Serving families across North Houston and the surrounding communities, Craig Haston is a dedicated attorney assisting clients in matters of family law. Handling cases involving divorce, child support, custody, visitation and adoption, he provides reliable representation from his office at The Haston Law Firm, P.C., in Houston, Texas. Board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he approaches each case with compassion, safeguarding his clients and their families’ future.
In his practice, Mr. Haston emphasizes a collaborative approach, fostering an environment conducive to peaceful resolutions for all parties involved. Since becoming a certified mediator, he has adeptly guided hundreds of families through the mediation process, helping them navigate complex emotional landscapes. His commitment to facilitating understanding and cooperation is further enhanced by his certification as an arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) in 2018.
Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Haston went on to pursue his legal education at South Texas College of Law Houston. While at law school, he served as a student teacher, helping mentor students in advanced trial advocacy. He received his Juris Doctor in 1992 and, in the same year, was admitted to the State Bar of Texas. Today, he utilizes his membership with the bar to speak frequently at legal conferences and present workshops for fellow attorneys.
In the legal community, Mr. Haston stays active through his memberships in the AAML and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist. He is also a member of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section and the Texas Family Law Foundation, where he works to promote family legislation in Texas. Previously, he chaired the Houston Bar Association Family Law Section and the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, actively shaping Texas family law policy and contributing extensively to the development of family law.
Special Licenses / Certifications
Completion of American Academy of Family Law Specialists
Arbitration (AAML) Training Institute and certified as an arbitrator by
AAML., 2018
Completion of A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute course
in Mediation Training, 2001
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization, 1999
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
Making It Easy for the Judge to
Rule in Your Favor: Preparing and Trying a Property Case to the Bench, Family
Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, South Texas College of
Law, Houston, Texas, 1998, Author and Speaker, Making It Easy for the
Judge to Rule in Your Favor: Preparing and Trying a Property Case to the
Bench, Texas Bar CLE, Law; Family Law, 1998
MEDIATING PROPERTY ISSUES –
Houston Bar Association 2011 Family Law Institute, SouthTexas College of Law,
Houston, Texas March 4, Author and Speaker, MEDIATING PROPERTY
ISSUES, Houston Bar Association 2011 Family Law Institute, Law;
Family Law, 2011
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE IN FAMILY LAW
(Co-presenter on article by Reginald Hirsch) –Houston Bar Association - CLE
Family Law Seminar, Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas, March
31, Author and Speaker, 2011
MAKING YOUR LAW PRACTICE PORTABLE
– PDF’s AND BEYOND – State Bar of TexasFamily Law Technology Course: No Tech to
High Tech in Two Days, Austin, Texas, December 13, Author and
Speaker, 2012
iPADs FOR LAWYERS – A MARRIAGE
MADE IN HEAVEN, Technology Workshop – Basic,Intermediate and Advanced - State
Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, San Antonio Texas, August
6, 2013
Author of chapter on approaching
and planning the strategies and process of a family law matter., Chapter
Author - "Successfully Setting Strategies for Today's Challenging Family
Law Cases", Insided the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in Texas,
2013 ed., Aspator Publications, part of Thomson Reuters, Law;
Family Law, 2013
CLIENT COMMUNICATION AND PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE – StateBar of Texas Marriage Dissolution
Institute, Austin, Texas, April 24, 2014
CREATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE ON
A SHOESTRING – Panel Moderator - State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution
Institute, Austin, Texas, April 24, 2014
WELCOME TO THE AGE OF ELECTRONIC
FILING (Mandatory E-Filing in Texas) – Co-Author and Presenter - State Bar of
Texas Advanced Family Law Seminar, San Antonio Texas, August 7, 2014
SAVING TREES/PRACTICING LAW:
CREATING THE PAPERLESS LAW OFFICE FOR YOUR DIVORCE PRACTICE – State Bar of
Texas Family Law Technology Course, Austin, Texas, December 4, Author and
Speaker, SAVING TREES/PRACTICING LAW: CREATING THE PAPERLESS LAW OFFICE
FOR YOUR DIVORCE PRACTICE, Texas Bar CLE, 2014
THE PAPERLESS LAW OFFICE: Author
and Presenter - Why It’s Important and How to Do It -State Bar of Texas
