basic Mediation Training 1993, Family Law Mediation Training 1994
  • South Texas College of Law: New Strategies for Family Law Mediation and Advocacy 2000, Advanced ADR Training for Trial and Appellate Lawyers and Mediators 2002
  • Collaborative Law:
    Training with Chip Rose and Sherri Goren Slovin 2001
  • Collaborative Law Institute of Texas 1st Annual Collaborative Law Retreat 2004
  • Member:
    Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
    Collaborative Family Lawyers of Houston
    Gulf Coast Collaborative Law Network
  • Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas
    Author: Family Law Section Report – “ Texas Enacts the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act” 1987
  • Author/Speaker: Advanced Family Law Course:
    Workshop on Discovery 1988-1990
    Workshop on Closing Documents 1991
    Workshop on Unusual Issues in Custody and Possession Litigation
  • 1994 Judicial Panel:
    “It All Depends on the Case, But…The Bench’s Views of Temporary Orders and Issues” 1996
  • Associates Judges’ Jam Session 1996
  • Workshop Chair – “The Child’s Voice In Court” 2002
  • Workshop – “Reimbursement and Economic Contribution” 2003
  • Speaker:
    Family Law: The Team Approach for the Legal Assistant and the Lawyer – “Drafting of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders” 1990
  • Co-Author/Speaker:
    Depositions: A Practical Approach to an Effective Tool – “The Basics: Deposition Rules and Procedures” 1990
  • Co-Author:
    The Ultimate Trial Notebook 2 – “Expert Witness Direct Testimony” 1990
  • Speaker:
    Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course – “Creative Use of Subpoenas as a Discovery Tool” 1990 and 1991
  • Co-Author/Speaker:
    Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course – “Evidentiary Privileges Under State Statutes and Regulations” 1991
  • Author/Speaker:
    15 th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute – “Opening and Closing the File” 1992
  • Co-Author:
    16 th Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute – “Limits of Discovery” 1993
  • Co-Author:
    19 th Annual Advanced Family Law Course – “Child Support and Visitation: The Guidelines and Beyond” 1993
  • Author/Speaker:
    3 rd Advanced Family Law Drafting Course – “Representation as an Ad Litem (Attorney and/or Guardian)” 1993
  • Course Director:
    Family Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2003
  • Author/Speaker for South Texas College of Law
    Author/Speaker:
    The 7 th Annual Family Law Institute – “Visitation and Support in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship” 1990
  • Author/Speaker:
    Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant – “Clearing the Discovery Minefield in a Family Law Case” 1991
  • “The Associate Judges: Covering Major Points in Your Property Cases” 1994
  • “The Family Law Court : Practice Tips and Procedures” 1995
  • “How to Survive the Uncontested Docket” 2001
  • “The Initial Interview – Obtaining and Defining the Attorney-Client Relationship” 2002
  • Speaker:
    Family Law Mediation Training Seminar – Panel Discussion – “Tools of Law” 1999
  • Speaker:
    Whose Deal Are We Making? Family Law Mediation – “Mediation Legalities” 2003
  • Author/Speaker for Houston Bar Association
    Author/Speaker:
    HBA Family Law Section – Divorce Litigation Support Seminar – “Accountant-Client Privilege in Texas ” 1989
  • Author/Speaker:
    HBA Family Law Section – Serving as an Ad Litem – The Nuts and Bolts – “An Overview” 1994
  • Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section Family Law Institute – “Family Law Protective Orders: Their Use and Misuse” 1998
  • Speaker:
    HBA Family Law Section Luncheon – “The New Rules of Discovery” 1998
  • Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
    HBA/ HBA Family Law Section 2nd Annual Family Law Institute – “Missing in Action: Attorneys Ad Litem in Publications and Terminations”: 1999
  • Speaker:
    HBA Family Law Section Luncheon – “The New Rules of Discovery – One Year Later” 2000
  • Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 3rd Annual Family Law Institute – “How to Survive the Uncontested Docket” 2000
  • Program Co-Chair:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 4th Annual Family Law Institute 2001
  • Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 5 th Annual Family Law Institute – “How to Get the Most Out of Your Mediator – Assistance and Results” 2002
  • Program Co-Chair/Author/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 6 th Annual Family Law Institute – “Obtaining and Keeping Your Default Judgment” 2003
  • Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 7 th Annual Family Law Institute 2004
  • Program Co-Chair/Speaker:
    HBA/HBA Family Law Section 8 th Annual Family Law Institute 2005
  • Author/Speaker for University of Houston Law Foundation
  • Author/Speaker:
    UH Law Foundation – General Practice Institute – Summer – “Preparing for a Trial in a Family Law Case: How to Streamline and Simplify the Presentation of Evidence.” 1993
  • Author/Speaker:
    UH Law Foundation – General Practice Institute (Summer) – “Effective Presentation of a Family Law Case: A View From the Bench” 1994
  • Author/Speaker:
    UH Law Foundation Family Law Institute – “Temporary Orders, Temporary Injunctions and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2000 (Houston and Dallas)
  • Author/Speaker:
    UH Law Foundation – General Practice Institute – “Temporary Orders, Temporary Injunctions and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2001 (Houston and Dallas)
  • Author/Speaker:
    UH Law Foundation – Family Law Practice Seminar – “Temporary Hearings, Temporary Orders and Other Pre-Trial Matters” 2002 (Houston and Dallas)

Other Law Related Publications and Activities

  • Co-Author:
    Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists – First Annual Trial Institute – “The Voir Dire on Property Issues” 1987
  • Co-Author:
    Southern Methodist University School of Law – 10 th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Texas Family Law and Community Property – “Proof of Premarital Agreements & Marital Partitions: Professional Responsibility & Client Protection” 1988
  • Speaker:
    Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. – Family Law Seminar – “Family Violence Measures: Protective Orders, TRO’s & Other Measures” 1994
  • Speaker:
    Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas – “The Quick & Easy Way of Proving Your Contempt Case” 1996
  • Panelist:
    1997 Statewide Child Support Assistant Attorney General Conference – “From the Bench: A Perspective on Child Support” 1997
  • Speaker:
    Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. – Family Law Seminar 2004
  • Speaker:
    Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists – 19 th Annual Trial Institute – Relocation Trial Demonstration 2005