Hayley Blair is experienced in all facets of family law, offering expertise in complex child custody and financial matters, as well as managing cases involving mental health and addiction issues and special-needs children. A strong advocate of mediation, she believes that it aids clients in reaching an agreement and allows them to remain in control of the process. Hayley is trained in Collaborative Law and uses alternative dispute resolution to settle difficult cases and make divorce less emotionally damaging. She prioritizes reaching a negotiated agreement; however, she is a fierce advocate for clients when court is the only option. Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Hayley has been named to Best Lawyers Under 40 by D Magazine in 2018, 2021, and 2022, and the Up and Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars List by Thomson Reuters in 2018-2022. Hayley has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of family law by Best Lawyers in 2019-2026.
Hayley Blair is a Dallas divorce attorney working out of Goranson Bain Ausley’s Dallas and Plano family law office locations.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2018, 2021, and 2022
Selected to the Texas Rising Star list,
Thomson Reuters, 2015 – 2019, 2021-2025
Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars List,
Thomson Reuters, 2018 & 2020-2023
Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars
List, Thomson Reuters, 2018 – 2023
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2019 – 2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Family Law Mediation, Best Lawyers, 2025
& 2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Best Lawyers,
2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America: Ones to Watch © in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers,
2021
Articles
Supporting Mental Health During Divorce and Child
Custody July 14, 2025
Texas Property Division 101: Answering Eight Important
Questions About Property Division in a Divorce May 29, 2024
Five Tips For Making Divorce Less Painful August
30, 2022
Allocating Parental Rights in Divorce May
25, 2017
Child Support for Adults with Disabilities in Texas:
Customized Support After 18 January 11, 2017
Recording Your Spouse – A Preliminary Guide October
20, 2014
Publications & Speeches
Division of Marital Assets, visiting lecturer,
Family Law Course, Southern Methodist University School of Law (2019)
Are Your Pleadings And Discovery Ready for
Trial?, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course (2018)
Annulment and Jurisdiction, visiting lecturer,
Family Law Course, Southern Methodist University School of Law (2018)
Presentations
“Preparing for the Board Certification Exam”,
Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2019
LGBTQIA: Family Law Update, Presentation
at Insights Collaborative Therapy Group to the DFW LGBTQIA Professionals
Group, 2015
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respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
