5900 S. Lake Forest Drive
PO BOX 2680
McKinney TX 75070
214.726.1450 phone
469.645.1314 fax

ryan@collincountyattorney.com
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J. Ryan Nordhaus has been practicing law in Collin County since April 2003.

Mr. Nordhaus graduated from Baylor University with a B.B.A. in August 1998. He received his Juris Doctor at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in July 2002. He graduated from the S.M.U. School of Law with an L.L.M. in December 2005. He also participated and completed the Institute on International and Comparative Law Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy through the University of San Diego School of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas on April 3, 2003.

Mr. Nordhaus spends the majority of his time handling family law cases and matters ancillary thereto. His business and tax backgrounds offer clients a unique perspective in sophisticated property matters in divorces and when there are child support issues.

Ryan has a daughter and twin boys, and he is married to fellow attorney, April Nordhaus.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law/Divorce
Child Custody/Visitation Modification
Child Support
Child Support Modification
Restraining Orders (Domestic Violence Deterrence)
Protective Orders (Domestic Violence Prohibition)
Paternity Testing
Premarital Agreements
Postmarital Agreements/Partition Agreements
Annulments
Adult Name Change
Common Law Marriage Divorce
Collaborative Law
Mediation
Taxation

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2005
U.S. Tax Court, 2003

Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2005 L.L.M.

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, 2002
J.D.

Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, 1998
B.A. (Major: Management Information Systems and International Business)

Awards and Honors:

Support Staff:
Kristi Hedgcoxe - Legal Assistant

Published Works:
"The UDRP is an International Scam, Domain Names"

Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas, Member
American Bar Association, Member
McKinney Chamber of Commerce, Member
State Bar College
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Planning & Zoning Committee, Prosper, Texas, 2004 - 2005