
Practice Areas: Family Law, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2008
Education: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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Martinez Legal P.C.
1317 E McKinney StSuitw 109
Denton, TX 76209 Visit website
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As a founding partner of Martinez Legal P.C., Marci B. Martinez works with clients regarding their family law needs. She has extensive court experience, handling cases involving divorce, estate planning, adoptions, premarital agreements and private mediation for clients in Denton, the Dallas Metroplex and across Texas.
Ms. Martinez received her Bachelor of Science in human resource management from Arizona State University in 2002. She earned her juris doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2005. At law school, she was an articles editor for Arizona State Law Journal and the executive officer of the Christian Legal Society.
After being accepted to practice law by the State Bar of Texas, in 2008 Ms. Martinez became an associate attorney at MacDonald Devin P.C., successfully representing business owners, builders, subcontractors and other individuals in state court. In 2011 she became an associate attorney at O'Connell Law Firm P.C. and in 2014 she began working as an associate attorney at Duane L. Coker & Associates, P.C., focusing on family law. She formed Martinez Legal, P.C., in 2017. Since establishing her own law firm in Denton, Texas, her business has grown quickly, in just a short amount of time.
In 2013 Ms. Martinez was awarded the Attorney Ad Litem Award. She serves as Qualified Mediator for Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. She was co-chair of the Denton County Adoption Day from 2013 to 2014, and was the Denton County Family Law Section President from 2016 to 2017. She was also awarded the Pillar of Justice Award. She is a member of the Denton County Bar Association and the College of the State Bar of Texas. She holds an "Excellent" rating through Avvo, with over forty, glowing, 5-Star client reviews. On Google reviews, her firm holds a 5-Star rating.
Marci has been selected as a Top 40 under 40 for the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for 2018, 2019 and 2020. She has also been named as a Top 100 National Advocate for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. She was recognized as one of the Premier Lawyers in America in 2019 and she received the Client's Choice Award in 2019 and 2020 from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. Finally, her firm was recently awarded and nationally recognized by US Business News and Martinez Legal received the Legal Elite Awards for 2020 for the DFW area which was featured in their national publication.
Marci received the US News and World Report Award for best law firm in 2022. Marci also received the Top Lawyers award for Flower Mound Living Magazine in 2023. She opened a second office in Decatur, Texas in 2022 and her practice continues to thrive and grow.
Marci also remains active the in the community and assists with the local Denton Food Pantry, National Adoption Day and Suicide Prevention Awareness.
Practice areas
Family Law, Estate Planning & ProbateFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning, Father's Rights, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Juvenile Law, Living Wills, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Power of Attorney, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Same Sex Family Law, Trusts, Wills
- 80% Family Law
- 20% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 2008, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://martinezlegalpc.com/attorneys-staff/marci-martinez/
- Denton County Family Law Section President, 2016-2017
- Denton County Adoption Day Co-Chair, 2013-2014
- Member, Texas Bar College , 2020
- Texas Bar College Member keeping more than the minimum required CLE's per year
- Qualified Attorney Ad Litem for Both Denton County and Wise County, Texas
- Qualified Family Law Mediator, 2020
- Adoption Day Committee, 2018
- Avvo Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2020
- Top 100 Lawyers, Top 100 Registry, 2021
- Legal Elite Awards, U.S. Business News, 2020
- Best Family Law Attorney, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2020
- Top 40 under 40, The National Advocates Top 100, 2020
- Best Family Law Attorney, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2019
- Top 40 under 40, The National Advocates Top 100, 2019
- The National Advocates Top 100, 2018
- Pillar of Justice Award, 2014
- I was selected as Ad Litem of the Year for my work on CPS cases by CASA of Denton County. , Ad Litem of the year, CASA of Denton County, 2013
- B.S. in Business Management, Magna Cum LaudeArizona State University, 2002
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Juris Doctor of Law , 2005
- National Adoption Day Chair
- Listed in Flower Mound Living Magazine as Top Family Law Attorney, 2023
- Denton County Family Law Section Vice-President, President
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018