Attorneys

Donn C. Fullenweider
Houston, Texas


phone	(713) 574-5211 (866) 666-2571
fax	(713) 624-4141
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Since its inception, Best Lawyers in America has listed Donn C. Fullenweider as one of the premier family law trial lawyers in the United States. He also has achieved the highest rating available by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell publication. His skill in his field as a negotiator and trial lawyer has been described in two books about his cases and several national magazines, including "Town & Country", "Harper's Bazaar", and "The National Law Journal." Local magazines, such as "Houston City Magazine" and "Ultra", have also touted his expertise.

Donn Fullenweider has been recognized by fellow attorneys for his leadership and his national standing by being elected President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, as well as Chairman of its Litigation Section.

He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of family law and trial techniques throughout the United States and has spoken before Bar groups in every major city in America. He is also the author of more than seventy-five legal papers and articles.

As a mentor and teacher to other attorneys, Mr. Fullenweider has been the founder of many law study groups, including the ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute and the Burta Rhodes Raborn American Inns of Court--Family Law, of which he served as President.

In 1989, twenty-four years after founding the firm of Haynes & Fullenweider, Mr. Fullenweider started the firm of Donn Fullenweider & Associates which later became The Fullenweider Firm. Now, in partnership with Randall Wilhite, he has formed the firm of Fullenweider Wilhite.

Mr. Fullenweider has been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the fields of civil trial law and family law from the inception of the certifications in Texas. He is one of only three Houston Diplomats in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and is a Fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is also honored as an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates.

In 2004, Mr. Fullenweider was inducted into the Hall of Legends of the State Bar of Texas. Only 9 attorneys had previously received this honor, 6 of them posthumously.

He received both his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston.

He is licenced in all Texas State and Local Courts, the United States Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit and the United States District Court - Southern District of Texas.

He has been named as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and named twice as one of the Top 5 Family Law Attorneys in Texas by Texas Lawyer newspaper.

Town & Country Magazine named Mr. Fullenweider as one of America's Top Ten Divorce Lawyers in their January 1998 issue.

He has been rated AV (their highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell for more than 35 years.

Areas of Practice:: Family Law; Civil Trial

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Civil Litigation, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1958

