Manuel Gonzalez

Senior Associate Attorney
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Practice Areas
Family Law; Criminal Law; Criminal Appeals; Civil Litigation.

Certifications
Board Certified — Criminal Law — Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2001 – Present)

Memberships
State Bar of Texas (1995 - Present); Collin County Bar Association

Honors and Awards
Legal Research Board – Editor/Project Manager, Board of Barristers – Vice Chair of Judges, Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, Volunteer Law Students, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity; Honors Colloquium participant; Presidential Committee member; academic scholarship recipient, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.

Education and Admissions
J.D. 1995, Texas Tech School of Law; Bachelor of Business Administration 1992, University of Texas at Austin; Admitted: 1995, Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Gonzalez is part of the family law section of the firm. He represents clients with all types of family law issues including divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, and family relocation issues.

Languages
Mandarin Chinese

In addition to his family law practice, Mr. Gonzalez is board certified in criminal law and maintains an active criminal law practice. He represents adults and juveniles who have been accused of criminal behavior and practices in both county and district court in Collin and surrounding counties.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gonzalez spent ten years with the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office where he held several positions including that of chief felony prosecutor and chief of the white-collar crime section. He has taken countless cases to trial involving offenses ranging from misdemeanors to capital murder. He spent two years practicing appellate law and has presented cases before various Texas Courts of Appeals as well as the highest criminal law appellate court in the state, The Court of Criminal Appeals. He also has extensive experience prosecuting and defending juveniles charged with both misdemeanors and felonies.

Mr. Gonzalez has been very active in the community in Collin and Dallas Counties and with several charitable organizations. He has served on the board of the American Red Cross of North Texas (2002-2003), served as a fundraising committee member to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA, Jerry’s kids) (1999 – 2004), coached the Plano Senior High School Mock Trial Team in 2004 and 2005, and has participated as a mentor in the H.O.S.T.S (Helping One Student To Succeed) mentor program in local elementary schools.