Emily Elizabeth Leezer Landeros

Emily E. Landeros has practiced family law since 2015, focusing on complex divorces, child custody litigation, modification actions, pre- and post-marital agreements, termination and adoption, and other family law matters.Emily is an experienced attorney and litigator. She honed her trial advocacy skills while working for the Hays County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney, where she represented the Department of Family and Protective Services in cases involving abuse and neglect of children.Emily earned her J.D. with honors from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2015. During law school, she served as Managing Editor of the SMU Law Review Association and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Catharina Haynes of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She also worked as a student attorney in the Child Advocacy Clinic, where she represented children as attorney and guardian ad litem in suits involving Child Protective Services.Today, Emily is involved in several professional organizations, including the Junior League of Austin, the Austin Young Lawyers Association, and the Travis County Women Lawyers Association.EducationSouthern Methodist University Dedman School of Law – J.D., cum laudeThe University of Texas at Austin – B.A.SMU Law Review Association, Managing EditorLicensesState Bar of Texas, 2015Practice AreasFamily LawProfessional Activities & AssociationsState Bar of Texas – Family Law Section, MemberState Bar of Texas – Child Protection Law Section, MemberTravis County Women Lawyers Association, MemberAustin Bar Association – Family Law Section, MemberAustin Young Lawyers Association, MemberWilliamson County Bar Association, MemberCivic & Community InvolvementJunior League of Austin, Active Member, 2020 – presentThe University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band, Member, 2012 – present