Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, LLP: Stacey Barber - Lubbock, TX

Premier Family Law and Commercial Litigation in Lubbock, Texas

Resolving complex family legal disputes requires an attorney with seasoned courtroom mastery, strategic foresight, and unwavering professionalism. Stacey Barber is a partner at Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam, LLP, Lubbock's oldest and most prestigious law firm, which has served West Texas clients since 1908. Board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2011, Ms. Barber has earned repeated selection to the Texas Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters, a distinction reserved for the top five percent of practicing attorneys in Texas. Prior to entering private practice, she spent six years as an Assistant District Attorney for the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office, serving in the Special Crimes Unit and trying dozens of jury cases involving crimes against children. Operating from 4411 98th Street, Suite 400, she concentrates on high-stakes family law and business litigation. When individuals hire an attorney with her trial background, they obtain formidable representation capable of prevailing in high-conflict courtroom environments.

High-Asset Divorce and Complex Asset Division

Divorces involving business owners, family ranches, and substantial wealth involve intricate financial and property considerations. Those who need an attorney for high-asset divorce turn to Stacey Barber for thorough investigation and strategic advocacy. Core areas of practice include:

• Business Owners Divorce: Valuing closely held corporations, partnerships, professional practices, oil and gas interests, and multi-generational ranch properties.
• High-Net-Worth Property Division: Analyzing separate versus community property characterization, tracing hidden assets, managing deferred compensation, and handling complex debt division.
• Collaborative Divorce Process: Providing certified collaborative divorce counsel for clients desiring private, dignified resolutions without public court battles.
• Marital and Partition Agreements: Negotiating and drafting ironclad prenuptial agreements, postnuptial contracts, and partition and exchange agreements.

Strategic Child Custody and Family Litigation

Drawing on her extensive prosecutorial trial experience, Stacey Barber offers assertive representation in sensitive and contentious parental disputes. When clients need a lawyer to protect their children and secure parental rights, she delivers focused advocacy across:

• Contested Child Custody and Conservatorship: Handling complex custody trials, primary residency disputes, interstate jurisdictional conflicts under the UCCJEA, and parental alienation claims.
• Child Support and Modifications: Enforcing support obligations, addressing child support above guideline caps for high earners, and handling post-decree modifications.
• Termination and Adoption Proceedings: Managing stepparent adoptions, surrogate and gestational agreements, and private terminations of parental rights.
• Protective Orders and Grandparent Rights: Securing family violence protective orders and representing grandparents or other relatives seeking custody or visitation.

Integrated Business Litigation and Trial Advocacy

Family law often collides with corporate and commercial law, particularly when divorcing spouses share ownership in commercial enterprises. Ms. Barber leverages her business litigation experience to resolve breach of fiduciary duty disputes, contractual disagreements, and partnership conflicts within the family law arena. If you need to find a lawyer who handles complex courtroom litigation with poise and intellectual rigor, Stacey Barber provides exceptional legal leadership.

Consult with Stacey Barber at Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam

Protecting your family's future and preserving your financial assets requires immediate, high-caliber legal action. Contact Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam, LLP in Lubbock today by calling (806) 762-5281 to arrange a consultation with partner Stacey Barber.