Attorneys

Latrelle Bright Joy 
Lubbock, Texas
Partner
phone (806) 765-7491
fax (806) 765-0553
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REPRESENTATIVE COURTS OF APPEARANCE:

District Courts in the following counties: Lubbock, Midland, Taylor, Potter, Randall, Hale, Castro, Floyd, Briscoe, Parmer, Bailey, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Terry, Hockley, Scurry, Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Howard, Tom Green, Ector, Andrews, Brown, Dickens, Yoakum, Jones, Dawson, Garza, Lynn, Gaines, Travis, Childress, and Dickens.

United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas United States Bankruptcy Courts in: Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Dallas, Amarillo, San Angelo, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Areas of Practice:
75% Family Law
25% Business Litigation and Practice
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993


Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998


Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003


Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2008


Collaborative Law Basic Training and Interdisciplinary Training, 2006


Family Law Mediator, 1999


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1982
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1982
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1982
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1982
J.D.
Honors: Board of Barristers


Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1966
B.S.
Major: Education


Representative Clients:
Available Upon Request
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Collaborative Law


Protective Orders, 2004


Family Law Section Seminar , 2003


Real Estate and Foreclosure Seminars, 1991 - 1992


Honors and Awards:
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists


State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section


State Bar of Texas
Family Law Foundation


College of the State Bar of Texas


Lubbock County Bar Association


West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association


Collaborative Law Professionals of Lubbock County


Lubbock County Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section , 2007 - 2008
President


State Bar of Texas, Judicial Administration Task Force, 2007 - Present


City of Lubbock, Central Business District Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
Carr, Hunt, & Joy, Partner, 1982 - 2000


Pro Bono Activities:
Legal Volunteer, Northwest Texas Legal Services and St. Johns United Methodist Church
Board Member, Volunteer Law Students, Texas Tech University, 1990 - 1993
Student Member, State Bar Applications Committee for Local District, 1982
Committee Member, South Plains College Tech-Prep Program, 1994
St. John’s Legal Clinic, Volunteer, 1998 - Present
Volunteer, Northwest Texas Legal Services, 1985 - Present
Board of Directors, Children’s Advocacy Center of Lubbock County
Treasurer, Children’s Advocacy Center of Lubbock County, 1998 - 1999
Rotary Club of Lubbock, 2005 - Present
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Lubbock, 2007 - Present
Board Member and Past President, Lubbock Girls’ Basketball
Junior League of Lubbock, 1970 - Present
Advisory Committee Member, Garrison Society, 2007 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta


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Amarillo Office

Tel: (806) 372-5050
Fax: (806) 372-5086

Lubbock Office

Tel: (806) 765-7491
Fax: (806) 765-0553

Dallas Office

Tel: (214) 754-0040
Fax: (214) 754-0043