Biography
Christy Albano is an experienced solo family law practitioner in Collin County, Texas. She started her practice with a family law firm in Dallas, then spent several years as a staff attorney with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas where she fought for the rights of victims, children and the elderly affected by domestic violence in the areas of protective orders, custody, divorce, child support, spousal support and property division. She carried this experience to her solo practice where she ensures protection of the clients rights while compassionately assisting them through what is often a difficult emotional process.
She has earned the respect of her peers across the state and throughout the country. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 she was named a Texas Rising Star by the Texas Super Lawyer's publication of the Texas Monthly magazine, she was the 2005-06 Outstanding Director of the Year by the Texas Young Lawyer's Association, and she was awarded the Atticus Finch Award in 2006 by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. In 2001-2002 she was awarded the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Collin County Award from the Collin County Young Lawyer's Association and she was twice awarded the TYLA President's Award of Merit (2003-2004 and 2004-2005). She also continues to be the only law student whose article has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
In addition to being an energetic member of many local, state and national bar associations, she is currently on the Nominating Commitee for the Texas Bar Foundation and on the SMU Reunion Committee. She is a Past President of the Collin County Young Lawyer's Association, Past Chair of the District 1 Nominating Commitee for the Texas Bar Foundation and Past Secretary of the Texas Young Lawyer's Association. Through her past work as co-chair for 4 years of the TYLA Family Law & Children's Rights committee, she was instrumental in the creation of the "Pro Se Divorce Handbook", the What to Expect in Texas Family Law Court handbook and the video "Kids In the Crossfire: Helping Parents Understand the Impact of Divorce." As a past vice chair of the TYLA Low Income Texans committee, she assisted the committee in the development of a statewide training manual and website to encourage more private attorneys to take pro bono cases for low income clients. She was also executive committee advisor to the talented TYLA committee that created the Emmy Award Winning video and curriculum "They Had a Dream Too", an educational program designed to educate high school students about the role of students in the Civil Rights Movement and to encourage students to make a difference in their world.
Christy Albano obtained a B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1993 and a J.D. from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, in 1996.
Education
Professional
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law
J.D. May 1996
Activities and Honors:
- Deans List, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Fall 1995
- Phi Delta Phi, Magister, (President) 1995-1996, Historian 1994-1995
- ABA, Law Student Division, Liaison to the Commission on Homelessness and
Poverty, 1995-1996
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
B.A. Sociology, Music Minor, May 1993
- Chi Omega Sorority
- SMU Marching Band
Attorneys Serving the Community, Member since 2003
ASC is a collaboration of Dallas women attorneys who combine their talents,
imagination and resources to serve the Dallas community and support local nonprofit
organizations whose programs benefit women, children, and families.
Collin County Young Lawyer's Association, Member since 1998
President 2006-2007
President-Elect 2005-2006
Treasurer 2002-2003
Secretary 2001-2002
Board Member 2000-2001
Email Chair 2003-2005
Liaison to Collin County Bar Association 2004 -2005
Chair of Call to Protect Project 2002- 2003
Membership Committee 2002- 2003
CCYLA Liaison to CCBA for Joint Holiday Party 2001
CLE Committee 2001
Newsletter Committee 2000-2003
Judicial Reception Committee 2001-2003
Chair of Pro Bono Clinic 2002
Collin County Bar Association, Member since 1998
Family Law Section 1999-Present
Vice President, 2005-2006
Estate Law Section, 2003 - 2004
Liaison to Collin County Young Lawyer's Association 2003-2005
Social Chair 1999, 2000, 2004
Social Committee 1998-2001
Silent Auction Chair 1999
Collin County Bench Bar Foundation, Fellow since 2000
Treasurer 2002-2004
Board of Trustees 2002 - 2006
Board of Directors 2001-2002
Bench Bar Conference
Social Chair, 2004-2005
Attendee and committee member 1999-Present
Entertainment and games committee 1999-2002
Bench Bar Players 2000
Conference Planning Committee 2000-Present
Assisted Conference Chair with Coordination of Conference 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
Dallas Association of Young Lawyer's Foundation
Fellow 2006 - Present
Plano Bar Association, Member since 1998
Frisco Bar Association, Member since 2002
Grayson County Bar Association, Member since 2002
State Bar of Texas, Member since 1997
Access to Justice Delegate to the 2001 and 2002 Bar Leaders Conference
College of the State Bar of Texas 2004-Present
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm, 2003 - Present
Family Law Section, 1997- Present
Women and the Law Section, 1997-Present
Texas Bar Foundation 2004-Present
Texas Young Lawyer's Association, Member since 1997
Secretary 2006 - 2007
Director 2004-2006
Executive Committee Advisor 2006-2007
Law Focused Education and They Had A Dream Too Committees
At Large Small City Minority Director (Board of Directors) 2002-2004
Co-Chair, Family Law & Children's Rights Committee 2002-2006
Member, Long Range Planning Committee 2005-2006
Chair, Public Service Subcommittee 2005-2006
Vice Chair, Minority Committee 2002-2004
Vice Chair, Leadership TYLA 2002-2003
Vice Chair Low Income Texans 2003-2004, 2005-2006
Vice Chair Senior Citizens Outreach Committee 2004-2005
American Bar Association, Member since 1993
Family Law Section 1996-Present
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section 2003 - Present
Young Lawyer's Division 1996-Present
Law Student Division 1993-1996
LSD Liaison to Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, 1995-1996
American Bar Foundation, Fellow since 2005
Dallas Bar Association, Member 1997-1999
Dallas Young Lawyer's Association, Member 1997-1999
Dallas Women Lawyer's Association, Member 1997-2000
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member 1993-1996
Kaufman Bar Association, Member 1998-2001
Rockwall Bar Association, Member 1998-2001
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