Patrick A. Wright

Top rated Family Law attorney in Lewisville, Texas

The Wright Firm, LLP
Patrick A. Wright
The Wright Firm, LLP

Practice Areas: Family Law, Personal Injury

Licensed in Texas since: 1994

Education: South Texas College of Law Houston

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2024

The Wright Firm, LLP

1760 S Stemmons Freeway
Suite 100
Lewisville, TX 75067 Phone: 972-353-4600 Email: Patrick A. Wright Visit website

Details

Patrick A. Wright handles all types of family law matters ranging from divorce and child custody to complex property cases. He also handles all types of personal injury matters.  He is the managing partner of The Wright Firm, LLP. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and also Board Certified in Child Welfare. He is a Member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He is a member of the Family Law Council for the State Bar of Texas and serves on the Future of Family Law Committee and Publications committees.  Patrick and Beth Johnson will be the Co-Editors of the Family Law Section Report in 2024.    His memberships include the State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section, The Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Website Committee, Practice and Technology Committee, The Dallas Bar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 List, American Bar Association, 2024 ABA TECHSHOW Board, American Bar Association, Texas Family Law Foundation, and The Denton Bar Association.  He was also appointed in 2023 to be on the State Bar of Texas Law Practice Management Committee by the President of the State Bar of Texas for his work in law practice management.   Patrick is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings.  He has also been recognized in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. His law firm has also been recognized as the Best Civil Law Firm in Denton County, Texas for 2023.  The firm has also been recognized as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report for both family law and family law mediation in 2023.  

First Admitted: 1994, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.thewrightlawyers.com/attorney-profiles/patrick-a...

Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law.  Originally Certified in 2001.  Recertified in 2006. Recertified December 31, 2011. 
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization-Board Certified Child Welfare Law, 2020
Firm News (Newsletters):
  • The Wright Firm Newsletter provides coverage of Texas legal issues, legal research topics, current events, happenings at the firm, and Texas law., Wright Firm Newsletter, Law
Educational Background:
  • South Texas College of Law, 1994
  • University of North Texas, 1991
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Dallas Volunteer Attorney Project, 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Dallas Bar Association-Court House Committee, 2012
  • State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Conference-Planning Board , 2023
  • State Bar of Texas Law Practice Management Committee , 2023
  • State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Report-Assistant Editor, 2023
  • State Bar of Texas Family Law Council, 2023
  • Denton County Texas Bar Association, 2020
  • Texas Family Law Section-State Bar of Texas, 2020
  • ABA TECHSHOW BOARD, 2023
  • Denton Bar Association. , 2015
  • Texas Family Law Section-State Bar of Texas, 2017
  • State Bar of Texas-Family Law Section, 2013
  • Collin County Bar Association, 2020
  • Dallas Bar Association-Dallas Bar Family Law Section, 2017
  • Dallas Bar Association-Family Law Section, Courthouse Committee, Lawyer Referral Committee, 2013
  • Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section , 2015
  • Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2017
  • State Bar of Texas State Bar of Texas-Family Law Section, 2012
  • Dallas Bar Association-Fee Dispute Committee. , 2014
  • Legal Marketing Association, 2015
  • Texas Family Law Foundation-Bill Review Committee, 2011
  • Texas Family Law Foundation, 2015
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
  • Certified Mediatior in Basic and Texas Family Law
  • Texas Family Law Foundation, Bill Review Committee, Legislative Committee, Social Media Committee, 2015
  • Texas Family Law Foundation., 2016
  • Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister, 2013
  • Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015
  • Texas Family Law Foundation-Board of Directors 2019, Bill Review Committee, Legislative Committee, 2017
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2013
  • American Bar Association-LP Magazine Board , 2015
  • American Association for Justice-Member, 2017
  • Denton Bar Association Denton Bar Association-Family Law Section, 2011
  • American Bar Association-E-Lawyering Taskforce, 2013-2015, 2013
  • Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister, 2015
  • Texas Family Law Foundation, 2012
  • Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Program, 2015
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2014
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2012
  • State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2015
  • American Association for Justice, 2014
  • Texas Family Law Foundation, 2013
  • Denton Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2017
  • Texas Family Law Foundation-Bill Review CommCommittee, 2013
  • American Bar Association-eLawyering Task Force, 2014
  • Denton County Bar Association, Denton County Bar Family Law Section, 2017
  • Dallas Bar Association Dallas Bar Association-Court House Committee Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Committee, 2011
  • American Bar Association-Law Practice Magazine, Editorial Board 2013-2014, 2013
  • Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister., 2014
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
  • American Bar Association American Bar Association-Family Law Section American Bar Association-Law Practice Management Section, 2012
  • Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Committee, 2014
  • Legal Marketing Association, 2014
  • Flower Mound Bar Association, 2011
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2015
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
Honors/Awards:
  • AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2013
  • Ranked by Best Lawyers-Tier 1 Family Law, Best Law Firms, Ranked by Best Lawyers-Tier 1 Family Law, 2024
  • 2018 Best Family Law Firm Denton County, Best of Denton County, Murray Media Group, 2018
  • The Firm was selected as the Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of the GoPages Magazine. , Best Law Firm in Denton County, 2013
  • AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2015
  • Patrick was selected for inclusion in the Best Attorneys of America by Rue Ratings, Best Attorneys of America, Rue Ratings, 2015
  • The Wright Firm was selected Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of GoPages Magazine.  , Best Law Firm Denton County, Texas, GoPages, 2015
  • The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is an organization that recognizes lawyers that have tried or settled cases in excess of a million dollars.  , Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
  • The Firm was selected by the readers of the Lewisville Leader as the Best Law Firm in the City of Lewisville, Texas. , Best Law Firm in Lewisville, Texas, 2013
  • The Firm was selected as the Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of the GoPages Magazine. , Best Law Firm in Denton County, LoneStar Pages, 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Publication, 2016
  • The Wright Firm was selected Best Divorce Law Firm 2016 by the residents of Denton County, Texas. , Best Divorce Law Firm, GoPages Magazine, 2016
  • AV rated by Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings.   AV Preeminent (4.5-5.0)- AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.      , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
  • The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is an organization that recognizes lawyers who have tried to verdict or settled cases in excess of a million dollars.  Less than 1% of the lawyers in the United States have received this designation. , Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
  • AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2020
  • Patrick was selected for the 2015 inclusion of the Best Lawyers Publication, Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers, 2015
  • Patrick was selected for the 2017 inclusion of the Best Lawyers Publication, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Publication, 2017
  • -AV Preeminent Rating is a significant rating accomplishment a testiment to the lawyer's peer rating him or her at the highest level of proefssional excellence.  , AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2016, 2016
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • This presentation was on the effective presentation of cases in writing and hearings including trial., Speaker and Writer, Divorce Motion & Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 2020
  • This paper focuses on the use of AI in the practice of family law for drafting. , Author and Presenting, Using Your AI Legal Assistant for Drafting, Advanced Family Law Drafting, 2023
  • Speaker at the Denton County Bar Family Law Section regarding running a family law practice and setting up a family law practice.  , Speaker, Denton County Bar Family Law Section, 2017
  • March/April 2014 Law Practice Magazine.  Author of "I Submit My IPad as Exhibit A...", Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2014
  • July/August 2015 Issue.  Author The Uberization of Law.  , Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2015
  • Speaker-A Paralegal's Guide Divorce Cases From Start to Finish"Your Role During Settlement and Trial." Institute for Paralegal Education.   April 13, 2016.  , Author and Speaker, IPE -Institute For Paralegal Education, 2016
  • Live Webinar sponsored by the ABA Young Lawyers Division, Section of Litigation and the ABA Center for Professional Development. Speaker-"No Participation Trophies: The Challenges and Benefits of Hiring and Managing Millennials.  Wednesday, February 8, 2017.  , Speaker, ABA Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2017
  • Inside the Minds-Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Leading Lawyers on Handling Negotiations, Managing Client Expectations, and Navigating Recent Trends-2011 Edition- Aspatore Books. , Author, Strategies For Family Law in Texas, Aspatore Publishing, 2011
  • Inside the Minds-Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Leading Lawyers on Handling Negotiations, Managing Client Expectations, and Navigating Recent Trends-2014 Edition- Aspatore Books., Author, Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Aspatore Publishing, 2014
  • January/February 2017 Issue.  Co-Author -Championing a Cause: Can It Work for Lawyers?", Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2017
  • Spoke at the 42nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course.  Topic: Setting Up & Staffing a Profitable Family Law Office. August 1-4, 2016. , Author and Speaker, State Bar Of Texas, 2016
  • July/August 2016 Law Practice Issue.   Co-Author of Managing Millennials in the Legal Workforce.  , Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2016
  • Speaker at the Forensic Psychology Summer Conference. June 11, 2011.   , Speaker, Argosy University Dallas, 2011

Office location for Patrick A. Wright

1760 S Stemmons Freeway
Suite 100
Lewisville, TX 75067

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