Education:: University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas

Published Works:: "Tracing, Economic Contribution, and Reimbursement Claims in Brokerage Accounts", State Bar of Texas, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 2007; "The Ultimate Trial Notebook: Family Law", State Bar of Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, December, 2006; "Long Distance Property Relationships", Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2006; "Preparing Your Client to Testify," (Co-Author with Ryan Lindsay), Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, April, 2006; "FLPs: How to Attack and/Distribute Trusts and Partnerships", Utah Fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Salt Lake City, Utah, December, 2004; "Witness Preparation: Beyond the Basics", University of Houston Law Center CLE, The Jury Trial, Houston and Dallas, October, 2004; "Jurisdiction, Special Appearances and Conflict of Laws", Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, August, 2004; "FLPs: How to Attack and/or Distribute Trusts and Partnerships", AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 2004; "The Art of Negotiation", TAFLS Trial Institute Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2004; "The Varying Views of Property Division for Non-Residents", State Bar of Texas, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, San Francisco, California, October, 2003; "FLP's: Understanding Them and Breaking Them", Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2003; "The Changing Tides in Valuation Practices and Property Distribution", American Bar Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April-May, 2003; Making Your Case and Surviving Cross Examination, AAML/AICPA, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 2002; Preparing for Cross-Examination of the Expert, AAML, Denver, December, 2001; Methods of Division of Complex Assets, Co-Author with Hon. Robert Matthews, Barry Sziklay, AAML, Palm Springs, California, March, 2001; Jury Trials: What You Can and Can't Do, Ultimate Trial Notebook, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 2000; Preparation for Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing, University of Houston Family Law Practice Seminar, Dallas & Houston, September, 2000; Is a Mediated Settlement Agreement Always Enforceable?, Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2000; Preparing the Witness, South Texas College of Law Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, February, 2000; Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing for It and Trying It, University of Houston Family Law Practice Institute, Dallas & Houston, September, 1999; Preparing Witnesses for Deposition and Trial, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1999; Constructing Creative Strategies in Divorce Property Cases, 21st Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, May, 1998; Advocacy & Empathy--The Skills of a Family Lawyer, Houston Bar Association, Dallas & Houston, March, 1998; Advanced Technology for Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March, 1998; Negotiating Around Value Disputes, Settlement, The Family Lawyers Guide to Effective Negotiations and Settlement Strategies, January, 1997; Keeping Evidence Out, University of Houston Litigation and Trial Tactics, Dallas & Houston, December, 1995; Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing for It and Trying It, University of Houston Family Law Practice Institute, Dallas & Houston, September, 1995; Representing Extended Family Members' and Non-Relatives' Rights Regarding Children in Family Law Litigation, Co-Author with Linda Hinds, 20th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1994; Proving and Attacking the Reimbursement Claim, Fort Worth, Texas, Marriage Dissolution Institute, May, 1993; Opening Statement--A Key to Persuasion, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fair Share Legal Magazine, March, 1993; Direct and Cross Examination in Domestic Tort Cases, Co-Author with Linda Hinds, Texas Association of Family Law Specialists, Reno, Nevada, February, 1993; Demonstrative Evidence in the Trial of a Property Case, San Antonio, Texas, Co-Author with Linda Hinds, 19th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, January, 1993; The Most Difficult Aspect of a Family Law Case: The Client, Tarrant County Bar Family Law Section, Texas, February, 1992; Preparing For Trial of a Family Law Case, Law Education Institute, Inc. And the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January, 1992; Result and Contingency Fees in Matrimonial Cases, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January, 1990; Making the Most of Bad Facts, Litigation, Law Magazine, November, 1990; Hot Tips for Demonstrative Evidence, The Family Advocate, Publication of the ABA Family Law Section, October, 1990; Marital Property Agreement, Dallas Bar Probate and Estate Planning Program, Dallas, Texas, September, 1990; Advocacy Sampler Program, State Bar Advanced Family Law Institute, Houston, Texas, August, 1990; Marital Property Agreement, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Austin, Texas, June, 1990; Trial Notebook, Co-Author with Patricia Lasher, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, March, 1990; Showing Your Warts, State Bar of Texas Performance Enhancement Course, El Paso, Texas, May, 1989; Fees in Divorce Cases, Texas Trial Lawyer, April, 1989; Anatomy of a Divorce, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1989; Preparation of Husband's CPA, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1989; Use of Demonstrative Evidence and Trial Notebooks, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1989; Advanced Techniques in Discovery/Doc. Management, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1988; Preparation for Trial in Family Law Case, University of Houston