Laura B. Roach

Laura Roach joined McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans as a partner in 2019, working in the firm’s family law practice from its office in Frisco, Texas. Her practice primarily focuses on mediation, but she also handles a select number of litigation cases as well.

Laura Roach’s philosophy on handling family law cases is to resolve the case as efficiently and as cost-effectively as possible. Having handled thousands of such cases, Laura understands and sympathizes with the emotional and financial cost of a divorce. She strives to balance the best interest of her client with the cost of continuing the fight. Her expertise at this balancing act has helped a multitude of clients get a good result at a reasonable cost.

As a partner at a successful law firm and a mother of three energetic and busy boys and the wife of a very energetic husband, Laura has little time to sit still. You can often hear her say, “You can rest when you’re dead.”

Laura has a knack for seeing the big picture, having little desire to focus on the minutia. Her focus on the big picture and her high energy let clients know they are in good hands when she is on their case. She has the necessary knowledge of the law, the ability to think outside the box, the confidence to calm fears and the sense of humor to provide a break from the stress of divorce. If Laura Roach is on your case, as your attorney or mediator, you are going to get the best attributes and professionalism you can find in an attorney.

Laura loves a challenge and that is why she was born to mediate family law cases. She is most satisfied when she settles a case when neither the lawyers or the parties believe there is no chance of settlement. She has mediated thousands of cases and has settled most of them.

Laura has been recognized as D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas in 2013, 2014, 2016-2019, 2021, and 2022 and as a Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyer from 2013 – 2022. In addition, Laura earned the remarkable achievement of being named to the 2021 and 2022 Dallas/Fort Worth Top 100 Super Lawyers list and the 2021 and 2022 Texas Top 50 Women Super Lawyers list. Additionally, Laura was named to: Best Lawyers – Family Law in 2022 and 2023, “Plano’s Best Attorney” in Plano Profile magazine as far back as 2013, Top 21 to Lead Collin County into the 21st Century by Inside Collin County Business, and her favorite recognition, Texas PTA lifetime member.