Paulette Mueller

Director

Paulette Mueller is a Director, Board-Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Family Law, with over 40 years of legal experience.

Her practice includes all aspects of family law. She handles divorce, custody, child support, spousal maintenance, modifications, protective orders (contested and uncontested), cohabitation arrangements, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and support of special needs children and adults.

Ms. Mueller also assists clients with a vibrant estate planning practice where she drafts wills, plans asset disposition, and navigates her clients and their probate matters through the probate courts in Dallas and surrounding counties. She handles contested and uncontested probate matters and guardianship proceedings for disabled and elderly individuals in need of assistance.

Ms. Mueller appears before Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Wise County family and probate courts.

Practice Areas

Divorce, Child Support, Prenups, Postnups, Modification
Probate
Guardianship
Wills & Estate Planning

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1980
Texas, 1981

Court Admissions & Certifications

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization 2011 to date

Education

University of Missouri, J.D.
University of Missouri, Bachelor’s of Science in Education

Honors and Awards

Rated AV Preeminent™ for more than 30 years
National Registry, Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals (2005-2006)

Professional Associations and Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
State Bar of Texas, Wills, Trusts & Probate Section
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (2011 – present)
State Bar College
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2004 to present
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estate Sections
President, Beta Sigma Facility Corporation of Kappa Alpha Theta (2012-2024)

“AV Preeminent™ and BV Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.” Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

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