Advanced Family Law Seminar, San Antonio Texas, August 7, 2014
60 TIPS, TRICKS AND APPS –
Co-Author and Co-Presenter – State Bar of Texas Family LawTechnology Course,
Austin, Texas December 5, 2014
ENFORCEMENT MOCK TRIAL – Trial
Demonstration, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family LawSeminar, San Antonio
Texas, August 7, 2013, State Bar of Texas Judicial Conference, Horseshoe Bay,
Texas, January 23,, 2014
DRAFTING EFFECTIVE TRIAL EXHIBITS
– Co-Author and Presenter – State Bar of TexasAdvanced Family Law Drafting
Course, December 10-11, 2015
BEST PRACTICES FOR LESS PAPER –
Author and Presenter - State Bar of Texas AdvancedFamily Law Seminar, San
Antonio Texas, August 3-6, 2015
USING TECHNOLOGY IN HARRIS COUNTY
COURTS – Author & Co-Presenter - Gulf CoastFamily Law Specialists, January
8, 2015
COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY: Presentation
of Evidence – Author and Co-Presenter – State Bar of Texas Advanced Trial
Strategies Course, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-19, 2016
DEALING WITH THE NEED FOR SPEED
(During the Process) AND GETTING ACROSS THE FINSH LINE – Author and Presenter –
State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Course, Dallas, Texas, February
25-26, 2016
The Problems of Predicates in a
Suit Affecting The Parent-Child Relationship, Advanced Family Law Course
(Co-Author with Warren Cole), State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 1997
FOLLOWING A ROADMAP TO RESOLUTION
WHILE KEEPING YOUR CLIENT AWAY FROM DETOURS – Author and Presenter - State Bar
of Texas Marriage Dissolution Institute, Marriage Dissolution 101, Galveston,
Texas, April 26, 2016
Handling Gender Bias In Family
Law, American Inns of Court, Family Law Section, Houston, Texas, February, 1999
TAKING YOUR SHOW ON THE ROAD –
Author and Presenter - State Bar of Texas AdvancedFamily Law Seminar, San
Antonio Texas, August 4, 2016
Inventory Preparation and Related
Ethical Considerations, Family Law for General Practitioners and Legal
Assistants, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, February, 2001
REMOTE LAW PRACTICE AND PLATFORM
CONVERGENCE – State Bar of Texas FamilyLaw Technology Course, Austin, Texas
December 8, 2016
Co-Author, Family Law Handbook, A
Division of Property on Divorce, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2001
SOCIAL MEDIA and ELECTRONIC
EVIDENCE – Author and Co-Presenter - American BarAssociation Section of Family
Law Spring CLE Conference, Savannah, Georgia May 3, Author and
Co-Presenter, SOCIAL MEDIA and ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE, Texas Bar CLE, Law;
Family Law, 2017
Co-Author, Family Law Handbook,
Alimony in Texas, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2001
TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM –
Author and Presenter –National Family Law TrialInstitute, Houston, Texas May
25, 2017
Inventory NoteBook and Economic
Contribution, Family Law Conference for General Practitioners and Legal
Assistants, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, February, 2002
SOCIAL MEDIA and ELECTRONIC
EVIDENCE Webinar – Author and Co-Presenter – AmericanBar Association Section of
Family Law – Webinar, September 21, 2017
Stock Options - Boom or Bust?, 5th
Annual Family Law Institute, Houston Bar Association, March, 2002
Property Issues - Question and
Answer, Family Law Boot Camp 2002, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law
Course, August, 2002
Rules of Evidence in Family Law,
Houston CPA Chapter, Houston, Texas, 1999
Guest Speaker, Child Support And
Visitation Establishment, Modification And Enforcement, "Public Service
Video" "Learn About Law Series", Houston Bar Association, 2003
Inventory Notebook And Property
Division, Family Law Conference For The General Practitioner And Paralegal,
South Texas College Of Law, Houston, Texas, 2006
Marital Property Rights in
Retirement and Other Employee Benefits, (Presenter of paper by Angela Pence),
Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Texas, Houston, 2006
Trying a Property Case to the
Bench, Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, 2007
Family Law Radio Program (Topic:
Collaborative Law), Airing On KSEV Am 700, The Voice In Houston, December 14,
2008
Alimony And Spousal Support,
Family Law Conference, South Texas College Of Law, Houston, Texas, March 5,
2009
Economic Contribution Is Gone,
What Happens Next?, Family Law Conference, South Texas College Of Law, Houston,
Texas, March 11, 2010
Honors
Life Member, National Order of the Barristers, South Texas College of Law, 1992
Student Teacher - Advanced Trial Advocacy - South Texas College of Law, 1992
Member, National Championship Team - Cravens National Invitational Moot Court Competition, 1992
Top Family Lawyer in H Texas Magazine, 2006 - 2007
Officer - Board of Advocates - South Texas College of Law, 1991 – 1992
