Profile
Attorney David S. Bouschor II provides litigation, mediation and collaborative law services for family law, divorce, probate law and guardianship-related matters in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and its northern counties and suburbs. Mr. Bouschor has been certified as a family law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1995. He has also been one of North Texas’ leading attorneys in using alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and collaborative law to resolve client cases in each of his legal practice areas.
Mr. Bouschor is a 1991 graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas later that same year. In 1998, he founded his own law firm, The Law Office of David S. Bouschor II, P.C. in Denton. Mr. Bouschor is currently an active member of several professional organizations, including the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). He has also spent significant time training other professionals on the collaborative approach and process, and has shared his expertise on this topic with international audiences.
About David Bouschor, II
Law School: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Admitted: 1991, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.dsblegal.com/dBouschor.html
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1997 - Present
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Founder and President, Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, 2004 - 2008
- Founder and President, Family Law Section of Denton County. Bar Association, 2001
- President, Denton County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Member, Denton County Collaborative Family Law Association, 2001 - Present
- Member, Denton County Family Law Section, 2001 - Present
- Member, Denton County Probate & Real Estate Section, 1995 - Present
- Member, Denton County Bar Association, 1991 - Present
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2007- Present
- Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2004 - Present
- Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1998 - Present
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1994 - Present
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Probate Section
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Texas, 1991
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Denton State School, Ethics Committee, 1998 - Present
- Board of Directors, Flow Health Care Foundation, Inc., 1994 - Present
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Understanding & Managing High Conflict Personalities, Dallas, TX, November, 2008
- IACP 9th Annual Networking & Educational Forum, New Orleans, LA, October, 2008
- North Texas Conflict Resolution Conference, Southern Methodist University, Piano, June 2008
- Advanced Family Law Mediation Training, Texas Women's University, Denton, May 2008
- Collaborative Law Institute - Texas Basic Collaborative Law Training, Austin, November 2007
- Bill Eddy High Conflict Institute's Understanding and Managing High Conflict Personalities in Legal Disputes, Dallas, November 2007
- Basic 40-hour Mediation Training, Texas Women's University, Denton, November 2007
- The IACP Training for Trainers Using the IACP Basic Training Curriculum, Toronto, Canada, October, 2007
- CollaborativeLaw Institute Spring Retreat, Austin, TX, March, 2007
- Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training, 2006 and 2007
- Chip Rose Basic Collaborative Law Training, Denton, December 2004
- Chip Rose Advanced Collaborative Law Training, Houston, March 2003
- Chip Rose Basic Collaborative Law Training, Austin, February 2003
- Advanced Negotiation: Deal Design and Implementation, Harvard Negotiation Inst., 2010
- Advanced Collaborative Workshop: Solving the Financial Puzzle, Steve Walker, CPA, 2010
- Spring Retreat, DCCP, 2010
- Teleseminar "Staying in Relationships with BPD/NPD Partners", Billy Eddy/ Randi Kreger, 2009
- Collaborative Law Course, Texas Bar CLE, 2009
- Annual ADR Summer Social, Collab. Law Institute of TX, 2009
- "What Goes Wrong, What Goes Right in Collaborative Law", Collab. Solutions Group, 2009
- "Taking the War out of our Words", The Collaborative Alliance, 2008
- "Fine Wine on a Beer Budget", Annual Collaborative Law Spring Conference, 2008
- Texas Model Collaborative Law Basic Training, 2007
- "Collaborative Law in 100 Years", ICAP Annual Forum, 2007
- Denton Co. Collaborative Law Spring Retreat, 2005
- "Debunking Myths", 3rd Annual Collaborative Law Spring Retreat, 2005
- "Projects, Projects, Projects" State Bar Leader's Conference, 2005
- "Court Procedures in Guardianships Cases", Denton County Guardianship Services, 3 training sessions, 2004
- "Creative Discovery", CLE, Family Law Essentials for $2000.00 or Free, 2004
- "When the Other Spouse Really is Crazy - Divorcing the Mentally 111", CLE, Denton County Family Law Association, 2003
- Panelist, "Problems Administering Guardianships", CLE at Intermediate Guardianship Seminar, 2002
- "Guardianships", Lewisville Independent School District, Special Ed Program, 1999
- Guardianship Training for Ad Litems, CLE presentation in Seminar, 1999
- "Guardianships for Those with Disabilities", ARC, 1999
- "Update on Guardianship Law", Mental Health, Mental Retardation Association, 1998 and 1999
- ospice Information, 1998
- Issues in Aging in North Texas, 1997 and 1998
- Adult Protective Services, training for Volunteer Guardians, 1997
- Presentation, "What's New in Texas Guardianships?", Denton County Guardianship Seminar, 1994
Educational Background:
- University of Wisconsin, Superior, B.S., 1980