Family Law Institute, Houston, Texas, September, 1988; Litigating Marital and Premarital Agreements, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas, August, 1988; Tracing Workshop, University of Texas Fourth Annual Family Law Seminar, Austin, Texas, December, 1987; Advanced Techniques in Presenting Evidence: Documentary, Testimonial and Demonstrative, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 1987; Planning for Trial in a Family Law Case, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Family Law Short Course, Houston, Texas, July, 1987; Use of Documentary Evidence in a Domestic Relations Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Seminar, Tampa, Florida, May, 1987; Examination of Financial Experts in Family Law Cases, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Texas Family Litigation Program, Dallas, Texas, March, 1987; Attorney's Fees and Family Law, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January, 1987; Setting and Collecting Attorneys' Fees, American Journal of Family Law, January, 1987; Discovery in Family Law Cases, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 1986; Three Great Courtroom Tools Projectors, Slides and Charts, ABA Annual Convention, New York, New York, August, 1986; Trial Techniques in Family Law Cases, South Texas College of Law Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas, June, 1986; Admissibility of Business Records, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January, 1986; The Time Has Come (For MCLE), The Texas Bar Journal, October, 1985; Hearsay, Including Business Records, Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, Texas, August, 1985; Organizing for Trial and Use of Family Trial Note Book, American Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, July, 1985; Contempt: How to Draft Judgments and Enforce Them by Contempt, American Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, July, 1985; Cross Examination, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January, 1985; Valuation and Division of Property, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, Houston, Texas, August, 1984; Contempt: How to Draft Judgments and Enforce Them by Contempt, South Texas College of Law Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas, June, 1984; New Discovery Rules and Sanctions, Southern Methodist University 8th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Family Law, Dallas, Texas, March, 1984; Depositions and Interrogations in Family Law, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January, 1984; Working with Legal Assistants--Economic Benefits and Working Relations, American Bar Association and Denver Paralegal Institute, Denver, Colorado, January, 1984; Direct and Cross-Examination, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 1983; Unlocking the Possibilities--Division of Alternative Compensation Benefits, The Family Law Advocate, American Bar Association Family Law Section Journal, January, 1983; Who's the Fairest of Them All? Cross-Examination of Pension Plan Experts, The Family Law Advocate, American Bar Association Family Law Section Journal, January, 1983; Judgment, Family Law Texas Practice and Procedure: Volume 3, Chapter 62; Matthew Bender, Publishers, June, 1982; Ready of Depositions?, The Advocate: State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Magazine, May, 1982; Impeachment Evidence and Exclusion of Evidence, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, Texas, April, 1982; Identification and Disposition of Executive Compensation, Current and Deferred, In the Contest of Marital Dissolution, 7th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Texas Family Law and Community Property, Dallas, Texas, January, 1982; Depositions and Interrogatories in Family Law, American Trial Lawyers Seminar, New York, New York, December, 1981; Judgments, District Court Judges' Conference, Huntsville, Texas, February, 1981; Use and Impeachment of Expert Witnesses, Texas State Bar Association, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1980; Domestic and Family Law Practice, Working with Legal Assistants, Economics of Law Practice and the Standing Committee on Legal Assistants, American Bar Association, January, 1980; Jury Trials in Family Law Cases, American Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, January, 1979; Proving Property Values, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, November, 1978; Use of Juries in Family Law Cases, Texas Family Law and Community Property Seminar, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, January, 1978; Divorce in Texas BAR Perspective, Texas Trial Lawyers, Arlington, Texas, December, 1977; Discovery of Assets and use of an Investigative Accountant, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, Texas, November, 1977; Today's Domestic Relations Tort, Texas Trial Lawyers Institute, Arlington, Texas, November, 1976; Judgments in Domestic Relations Cases, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, January, 1976; Domestic Relations Judgments in Texas- Draftsmanship and Enforceability, South Texas College of Law, Volume 18, No. 1, Houston, Texas, December, 1975; Judgments in Domestic Relations Cases, State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar CLE Institute, December, 1975; The Management of a Divorce Case, 2nd Annual Attorney and CPA Institute on Divorce, Death and Family Business Problems Explored, June, 1975; The Unequal Division of Property, State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Institute on Divorce, Family Law and the Family Code, September, 1974; Preparation of a Community Property Settlement Agreement, Institute on Negotiating Settlement Agreements and Alimony Contracts, Houston Bar Association, January, 1974; Domestic Relations Practice for the New Lawyer, State Bar Peer Practice Skills Course, Houston, Texas, January, 1972

