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16475 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400
Addison, Texas 75001-6837
972-931-9901
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4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1225
Houston, TX 77056
713-621-8665
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Michael P. Geary 
Addison, Texas
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phone (972) 349-2238
fax (972) 931-9208
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Michael P. Geary was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954.

Mr. Geary received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1979. Mr. Geary was board certified as a specialist in the area of family law in 1985 and maintains that certification to date. Mr. Geary is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a Master in the Annette Stewart American Inn of Court, and maintains memberships in various other professional organizations.

Mr. Geary is certified as an arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc (FIRA).  Mr. Geary is recognized by his peers as being one of the outstanding family law attorneys in the Dallas area. In 1995 and again in 2001, he was featured in D Magazine as being one of "Dallas' best family lawyers," and was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the area of Family Law by Texas Monthly Magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Mr. Geary was also selected by his peers to be included in "The Best Lawyers in America" for 2006 and 2007. Recently, Mr. Geary was featured in the May 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine. In October 2007 was named by

Surprises at Trial and How to Handle Them, University of Houston Family Law Institute, 1997


Tracing - How To Actually Do It, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2000


Reimbursement, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1999


Reimbursement: When You Get It and How to Prove Up Your Claims, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1998


Valuing and Dividing Retirement Benefits, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1995


Property Experts Workshop, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1995


Sophisticated Methods of Dividing a Family Business, Corporations and Partnerships, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1993


Valuation Workshop, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1992


Closing Documents Workshop - Securing Equalization Payments with Closely Held Securities, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, 1991


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 1999


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 2000


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 2001


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 2003


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 2005


Characterization and Tracing, University of Houston Family Law Seminar, 2006


Business Entities, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 1993


Business Entities - Stock Purchase Agreements, Redemptions, Consulting Contracts and Securing Payment Obligations, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 1992


Co-Chair, Texas Family Law Practice Manual, Texas Family Law Practice Manual Committee, 1994 - 1996


Honors and Awards:
Dallas' Best Family Lawyers, D Magazine, 1995


Dallas' Best Family Lawyers, D Magazine, 2001


Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine Since 2003


The Best Lawyers in America, Since 2006


The Texas Lawyer Top Notch Family Lawyers, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow


Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
Master


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