Stephen Naylor graduated law school from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1994. He began his career in Corpus Christi. He and his wife, Kimberly, moved to Fort Worth in 1997. He has focused his practice exclusively on family law for the past 24 years. In June of 2017, he and Kimberly formed Naylor & Naylor, P.L.L.C.
100% of Steve’s practice is focused on family law litigation matters with complex property divisions and/or high net worth estates as well as complicated custody issues. Steve has received numerous accolades from the local family law bar association and the State Bar of Texas. In 2011, Steve was presented the Eva Barnes Award by the Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association in recognition of outstanding service, leadership, and uncommon contributions to Family Law throughout the state. In 2021 he was recognized as the Outstanding Third Year Director of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. In 2022 he was awarded the Dan Price Award for having a significant impact on the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine annually since 2004.
EDUCATION:
Texas Tech University School of Law
J.D. May 1994
Student Senator
Officer – Christian Legal Society
Officer – Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Advocacy
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Products Liability
Texas Tech University
B.B.A. in Management, (summa cum laude) 1990
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
President’s Honor List
Dean’s Honor List
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Board Certified-Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
State Bar Of Texas
State Bar Of Texas Family Law Section
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association
Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court – Barrister (1999-2002, 2008-2009)
The Family Lawyer’s Essential Tool Kit – coeditor – 2003 to present
Pro Bono Committee, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section 2005 to present
Co-Chairman, Pro Bono Committee, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section 2010 to 2016
Family Law Practice Manual Revision Committee, State Bar of Texas (2006-2009)
Board of Directors, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association (2007-2009)
Supreme Court of Texas Uniform Forms Task Force 2011 to 2014
Director – Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2011 to 2014
Director – Texas Family Law Foundation Board of Directors 2012 to 2016
Adjunct Professor, Texas Christian University 2008 to 2020
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2014 to present
Treasurer of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2014-2016
Secretary of Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2016-2017
Vice President of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2017-2018
President-Elect of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2018-2019
President of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 2019-2020
Family Law Council of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2006 to 2014
Secretary to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2014-2015
Treasurer to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2015-2016
Vice Chair to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2016-2017
Chair-Elect to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2017-2018
Chair to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Teas 2018-2019
Immediate Past Chair Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of the Texas 2019-2020
State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, District 7 Place 1 Representative 2018-2021
Texas Bar College Board of Directors, 2022-present
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:
Recipient of the Eva Barnes Award, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association 2012
Listed as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine 2004 to present
Listed in Fort Worth, Texas Magazine as a Top Family Law Attorney 2004 to present
PUBLICATIONS:
“Mediation: When is it Really Over?” (with Gary L. Nickelson) 2002 Advanced Family Law Course
“Characterization and Tracing on a Budget” (with Gary L. Nickelson) 2003 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Family Law for Fun and Profit” (with Gary L. Nickelson) 2003 Advanced Family Law Course
“Dealing with the Not So Right Client” 2004 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“The ABCs of Trying the Simple or Complex” Case (with Gary L. Nickelson)
2005 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Evidence” 2005 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Using Outside Resources” (with Gary L. Nickelson) 2005 Advanced Family Law Drafting
“If You Can’t Get It Before the Factfinder, You Can’t Win – Effective and Practical Application of the Rules of Evidence” 2006 Advanced Family Law Course
“Summary Judgments” 2007 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Possession Orders, Including Special Circumstances” (with G. Thomas Vick, Jr.)
