CountiesJefferson CountyChild Custody & Support

Best Child Custody & Support Lawyers in Beaumont

Ranked by how many child custody & support cases each attorney has actually handled in Jefferson County, from public court records — not by self-reported practice areas.

Filings on file
26,779
Ranked attorneys
436
Most cases
330
Jolei Ann Bayard Shipley
Years covered
2014–2026
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Filings by year

2014–2026
2014: 3,698 filings'142015: 3,742 filings2016: 3,482 filings'162017: 3,565 filings2018: 2,964 filings'182019: 2,654 filings2020: 1,461 filings'202021: 1,487 filings2022: 1,327 filings'222023: 880 filings2024: 726 filings'242025: 568 filings2026: 225 filings'26
Peak 2015 · 3,742 filings
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Child Custody & Support attorneys

ranked by case count
  1. 01Jolei Ann Bayard ShipleySmith Shipley Law, LLP. · Beaumont330cases
  2. 02Mel Wilbur ShelanderMel W. Shelander, Attorney at Law, P.C. · Beaumont317cases
  3. 03Melanie Lynn AireyTexas Office of the Attorney General · Beaumont285cases
  4. 04Bruce Neill SmithSmith Shipley LLP · Beaumont273cases
  5. 05Phillip R. Dowden249cases
  6. 06Alicia Kay HallAlicia K. Hall, PLLC · Beaumont173cases
  7. 07Bryan Evan McEachernMcEachern Law Firm · Beaumont160cases
  8. 08Terrence Allyn AllisonAllison Family Law, PLLC · Beaumont130cases
  9. 09Scott William BrowneBrowne & Browne · Beaumont129cases
  10. 10Carolyn Drawhorn WiedenfeldLaw Office of Carolyn Drawhorn Wiedenfel · Crystal Beach111cases
  11. 11Barrett Philip LindsayLindsay, Lindsay & Parsons · Beaumont104cases
  12. 12William Ford Dishman94cases
  13. 13Julliana ReyesBailey Reyes, PLLC · Beaumont94cases
  14. 14William Marcus WilkersonLaw Office Wm. Marcus Wilkerson · Beaumont88cases
  15. 15Charles Frank RojasLaw Office of Charles Rojas · Beaumont85cases
  16. 16Glen Michael CrockerCrocker Law Firm · Beaumont83cases
  17. 17Debra Babineaux Wester83cases
  18. 18Thomas A. PetersonPeterson Petit & Peterson · Beaumont82cases
  19. 19Brittanie Alexandria HolmesLaw Office of Brittanie a. Holmes · Beaumont82cases
  20. 20Lindsay Jean SimonTexas Office of the Attorney General · Beaumont80cases
  21. 21Sonya B. CoffmanThe Coffman Law Firm · Houston79cases
  22. 22Jason Robert Nicks72cases
  23. 23Nathan Lee ReynoldsNathan Reynolds, Jr., Attorney at Law · Nederland68cases
  24. 24Anita F. ProvoProvo & Provo · Beaumont68cases
  25. 25Karen R. BennettGermer PLLC · Beaumont64cases
  26. 26Patrick Dean BrinkleyThe Brinkley Law Firm, P.C. · Beaumont61cases
  27. 27Tara Ann ShelanderTara Shelander, Attorney at Law · Beaumont59cases
  28. 28Carl Allen ParkerThe Parker Law Firm · Nederland58cases
  29. 29Langston Scott AdamsLaw Offices of Langston Scott Adams · Port Arthur52cases
  30. 30Joel Webb Vazquez49cases
  31. 31David Bradley BonhamDavid Bonham Atty. @ Law · Fulshear47cases
  32. 32Richard D. HughesRichard D. Hughes, Attorney at Law · Nederland46cases
  33. 33Thomas John Burbank45cases
  34. 34Carl A. ParkerThe Parker Law Firm · Nederland45cases
  35. 35Myra Hanlon GregoryGregory Law Firm · Port Neches42cases
  36. 36David E. GroveDavid E. Grove, P.C. · Beaumont39cases
  37. 37Julianna Lee Nicks36cases
  38. 38John S. Nelson33cases
  39. 39Richard D. WilliamsLaw Offices of Richard D. Williams · Greenville33cases
  40. 40Jonathan Scott FrederickLaw Office of J. Scott Frederick, PLLC. · Beaumont32cases
  41. 41Thomas P. RoebuckRoebuck Thomas & Adams, PLLC. · Beaumont30cases
  42. 42John David West29cases
  43. 43Ryan Lee MatuskaMatuska Law Firm · Nederland27cases
  44. 44Ashley Phoenix RamosDart · Dallas26cases
  45. 45Audwin Millard SamuelThe Samuel Firm, PLLC · Beaumont24cases
  46. 46Edward B. Chatelain23cases
  47. 47Lairon W. Dowden23cases
  48. 48J. Trenton BondPortner Bond PLLC · Beaumont22cases
  49. 49Michael Lynn CattCatt Law Firm, P.C. · Orange21cases
  50. 50Frank A. AdamsFrank a Adams P.C. · Beaumont21cases
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Other practice areas in Beaumont

Personal Injury 2,411Civil Litigation 1,416Debt & Contracts 1,133Divorce 451Property & Real Estate 281Felony Defense 258Family Law 208Tax 162Employment 40Adoption 11

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Case counts reflect child custody & support matters in Jefferson County public court records matched to each attorney's State Bar of Texas record. A higher count indicates more experience handling this case type in this county; it is not an endorsement or a measure of outcomes. Filing totals count each case once, so they are lower than the sum of the per-attorney counts above.