
Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2004
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Details
Lennea M. Cannon is a highly regarded and recognized attorney in the greater Houston metro area with more than a decade of experience. She is a partner at Cannon Law and focuses her practice solely on family law.
After graduating from Texas A&M University in 2001, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Ms. Cannon obtained her Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law Houston in 2004. She was admitted to practice in the state of Texas the same year.
Board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, the cases Ms. Cannon has handled over the course of her eminent career include divorce, property enforcement, child custody and support, paternity, marital agreements, adoptions, high-asset estate property divisions and international Hague Convention matters. She also regularly acts as an ad litem attorney, advocating for the rights of children in matters affecting them.
Fighting hard to protect the rights of her clients, Ms. Cannon has successfully tried and mediated dozens of cases on behalf of them. For her impeccable client service, she was given a “Superb” rating on Avvo, and she won the Avvo Clients’ Choice award in 2017. The Houstonia Magazine listed her among the Top Lawyers, and she was selected for inclusion in the 10 Best Attorneys Under 40 list by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.
A supporter of a variety of causes, Ms. Cannon contributes to her community through her pro bono work by partnering with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Houston. She holds memberships in the family law sections of the American Bar Association and Houston Bar Association. She is also an active member of the Fort Bend County Bar Association and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2004, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://cannonlawtexas.com/family-law.php
- Certified Mediator
- Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2014
- Houston Area Big Brother Big Sister Organization
- Texas A & M University, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2001
- Lennea Cannon speaks about Asset Division, Asset Division, 2012
- Lennea Cannon speaks about Child Custody, Child Custody, 2012
- Lennea Cannon speaks about Adoption, Adoption, 2012
- Lennea Cannon speaks about Other Family Law Cases, Other Family Law Cases, 2012
- Lennea Cannon speaks about Divorce, Divorce, 2012
- Lennea Cannon talks about Family Law at Kerr, Hendershot & Cannon, P.C., Family Law, 2012
- , Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Top 10 Nationally Ranked, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2019
- Texas Rising Star, Up-and-Coming 50 Women, Super Lawyers
- 10 Best Attorney Under 40, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2016
- Lead Counsel Top Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel Rating, 2016
- Texas Rising Star, Family Law, Super Lawyers
- Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2017
- Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine, 2015
- Collaborative Divorce Houston, 2022
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member
- Fort Bend Bar Association, Family Law Committee, Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Committee, Member
- Fort Bend County Lawyer’s Care Program, Member
- Texas, 2004
- Fort Bend County Bar Association, Member
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
- Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Legal
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2018
Top Lists
Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars: 2017Certificates and credentials
Family Law