Christopher Michael Farish

• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals - Immediate Past -President of the Board of Directors (2019 - 2020), 2020
• State Bar of Texas - Collaborative Law Section - Vice President - Family Law, 2020
• Fellow - International Academy of Family Lawyers, 2020
• Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2019
• Immediate Past Chair - Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2019
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals - President of the Board of Directors (2017 - 2019), 2017
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals - Member (2008 - Present); Member of the Board of Directors (2012 - 2015); President of the Board of Directors (2017 - 2019); Immediate Past -President of the Board of Directors (2020), 2019
• Chair - Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2018
• Member Collaborative Divorce Dallas, 2017
• Collaborative Divorce Texas - Member 2007 - Present - Blog Project Coordinator - 2010 - 2015
• Collaborative Professionals of Dallas, Member (2008 - 2016); President (2008, 2009, and 2010) Collaborative Divorce Dallas, Member (2017 - Present)
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Board of Directors, Collin County Young Lawyers Association (2009 - 2013); President Collin County Young Lawyers Association (2011 - 2012)
• Member, Denton County Bar Association
• Member, Dallas Bar Association - DBA Entertainment Committee - 2009 - 2012 - Co-Vice Chair 2011; Co-Chair 2012 - DBA Bench Bar Committee - 2009 - 2012 - Co-Vice Chair 2012 - DBA Golf Tournament Committee - 2009 - 2012
• Member, Dallas Bar Association, Family Law and Collaborative Law Sections - Family Law Section - Member of the Board of Directors (2012 - Present); Secretary (2015)
• Texas, 2006
• Legacy Family Court Foundation - Board of Directors (2012 - Present); President (2014 - 2016)
• Member, Collin County Bar Association; Member of the Board of Directors (2012)
• Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law, Collaborative Law, Technology Law, and LGBT Law Sections

• Board Certified - Family Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2013
• Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2019

• Original member of the team of attorneys who began the CPS Collaborative Project in Dallas County; 2012 took over leadership of the CPS Collaborative Project in Dallas County

• University of North Texas, B.A., English, Technical Writing, Psychology, 2000

• Speaker on the global expansion of Collaborative Practice., Speaker, Virginia Collaborative Practice Annual Conference, Collaborative Practice, Family Law, 2019
• Speaker on the global expansion of Collaborative Practice., Speaker, Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Collaborative Practice, Family Law, 2019
• Speaker on the global expansion of Collaborative Practice., Speaker, 2nd Brazilian Congress on Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Practice, Family Law, 2019
• Speaker on the global expansion of Collaborative Practice., Speaker, 2nd Annual Ontario Collaborative and Family Mediation Joint Conference, Collaborative Practice, Family Law, 2019
• Interactive introduction to Collaborative Practice, Speaker, International Malaysia Law Conference, Collaborative Practice, Family Law, 2018
• Collaborative Law Course 2010 - Breakfast with the Masters Presenter, Speaker, Breakfast with the Masters, 2010
• Co-taught a 2 day Collaborative Law basic training for attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals interested in the CPS Collaborative Project., Trainer, CPS Collaborative Project - Collaborative Law Basic Training

• Outstanding Young Lawyer - Collin County, 2009

• Adoption
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Collaborative Law
• Family Law
• Modification
• Parentage
• Property Division

“Chris is knowledgeable, compassionate and creative. He's a leader in the legal community and I'd definitely refer a complex family law matter to him.”

“Chris is a younger lawyer who has really gotten involved in collaborative and family law in a big way. It is easy to respect attorney given his level and efficiency and enthusiasm.”