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Bruce C Zivley 
Houston, Texas
Sole Practitioner
phone (713) 600-5500
fax (713) 425-5094
email Email Me

I have been licensed to practice law since 1982 and have been board certified in the filed of Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1992. In June 1990, I established Bruce C. Zivley, Attorney at Law and have been handling family law cases in the Houston metropolitan area, including Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston and Montgomery counties. I have experience, skill and knowledge of the law to assess the quickest and most economical means to achieve a particular client's goal and objectives.
 
I am also a native Houstonian, who has grown up and raised a family of my own here in Houston. I have been married for almost 28 years, and my wife and I have four children. I attended college at Washington & Lee University in Virginia and attended law school here in Houston at South Texas College of Law.
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Paternity
Modifications
Prenuptial Agreements
Criminal Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1991


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1982
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1982
J.D.


Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1977
B.A.
Major:  Psychology


References:
Michael J. Hinton
John Hopwood
J. Lindsey Short
Stephen J. Smith
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Houston Bar Association, 1982 - Present
Member


State Bar of Texas - Family Law Section
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Pizzitola, Hinton & Sussman, Associate Attorney, 1982 - 1990


Pro Bono Activities:
Reduced Fee Cases - Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 2002 - Present
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
Ancillary Businesses:
Associate Municipal Court Judge - City of Piney Point Village
Associate Municipal Court Judge - City of Hunters Creek Village
Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Nu