Hill & Skinner Law Firm - Fort Worth, TX
Hill and Skinner Law Firm in Fort Worth provides more than 70 years of combined legal experience, offering board-certified excellence and personalized representation in divorce, child custody, and criminal defense across Tarrant County.
Comprehensive Family Law and Criminal Defense in Fort Worth
Legal challenges involving family transitions or criminal accusations can have a profound, lasting impact on your future. Situated in University Centre at 1300 S University Drive, Suite 310, in Fort Worth, Hill and Skinner Law Firm delivers steady, compassionate, and trial-tested counsel to individuals across Tarrant County and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Built on the conviction that strong attorney-client relationships produce the best outcomes, the firm combines deep institutional knowledge with aggressive courtroom advocacy.
The firm features a distinguished team of advocates with more than seventy years of combined legal practice. Partner Tom E. Hill is a former Assistant District Attorney and board-certified family law specialist with over 47 years of courtroom experience. Partner Curran J. Skinner brings over two decades of dedicated family law mastery, protecting parental rights and managing intricate property divisions, while partner Tom D. Hill provides formidable litigation skill. Whether you need to hire a divorce lawyer to navigate high-conflict asset division or retain a criminal defense attorney to fight DWI charges, Hill and Skinner Law Firm provides comprehensive advocacy.
Core Family Law Practice Areas
Hill and Skinner Law Firm provides calm, reasoned, and protective guidance through the emotional turbulence of Texas domestic relations matters.
Contested and Uncontested Divorce
Marital dissolution involves intricate financial determinations under Texas community property rules:
- Handling contested, uncontested, high-conflict, and collaborative divorce proceedings.
- Characterizing and dividing complex marital estates, closely held businesses, and professional practices.
- Drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders to divide 401(k) accounts, pensions, and retirement funds.
- Negotiating spousal maintenance and temporary support orders during ongoing litigation.
Child Custody, Child Support, and Parental Rights
Protecting children and securing meaningful parental relationships are paramount priorities:
- Establishing joint managing conservatorships and crafting tailored possession and visitation schedules.
- Advocating for father rights to ensure both parents maintain equitable influence in child rearing.
- Calculating statutory child support obligations and securing enforcement for unpaid support.
- Filing post-divorce custody modifications and relocation petitions when family circumstances shift.
Vigorous Criminal Defense Services
The criminal justice system moves quickly to secure convictions. The firm defense attorneys intervene immediately to protect client liberties.
DWI Defense and License Preservation
A driving while intoxicated arrest threatens both your driving privileges and professional standing:
- Defending first-offense DWI, multiple DWI charges, and intoxication assault indictments.
- Challenging the reasonable suspicion for traffic stops and probable cause for custodial arrests.
- Scrutinizing breath test calibrations, blood draw warrants, and field sobriety test administrations.
- Representing drivers in Administrative License Revocation hearings to safeguard valid driver licenses.
Assault, Family Violence, and Drug Crimes
The firm represents defendants against a comprehensive range of misdemeanor and felony allegations:
- Defending against assault, domestic violence, protective order violations, and child abandonment allegations.
- Handling drug charges including misdemeanor marijuana possession, felony possession, and controlled substance manufacturing.
- Representing individuals accused of theft, shoplifting, check fraud, and identity theft.
- Representing Texas professionals in state bar grievance defense and disciplinary proceedings.
Recognized Board-Certified Legal Excellence
With attorneys board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and honorees on the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, Hill and Skinner Law Firm is widely respected throughout the North Texas legal community. Their balanced approach combines strategic settlement negotiation with decisive trial readiness.
Book Your Initial Legal Consultation
Your rights and your family future deserve seasoned legal protection. Contact Hill and Skinner Law Firm in Fort Worth today at 817-336-3600 or email [email protected] to schedule your initial consultation with a dedicated family law and criminal defense team.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Located in the vibrant University / Cultural District of west Fort Worth, just north of the Trinity River.
Building Location
This is a six-story, Class-A commercial office building known as University Centre I, located adjacent to the University Park Village shopping center.
Parking Details
Complimentary client parking is available in the building's spacious surface parking lot, with covered and reserved options also on-site.
Public Transit
Served by Trinity Metro Route 53 (University Dr/Trail Lake); nearest stop is at University & Rosedale.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the beautifully renovated main lobby of University Centre I. Take the elevator to the third floor and proceed down the corridor to Suite 310.