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Family Law and Trial Techniques, Throughout the United States; Lecturer, Making Your Case and Surviving Cross Examination, AAML/AICPA, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002; Lecturer, Effective Deposition vs. Trial Testimonry; the Lawyers Perspective and the Experts Perspective, AAML/AICPA, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002; Lecturer, Preparing for Cross-Examination of the Expert, AAML, Denver, 2001; Lecturer, Methods of Division of Complex Assets, AAML, Palm Springs, California, 2001; Lecturer, Jury Trials: What You Can and Can't Do, Ultimate Trial Notebook, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000; Lecturer, Preparation for Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing, University of Houston Family Law Practice Seminar, Dallas & Houston, 2000; Lecturer, Is a Mediated Settlement Agreement Always Enforceable?, Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, Texas, 2000; Lecturer, Preparing the Witness, South Texas College of Law Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, Houston, Texas, 2000; Lecturer, Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing for It and Trying It, University of Houston Family Law Practice Institute, Dallas & Houston, 1999; Lecturer, Preparing Witnesses for Deposition and Trial, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1999; Lecturer, Medicine for the Mind, 24th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1998; Lecturer, Constructing Creative Strategies in Divorce Property Cases, 21st Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1998; Lecturer, Advocacy & Empathy--The Skills of a Family Lawyer, Houston Bar Association, Dallas & Houston, 1998; Lecturer, Advanced Technology for Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1998; Lecturer, Persuasive Trial Tactics & Presentation of a Marital Fraud Case, 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1997; Lecturer, The Ultimate Trial Notebook: A Road Map for the Litigator, Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas, 1996; Lecturer, Demonstrative Evidence, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Kauai, Hawaii, 1996; Lecturer, Keeping Evidence Out, University of Houston Litigation and Trial Tactics, Dallas & Houston, 1995; Lecturer, Parker v. Parker: A Practical Case Analysis, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, Houston, Texas, 1995; Lecturer, Trial of a Family Law Case: Your Professional Duties in Preparing for It and Trying It, University of Houston Family Law Practice Institute, Dallas & Houston, 1995; Lecturer, Voir Dire of Jury, Brazoria County Bar Seminar, Angelton, Texas, 1995; Lecturer, Representing Extended Family Members' and Non-Relatives' Rights Regarding Children in Family Law Litigation, 20th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1994; Lecturer, Proving and Attacking the Reimbursement Claim, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, 1993; Lecturer, Direct and Cross Examination in Domestic Tort Cases, Texas Association of Family Law Specialists, Reno, Nevada, 1993; Lecturer, Demonstrative Evidence in the Trial of a Property Case, 19th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1993; Lecturer, Discovery and Pleadings Limitations, The Ultimate Trial Notebook, State Bar of Texas, Texas, 1992; Lecturer, The Most Difficult Aspect of a Family Law Case: The Client, Tarrant County Bar Family Law Section, Texas, 1992; Lecturer, When He/She Won't Sign the Pre-Nup: Alternative Techniques, 18th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1992; Lecturer, Preparing For Trial of a Family Law Case, Law Education Institute, Inc. And the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1992; Lecturer, Ethics, Indiana State Bar Magazine, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1990; Lecturer, Marital Property Agreements, Dallas Bar Probate and Estate Planning Program, Dallas, Texas, 1990; Lecturer, Advocacy Sampler Program, State Bar Advanced Family Law Institute, Houston, Texas, 1990; Lecturer, Hot Tips, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 1990; Lecturer, Ethical Considerations Which Confront the Family Law Practitioner, New York State Bar Family Law Section Meeting, Mansfield, Vermont, 1990; Lecturer, Marital Property Agreements, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Austin, Texas, 1990; Lecturer, National Divorce Conference Business Evaluation Cross Examination, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990; Lecturer, Trial Notebook, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1990; Lecturer, Preparing for Trial in a Family Law Case, University of Houston Advanced Family Law Short Course, Dallas, Texas, 1989; Lecturer, Preparation of a Trial Notebook in a Family Law Case, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1989; Lecturer, The Big Divorce Case, ABA Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1989; Lecturer, Court Presentations, ABA Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1989; Lecturer, Showing Your Warts, State Bar of Texas Performance Enhancement Course, El Paso, Texas, 1989; Lecturer, Anatomy of a Divorce, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989; Lecturer, Preparation of Husband's CPA, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989; Lecturer, Use of Demonstrative Evidence and Trial Notebooks, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989; Lecturer, Advanced Techniques in Discovery/Doc. Management, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1988; Lecturer, Preparation for Trial in Family Law Case, University of Houston Family Law Institute, Houston, Texas, 1988; Lecturer, Litigating Marital and Premarital Agreements, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas; Lecturer, Using Video for Trial Preparation, Hot Tips from the Experts Program, ABA Convention, Toronto, Canada, 1988; Lecturer, Evidentiary Objections in a Divorce Trial, ABA Convention, Toronto, Canada, 1988; Lecturer, Improving Direct and Cross Examination Techniques, ABA Convention, Toronto, Canada, 1988; Lecturer, The CPA's Role in Divorce and Related Tax Planning, Mock Trial Demonstration by the American Institute for CPAs--CPE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988; Lecturer, Ethical Dilemmas of Frivolous Suits in Family Law--Rule 13, Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas, 1988; Lecturer, Bankruptcy Seminar, Professional Education Systems, Houston, Texas, 1988; Lecturer, Negotiating Techniques in family Law, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1988; Lecturer, Technology Advances in the Courtroom, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Maui, Hawaii, 1988; Lecturer, Tracing Workshop, University of Texas Fourth Annual Family Law Seminar, Austin, Texas, 1987; Lecturer, Advanced Techniques in Presenting Evidence: Documentary, Testimonial and Demonstrative, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Francisco, California, 1987; Lecturer, Use of Homegrown