Meet the Family Law Attorneys Attorney in McKinney, Texas
Meet Holly Draper
Meet Holly Draper
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when i went to law school i had no
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intention of practicing family law i
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thought why would you want to get messed
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up in people’s
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messy lives in that way i wanted to be a
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litigator
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and i started out my career at a
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litigation firm representing major
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corporations
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and i soon realized that it was just
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not personally rewarding in the way that
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i hoped my career would be
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when i started the draper law firm in
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2008 i began doing family law cases
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and it did not take me long to realize
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that would be my true passion in the law
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i love getting to help people help them
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navigate through
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what can be one of the most difficult
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times in their lives
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help them realize they can come out on
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the other side stronger
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happier better and ready to conquer the
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rest of their lives in the best possible
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way
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my general philosophy is to be amicable
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whenever possible
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we have certain strategies of trying to
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start cases in an amicable manner
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and we find them to be very effective
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most of the time
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i think it is almost always better for
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clients if the case can be handled
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amicably
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you know it’s going to cost them a lot
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less it’s going to hurt a lot less
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and their kids are going to come out on
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the other side in a better place
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sometimes clients are ain’t they’re very
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angry they’re hurt
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they’re out for revenge and i try very
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hard to help them focus on themselves
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and putting themselves in the best
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position in the future
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and not on getting revenge on the other
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side
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becoming board certified in family law
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is extremely challenging in texas
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you have to meet a certain number of
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requirements
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just to be eligible to take the board
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certification exam
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you have to have a certain number of
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trials mediations contested hearings
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appeals and getting those criteria in
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the first place is quite a challenge
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but once you’ve qualified to take the
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exam the exam itself is extremely
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difficult
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and tests your knowledge of all things
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in the family law arena
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and the percentage rate of passing the
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board certification
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exam is not particularly high so any
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attorney who is board certified in
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family law
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is going to be very experienced and is
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going to have
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a very high degree of knowledge about
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family law in texas
Dallas, TX family law attorney Holly Draper shares why she became a lawyer, the philosophy of her work, and explains what it means to be board-certified.
