Profile

Brenda K. Whitehead is an experienced family, probate, civil and personal injury lawyer. She has practiced in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery County since 1984, when she graduated from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. She is board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Whitehead is a Certified Mediator and has mediated both family and civil cases since 1992 and is trained in Collaborative Law.

In her professional career Ms. Whitehead has served as President of the Association of Women Attorneys and has co-founded and served as Chair of the Association of Women Attorneys Foundation which provides scholarships to women law students. She is also a member of the Houston Trail Lawyers Association and has served as Dean of the Houston Alumni Senate of Delta Theta Phi Fraternity.
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Education
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B.A. in Philosophy, University of Houston-1976
B.A. in Sociology, University of Houston-1980
Doctor of Jurisprudence, South Texas College of Law-1984
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Certifications
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Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Family Law, Certified 1990, re certified 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015 and 2020
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Memberships
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Association of Women Attorneys, Past President
Association of Women Attorneys Foundation, Founder and Past-Chair
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
State Bar of Texas Family Law and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Houston Bar Association Family Law and Probate Section
Houston Bar Association Fellow
Texas Family Law Foundation
Past Dean of Houston Alumni Senate, Delta Theta Phi Fraternity
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