2007 Advanced Family Law Course
“Evidence & Discovery” 2008 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Show Me the Money” Advanced Collection Methods 2008 Advanced Family Law Course
“Courtroom Objections: Proper Methods of Objecting and Otherwise Protecting Your Client in the Courtroom” (with Kimberly M. Naylor) 2009 Advanced Family Law Course
“Creative Possession Schedules” (with Kimberly M. Naylor) 2010 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
“Venue, Standing and Jurisdiction” 2011 Marriage Dissolution 101
“Evidentiary Silver Bullets” State Bar College 13th Annual Summer School, 2011
“Case Law Update – SAPCR” (with Jack W. Marr) 2011 Advanced Family Law Course
“Drafting Motions and Orders in Family Law Cases” 2011 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
“Characterization and Tracing” 2012 Marriage Dissolution 101
“Child Support Enforcement” 2012 Advanced Family Law Course
“Cross Examination of Experts” 2013 Sex, Drugs & Surveillance
“Common Law, Informal, and Putative Marriages” 2013 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Child Support Enforcement” State Bar College 15th Annual Summer School, 2013
“Compelling Discovery” 2013 Advanced Family Law Course
“Evidence” 2014 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Enforcement: Possession, Access, Child Support and Property Division” State Bar College 16th Annual Summer School 2014
“Child Support Enforcement and Possession” State Bar College 17th Annual Summer School, 2015
“Direct and Cross Examination of Collateral Witnesses” with Cindy Tisdale 2015 Advanced Family Law Course
“Enforcement: Possession, Access, Child Support and Property Division” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2015
“Threshold Pleading Issues – What Do You Draft, What Do You Include or Not Include, Emergency Issues” Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2015
“Child Support Enforcement and Possession” State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2016
“It’s Not Over Until The Fat Lady Sings: Post-Trial Documents” 2016 Marriage Dissolution Institute
“Modification” Texas Bar College 18th Annual Summer School, 2016
“Getting It In & Keeping It Out” with Cindy Tisdale and Judge Roy Moore 2016 Advanced Family Law Course
“SAPCR Case Law Update” 2017 Advanced Family Law Course
SPEAKER AND LECTURER
Speaker at Family Law Essentials Seminar, presented by the Family Law Section September 2003, Lubbock, TX
Speaker at 2003 Family Law Seminar, presented by the Family Law Section October 2003, Wichita Falls, TX
Speaker at 2004 Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 2004, Fort Worth, TX
Speaker at 2004 Annual Meeting, June 2004, San Antonio, TX
Speaker at 2004 Family Law Boot Camp, presented by the Family Law Section August 2004, San Antonio, TX
Speaker at Seminar, presented by the Legal Assistants Division September 2004, Fort Worth, TX
Speaker at Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free, presented by the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section, September 2004, Laredo, TX
Speaker at 2005 Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 2005, Galveston, TX
Speaker at 2005 Annual Meeting, June 2005, Dallas, TX
Course Director, Family Law Basic Training, by the Family Law Section, August 2005, Dallas, TX
Speaker at 2005 Seminar, presented by the Family Law Section September 2005, Eagle Pass, TX
Speaker at 2006 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2006, San Antonio, TX
Course Director, Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free, presented by the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section, April 2007, Mineral Wells, TX
Speaker at 2007 Marriage Dissolution Institute, May 2007, El Paso, TX
Speaker, Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free, presented by the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section, October 2007, Laredo, TX
Course Director, Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free, presented by the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section, April 2008, Wichita Falls, TX
Speaker at 2008 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2008, San Antonio, TX
Moderator of a panel at 2009 Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 2009, Fort Worth, TX
“Psychology of a Possession Order”
Moderator of a panel at the 9th Annual Family Law On The Front Lines, June 2009, San Antonio, TX, “When You Play, You May Pay! Paternity Fraud – The Newest Form of Birth Control”
Speaker, 2009 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2009, Dallas, TX
Course Director, Pro Bono Seminar for the Family Law Section October 2009, Eagle Pass, TX
Speaker, Parent-Child Relationships: Critical Thinking for Critical Issues, January, 2010, Austin, TX
Course Director and Speaker, Pro Bono Family Law Seminar, presented by the Family Law Section, September 2010, Sherman, TX
Course Director, 2010 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2010, San Antonio, TX
Speaker, 2010 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2010, Houston, TX
Speaker, 2011 Marriage Dissolution 101 Course, April 2011, Austin, TX
Speaker, State Bar College 13th Annual Summer School, July 2011, Galveston, TX
Speaker, 2011 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2011, San Antonio, TX
Speaker, 2011 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2011, Dallas, TX
Speaker, 2012 Marriage Dissolution 101, April 2012, Dallas, TX
Speaker, 2012 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2012, Houston, TX
Speaker, 2013 Sex, Drugs & Surveillance, January 2013, Houston, TX
Speaker, 2013 Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 2013, Galveston, TX
Course Director, Family Law Essentials Pro-Bono Seminar, presented by the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section, May 2013, Wichita Falls, TX
Speaker, State Bar College 15th Annual Summer School, July 2013, Galveston, TX
Speaker, 2013 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2013, San Antonio, TX
Speaker, 2014 Marriage Dissolution Institute, April 2014, Austin, TX
Speaker, State Bar College 16th Annual Summer School, July 2014, Galveston, TX
Speaker, 2014 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio, TX
Course Director, 2015 Marriage Dissolution Institute, Dallas, TX
Speaker, State Bar College 17th Annual Summer School, July 2015, Galveston, TX
Speaker, 2015 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2015, San Antonio, TX
Speaker at Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar 2015, October 2015, Fort Worth, TX
Speaker, 2015 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2015, Dallas, TX
Speaker, 2016 Marriage Dissolution Institute 101, April 2016, Galveston, TX
Speaker, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 2016, Fort Worth, TX
Speaker, Texas Bar College 18th Annual Summer School, July 2016, Galveston, TX
Speaker, 2016 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2016, San Antonio, TX
Speaker, 2017 Family Justice Conference, January 2017, Austin, TX
Speaker, 2017 Marriage Dissolution Institute, Austin, TX
Speaker, 2017 Advanced Family Law Course, August 2017, San Antonio, TX