Cynthia Diggs is board certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a member of the family law sections of the Houston Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas, and is admitted to practice in state courts in Texas, as well as the U.S. District Courts in the Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Cynthia was appointed to the Pattern Jury Charge Committee of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.

She earned her juris doctorate from the University of Texas, where she was an Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review and a member of the Order of the Barristers. She represented the University of Texas School of Law as a member of its National Moot Court Team and National Mock Trial Team. Cynthia is a founding member and Advisory Board Member to the Houston Urban Debate League.

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Robert N. Eames, board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, holds undergraduate and juris doctorate degrees from Texas Tech, where he was a member of the first law school class in 1970. Bob, a long-time resident of Denton, has been active in local bar associations, including his prior service as president of the Denton County Bar Association. He has an avid interest in aviation and served as a long time member of the Airport Advisory Board for the City of Denton. Bob has been named in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 2003, and continues to be selected each year as one of Texas' Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine. In 1996 Bob completed the Attorneys-Mediators Institute, becoming qualified to conduct mediations.

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Michael R. Puhl is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, and a certified mediator. Michael has also been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine . He is licensed to practice law in Texas, Illinois and before the United States Supreme Court and is a 1982 graduate of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago . He is an active member of state and local bar associations and former president of the Plano Bar Association. In 2006 he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Board of Examiners for Marital & Family Therapists where he serves as chairman of its Rules Committee. He has been the Texas State Delegate to the American Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards and the National Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation since 2006.

Michael has long been active in education and served 6 years as a board trustee for the McKinney Independent School District and on the board of the McKinney Economic Development Corporation. He has been honored as a Collin County Bench/Bar Foundation Fellow and in 2000 was accepted as a life member of the National Registry of Who's Who.

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Paul Hewett is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Family Law section of the State Bar of Texas and the Collin County Young Lawyers Association.

Paul completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and he earned a Masters of Science in business administration from Texas A& M University. Paul received his Juris Doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Prior to joining the firm, Paul gained extensive experience working with the Texas Attorney General’s Office as an enforcement officer of the child support division. He also served as a compliance manager for The Associates First Capital Corporation. Paul is married with two children and lives in Frisco, Texas. He is active in the community as both an advisor to the Frisco ISD Mock Trial program and a participant in the Centennial High School Mentor Program.

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Tiffany L. Haertling, is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Board of Trustees and the Leadership Board of Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church. Tiffany is a member of the Denton Rotary, the United Way Campaign and was a participant in Leadership Denton. Tiffany is the past Precinct Chair of the Denton County Republican Party, which honored her with the Chairman’’s Award.

Tiffany graduated from Arizona State University, then attended law school at Southern Methodist University, earning her juris doctorate in 1993. Tiffany is active in numerous charitable and political organizations in Denton. Tiffany was named a 2006 and 2007 Rising Star among attorneys by Texas Monthly Magazine.

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Pamela A. Cherry is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, where she received her juris doctorate. She completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin earning a Bachelor of Arts in Government. Pam is admitted to practice law in Texas state courts and the United States District Courts in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Pam is a certified ad litem and mediator. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Rockwall County Bar Association.

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Angel J. Berbarie received her bachelor of science in political science from Texas A&M University, graduating cum laude, and as a member of the Golden Key Honor Society. She then went on to earn her juris doctorate from the University of Houston. In addition, she became a certified mediator through the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute. While attending law school, Angel was the charter secretary of the Texas Aggie Law Students Association, and she has now become a member of the State Bar of Texas and its sections in Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Angel is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association's family law section, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Texas A&M Century Club, and the Dallas A&M Club.

Angel successfully briefed and argued new and complex interstate jurisdictional issues in the Fifth District Court of Appeals, resulting in a step-parent gaining custody of her step-children in the case In re S.J.A., 272 S.W.3d 678 (Tex.App.-Dallas, 2008). Additionally, she has made appearances on the news to discuss family law issues.

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Debra S. Herndon is a graduate of Tulane University School of Law, where she received a juris doctorate. Debra was admitted to practice in Texas in 2000. Debra also has a Master of Social Work degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, which gives her special insight in family dynamics. It was this education and training that first developed her interest in family law. She earned her undergraduate degree at Queens College of New York. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and a member of the Family Law Section of the Houston Bar Association. She is also a member of the Greater Houston Heights Bar Association and the Association of Women Attorneys.

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Paulette Mueller is a graduate of the University of Missouri where she received her juris doctorate. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Texas, and has more than twenty-five years of trial experience in probate matters, commercial litigation, and contested family law issues. Paulette is a member of the Texas and Missouri State Bar Associations and participates in various sections, such as the Family Law Section, the Real Estate Section, the Probate and Trust Section, and the Commercial Litigation Section. In addition, Paulette stays active with the Dallas Bar Association by participating in the Dallas Bar Family Law, Probate and Trust, and Business Litigation Sections. When she isn’t serving the needs of her clients she enjoys the company of her two daughters, Sarah and Laura, and her husband, Lewis Frazee, and supporting Ursuline Academy, the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, and her love of politics.

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Dana Remy is a native Houstonian who is the newest member of the team in the Houston office. She has already gained significant experience in family law and divorce in cases that involve both custody issues and sophisticated asset division issues in divorce. Dana Remy is a member of the State Bar of Texas and she is a member of the Houston Family Law Section of the Houston Bar Association. She is also a member of the Houston Young Lawyers Association. Dana Remy received her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law. Her interest in family law began in law school where she took a significant selection of family law courses. As an undergraduate Dana attended the prestigious Claremont McKenna College, in Claremont, California, where she received a Bachelor''s degree in History.

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Robert E. Holmes Jr., the founder of Holmes, Diggs, Eames & Puhl, PLLC, is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a member of the family section of the State Bar of Texas.

Robert appeared on the Phil Donahue Show in 1984 after helping a birth mother recover the child she had relinquished to prospective adoptive parents. This case received both local and national attention. Since then, he has authored many articles on family law matters and has made a number of personal appearances on television and radio to discuss family law issues.

Robert received his bachelor of arts, cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1978, and his juris doctorate from Southern Methodist University in 1981. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas. In addition, he is a Certified Financial Planner. Robert has been continually honored each year as one of Texas’ Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine. Robert was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.

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A native Bostonian, Paula received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from North Adams State College in Massachusetts, graduating magna cum laude. After a career in pharmaceutical sales, she decided to pursue her lifelong dream to become a lawyer. Paula earned her juris doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and pursued her interest in family law which began during her work in the law school's family law clinic providing assistance to victims of domestic abuse. She is a member of the family law sections of the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association.

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