As a board-certified family lawyer and family law mediator, Katie Flowers Samler has a wealth of experience practicing litigation and Collaborative Divorce. She is the President of Collaborative Divorce Dallas, has been named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America list for Family Law, Family Law Mediation and Collaborative Law: Family Law, and is recognized as a Super Lawyer in family law. Katie is known for constructive, strategic, and creative resolution of cases. Her skills include resolving cases that have complex layers, including personality disorders, addiction issues, parental alienation, complex property division, and division of retirement plans. Katie is also passionate about helping clients navigate and understand the adoption process.
Katie has authored numerous articles and presented on family law issues, including collaborative law, custody litigation, high-conflict personality disorders, parental alienation, and commentary on tracing and characterization issues. She is a dedicated volunteer for The Family Place, an organization committed to stopping family violence.
Katie is a Dallas divorce lawyer practicing in both our Dallas/Plano office locations.
Katie is a parent of two elementary school-aged children. Outside of practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, traveling, and volunteering in her community and children’s school.
Honors & Awards
20 Under 40, People Newspapers, 2020
Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2018 – 2020
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2018 – 2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Family Law Mediation, Best Lawyers, 2024 –
2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Best Lawyers,
2026
Named to the 500 Leading Family Lawyers List,
LawDragon, 2025 – 2026
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyer list,
Thomson Reuters, 2022- 2025
Selected to the Texas Rising Star list,
Thomson Reuters, 2014 – 2020
Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars List,
Thomson Reuters, 2017 – 2020
Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars
List, Thomson Reuters, 2017 – 2020
Articles
How to Support a Friend Going Through a Divorce May
20, 2025
Maintaining Dignity, Respect, and Open Communication to
Minimize Conflict and Protect Relationships During a Divorce October
16, 2023
High Conflict Family Law Matters and Personality
Disorders March 7, 2020
Is a 50/50 Possession Schedule Right for Me? May
15, 2017
Married or Not Married, That is the Question: Common Law
Marriage in Texas August 26, 2014
Publications & Speeches
“Why
Collaboration Between Family Lawyers and Mental Health Professionals Benefits
Clients,” Law.com, 2023
“Helping a Child Cope With Divorce and
Separation,” Goranson Bain Ausley, 2022
“How to Draw
Clients to the Collaborative Model and Keep Them Satisfied“,
Collaborative Law: Avoid Breaking Bad When Breaking Up, State Bar of Texas,
2019
“Defending
the Accused”, Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation, State Bar
of Texas, 2019
“Navigating Your
Family Law Matter When Someone with a Personality Disorder is Involved“,
Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2018
Co-Author
with Beth Maultsby, High Conflict Family Law Matters and Personality Disorders,
Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2013
Direct
and Cross of a Tracing Expert, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas,
2016
Direct
and Cross of a Tracing Expert (including Characterization Issues), Advanced
Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2017
Presentations
“Steering Through Parental Alienation Hurricanes: Myriad Concerns
and Mistaken IDs
“ with Richard Warshak, Ph.D., Dallas
Bar Association Family Law Section Bench Bar, 2021.
“The Future of Future Support – Alimony and Spousal Maintenance“ with
Diana S. Friedman and Sarah Clower Keathley, Advanced Family Law Course, State
Bar of Texas, 2020.
35th TAFLS Annual Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law
Specialists, Faculty, 2020.
“Collaborative
Law Practice”, Dallas Area Paralegal Association, Family Law Section,
Co-Presenter 2019
“Evidence
101 for Family Lawyers”, Family and Veterans Advocacy Clinic, Texas A&M
University School of Law, 2019
“High
Conflict Family Law Matters, Personality Disorders, and the Effects on
Parenting and Children’s Experiences”, Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in
Custody Litigation, State Bar of Texas, 2018
“Family
Law for Real Estate Professionals”, 2018
“Tracing
Demonstration”, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Advanced Family Law
on a Shoestring, 2017
“Tracing
Demonstration”, 43rd Annual Course Advanced Family Law, 2017
Co-Presenter
with Laurel Arnold Clement, Taking Notes and Testifying in Courts, Dallas Metro
Counseling Association, 2010
Co-Presenter
with Laurel Arnold Clement, “Legal and Ethical Issues Dealing with Divorced
Families and Stepfamilies, Ethics Seminar for Dallas Association of Marriage
and Family Therapists, 2009
Co-Presenter
with Laurel Arnold Clement, Eldorado, A Case Study: Duties of an
Attorney Ad Litem, Dallas Bar Association and North Dallas Bar Association,
2008.
Certifications: Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2019
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or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
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respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
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