Whitney L. Vaughan

Education/Licenses Texas A&M University School of Law May 2015, Juris Doctorate Managing Editor—Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law Estate Planning Certificate University of Oklahoma May 2012, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in Constitutional Magna cum Laude Deans List Texas State License November 2015 Awards/Recognitions Top Attorney, Family Law, 2018, 2019, 2020 Fort Worth Magazine Rising Star Attorney, 2018, 2019, 2020 Super Lawyers Magazine Top Attorney, Family Law, 2018, 2020 360 West Magazine A. J. Smith Distinction for Excellence, Texas A&M University School of Law Journal of Property Law, 2014-2015 American Jurisprudence Award, Legislation & Regulation, Texas A&M University School of Law, 2012 Legal Experience Gardner Smith & Vaughan - Partner October 5, 2020-Present Hoppes Law Firm - Attorney at Law January 1, 2019 - October 2020 Hoppes & Cutrer, LLC - Attorney at Law March 2017 - December 2018 Law Office of Carole Cross-Associate Attorney August 2015-March 2017 Loveless & Naylor-Document Control Specialist May 2014-May 2016 Tarrant County Probate Court Two-Intern January 2014-April 2014 State District Court, 141st District of Texas-Intern for Judge Chupp May 2013-August 2013 Presentations and Publications Speaker, Stripling Middle School, May 2017, Fort Worth, Texas, Developing Your Future Career Co-Author, Advanced Family Law, August 2017, San Antonio, Texas, 50/50 Possession Co-Author, NBI Conference, April 2018, Dallas, Texas, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) Co-Author, NBI Conference, April 2018, Dallas, Texas, Keys to Managing Financial Information Speaker, Family Law Essentials - Giving Back to Your Community, May 2018, Sherman, Texas, Case Management from Start to Finish Speaker, CASA Volunteer Lunch, August 2018, Fort Worth, Texas, Representing Children in CPS Litigation Co-Author, Advanced Family Law 101, August 2018, San Antonio, Texas, Pleadings 101 Co-Author, Advanced Family Law, August 2019, San Antonio, Texas, Advanced and Unusual Characterization Issues Speaker, Handling Your First (or Next) Divorce, October 2019, Austin, Texas, Temporary Orders Demonstration Speaker, Advanced on a Shoestring Budget, November 2019, Fort Worth, Texas, SAPCR Case Law Update Speaker, Advanced on a Shoestring Budget, November 2020, Fort Worth, Texas, New Discovery Rules Speaker, Wise/Jack/Montague Womens Bar Association, December 2020, Decatur, Texas, New Discovery Rules Speaker, Weatherford Pro Bono Seminar, May 2021, Weatherford, Texas, Securing Property at Point Blank Speaker, Lubbock Pro Bono Seminar, June 2021, Lubbock, Texas, Preparing the Witness for Testimony Co-Author, Advanced Family Law, August 2021, San Antonio, Texas, Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Drafting, December 2021, San Antonio, Texas, Pretrial Motions Speaker, Amarillo Pro Bono Seminar, May 2022, Granbury, Texas, Discovery Speaker, Granbury Pro Bono Seminar, June 2022, Granbury, Texas, Initial Disclosures Co-Author, Advanced Trial Skills, December 2022, New Orleans, Louisiana, Presumptions Co-Author, Marriage Dissolution, April 2023, Austin, Texas, Tricks and Traps Professional Activities Member, State Bar of Texas, 2015-present Member, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, 2015-present Member, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2015-present Member, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, 2015-present Director, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, 2015-present Member, Steer Fort Worth, 2017-present Member, Junior Womens Club of Fort Worth, 2017-2019 Community Action Chair, 2018-2019 Commissioner, Place 8, City of Benbrook Planning and Zoning Commission, 2018 Associate Member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, 2019-2021 Director, CASA of Tarrant County, 2021-present