Richard R. Orsinger, Attorney

One of the best-known and most well-respected Family Lawyers in Texas, Richard Orsinger was recognized in 2007 as the state's top Family Lawyer in Texas Lawyer newspaper's Go-To Guide, which is published every five years. In 2009, Richard was honored among all Texas lawyers as one of the state's Top 10 attorneys by Law & Politics Media. He also has been named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas in the Texas Super Lawyers list since 2003 . Among his other accolades, he has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in Family Law every year since 1987 and in Appellate Law since 2007.

Richard earned the Best Family Law CLE Article of 2009 Award from the State Bar of Texas. In 2003, Richard was awarded the prestigious Sam Emison Award by the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists for his accomplishments in Family Law. He received a State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation in 2001 for innovative leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence for continuing legal education. The same year, Richard earned the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section's Dan R. Price Award for outstanding contributions to Family Law. Richard was honored with the Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education from the State Bar of Texas in 1996, and has garnered four State Bar Certificates of Merit. He has planned and directed many State Bar's Continuing Legal Education courses, and chaired the State Bar's Continuing Legal Education Committee for two years.

A frequently sought-after lecturer, Richard speaks on Family Law, appellate procedure, contract law and evidence law matters in Texas and around the United States. He has authored more than 200 continuing legal education articles and has authored law review articles since 1982, as well as a 900-page treatise on Texas appellate procedure for Bancroft-Whitney Co. He was Chief Editor of the State Bar Family Law Section's Expert Witness Manual, and was editor-in-chief of the State Bar of Texas' Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court manual.

Richard has extensive experience in jury and non-jury trials in courts across Texas. He also handles Family Law matters in appellate courts. He has appeared in most of Texas' 14 Courts of Appeals and has secured two reversals from the Supreme Court of Texas. He is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization reserved for lawyers with extensive experience in jury trials. Richard handles complex property disputes, as well as other Family Law litigation, including child custody cases.