Experts--Experts Found in Unusual Places Can Be Most Effective, American Bar Association Convention, San Francisco, California, 1987; Lecturer, Planning for Trial in a Family Law Case, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Family Law Short Course, Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas, 1987; Lecturer, Use of Documentary Evidence in a Domestic Relations Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Seminar, Tampa, Florida, 1987; Lecturer, Examination of Financial Experts in Family Law Cases, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Texas Family Litigation Program, Dallas, Texas, 1987; Lecturer, Attorney's Fees and Family Law, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1987; Lecturer, Setting and Collecting Attorneys' Fees, American Journal of Family Law, 1987; Lecturer, Discovery in Family Law Cases, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1986; Lecturer, Family Law, Poulsbo Bar and Washington Bar Association, Poulsbo, Washington, 1986; Lecturer, Three Great Courtroom Tools Projectors, Slides and Charts, ABA Annual Convention, New York, New York, 1986; Lecturer, Trial Techniques in Family Law Cases, South Texas College of Law Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas, 1986; Lecturer, Admissibility of Business Records, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1986; Lecturer, Hearsay, Including Business Records, Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, Texas, 1985; Lecturer, Organizing for Trial and Use of Family Trial Note Book, American Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, 1985; Lecturer, Contempt: How to Draft Judgments and Enforce Them by Contempt, American Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, 1985; Lecturer, New Discovery Rules and Sanctions, Texas Association of Legal Secretaries, Houston, Texas, 1985; Lecturer, Cross Examination, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1985; Lecturer, New Domestic Relations Tax System, American Bar Association Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 1984; Lecturer, Valuation and Division of Property, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, Houston, Texas, 1984; Lecturer, Contempt: How to Draft Judgments and Enforce Them by Contempt, South Texas College of Law Advanced Family Law Course, Houston, Texas, 1984; Lecturer, New Discovery Rules and Sanctions, Southern Methodist University 8th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Family Law, Dallas, Texas, 1984; Lecturer, Depositions and Interrogations in Family Law, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, 1984; Lecturer, Working with Legal Assistants--Economic Benefits and Working Relations, American Bar Association and Denver Paralegal Institute, Denver, Colorado, 1984; Lecturer, Direct and Cross-Examination, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1983; Lecturer, Economic Benefits and Working Relationships, ABA Economic Section and Paralegal Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1983; Lecturer, Impeachment Evidence and Exclusion of Evidence, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, Texas, 1982; Lecturer, Identification and Disposition of Executive Compensation, Current and Deferred, In the Contest of Marital Dissolution, 7th Biennial Specialists Symposium on Texas Family Law and Community Property, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1982; Lecturer, Depositions and Interrogatories in Family Law, American Trial Lawyers Seminar, New York, New York, 1981; Lecturer, Domestic Relations Practice, State Bar of Arizona and American Bar Association Legal Economics Section, Program on Working With Legal Assistants, Phoenix, Arizona, 1981; Lecturer, The Legal Assistants and Family Law, American Bar Association Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1981; Lecturer, Judgments, District Court Judges' Conference, Huntsville, Texas, 1981; Lecturer, Use and Impeachment of Expert Witnesses, Texas State Bar Association, San Antonio, Texas, 1980; Lecturer, Legal Assistants in Domestic and Family Law Practice, Kansas City Bar Association Institute on Systems for Legal Assistants, Kansas City, Kansas, 1980; Lecturer, Jury Trials in Family Law Cases, American Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, 1979; Lecturer, Proving Property Values, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, 1978; Lecturer, Drafting Judgments, Post-Judgments, Enforcements and Contempt, Collateral Appeals, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1978; Lecturer, Use of Juries in Family Law Cases, Texas Family Law and Community Property Seminar, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1978; Lecturer, Divorce in TexasBA Perspective, Texas Trial Lawyers, Arlington, Texas, 1977; Lecturer, Discovery of Assets and use of an Investigative Accountant, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, Texas, 1977; Lecturer, Today's Domestic Relations Tort, Texas Trial Lawyers Institute, Arlington, Texas, 1976; Lecturer, Judgments in Domestic Relations Cases, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1976; Lecturer, Judgments in Domestic Relations Cases, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, 1976; Lecturer, Judgments in Domestic Relations Cases, State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar CLE Institute, 1975; Lecturer, The Management of a Divorce Case, 2nd Annual Attorney and CPA Institute on Divorce, Death and Family Business Problems Explored, Houston, Texas, 1975; Lecturer, The Unequal Division of Property, State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Institute on Divorce, Family Law and the Family Code, Houston, Texas, 1974; Lecturer, Preparation of a Community Property Settlement Agreement, Institute on Negotiating Settlement Agreements and Alimony Contracts, Houston Bar Association CLE Institute, Houston, Texas, 1974; Lecturer, Domestic Relations Practice for the New Lawyer, State Bar Peer Practice Skills Course, Houston, Texas, 1972

Honors and Awards:: Best Lawyers' Houston Family Lawyer of the Year, 2009; Best Lawyers in America has Listed Donn C. Fullenweider as One of the Premier Family Law Trial Lawyers in the United States; Highest Rating Available by the Prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Publication; One of Only Three Houston Diplomats, American College of Family Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Honored as an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates; Inducted into the Hall of Legends of the State Bar of Texas, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Board of Trial Advocates; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; President; State Bar of Texas; Chairman, Board of Directors; State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section; Chairman; Burta Rhodes Raborn American Inns of Court--Family Law; President

Pro Bono Activities:: Founder, ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; Founder, Burta Rhodes Raborn American Inns of Court--Family Law