GoransonBain Ausley
About
GoransonBain Ausley, founded in 1995 and based in Austin, Texas, is a distinguished family law firm renowned for its solution-oriented approach. The firm has an extensive scope, covering complex family law cases, including intricate property divisions, child custody matters, and family businesses. They are committed to providing personalized, creative problem-solving strategies for each unique family situation. The team at GoransonBain Ausley is dedicated to helping individuals regain their confidence and successfully navigate their life after divorce. They strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients while minimizing disruption to their lives.
Specialties
Issue status
Agreed, Contested
New or existing case
New motion or petition, Case in process, Mediation, Appeal
Service type
Consultation / advice, Representation
Location and hours
GoransonBain Ausley
3307 Northland Drive
Austin, TX 78731
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8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
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Work Experience
Partner
GoransonBain Ausley
2007 - Present
Associate
McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore
1989 - 1991
Briefing Attorney
Judge Woodie Jones, 3rd Court of Appeals
1988 - 1989
Editor
D Magazine Partners
2006 - 2010
Family Law Attorney
Goranson Bain Ausley
2023 - Present
Attorney at Law
The Ashmore Law Firm, PC
2020 - 2022
Senior Associate Attorney
Beal Law Firm, PLLC
2015 - 2020
Staff Attorney
Legal Aid Of Northwest Texas
2011 - 2015
Associate Attorney
GoransonBain Ausley
2019 - Present
Partner
Rob Frazer, Attorney at Law
2018 - 2019
Associate
Noelke Maples St. Leger Bryant, LLP
2016 - 2018
Associate
Zinda Law Group, PLLC
2013 - 2016
Felony Court Appointed List
Travis County, Texas
2012 - 2013
Misdemeanor Court Appointed List
Travis County, Texas
2010 - 2013
Misdemeanor Court Appointed List
Self Employed Austin Williamson County
2010 - 2013
Associate
Law Office of Virginia Greenway
2010 - 2010
Partner
Frazer & Frazer, P.C.
2009 - 2013
Student Attorney
St. Mary's Criminal Justice Clinic
2008 - 2009
Summer Intern
Williamson County Attorney's Office
2008 - 2008
Law Clerk
Law Office of Neil A. Calfas
2007 - 2009
Judicial Law Clerk
United States Magistrate Court, Western District of Texas
2007 - 2007
Account Executive
Edelman
2005 - 2006
Education
Texas Tech University School of Law
1995
Texas Tech University
2014
Texas Tech University
1987
University of Texas, Austin
2011
Texas Tech University School of Law
2022
University of Texas School of Law
1968
Texas Tech University
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
2007
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
2007
Austin College
2002
Baylor University School of Law
1988
Baylor University
1984
University of Texas School of Law
2005
Texas A&M University
2002
Baylor University School of Law
1995
Baylor University School of Law
1991
South Texas College of Law Houston
1991
University of Texas
1986
University of Texas
1982
Texas Tech University
2013
Columbia University
2006
Texas Christian University
2005
St. Mary's University School of Law
2007
South Texas College of Law Houston
1974
South Texas College of Law
1974
Texas Tech University School of Law
1994
Saint Louis University School of Law
2010
The University of Texas At Austin
2006
St. Mary's University
2009
University of Texas, Austin
2001
Texas Tech University School of Law
1995
University of Texas School of Law
1972
Texas Tech University
1969
University of Texas School of Law
Law
1972
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University School of Law
Law
1995
University of Texas School of Law
Texas Tech University
Baylor University School of Law
Law
1988
Baylor University
English
1984
Texas Tech University
Law
2014
University of Texas, Austin
2011
Texas Tech University School of Law
Law
1995
Texas Tech University
1987
Texas Tech University
Law
2013
Columbia University
Journalism
2006
Texas Christian University
2005
South Texas College of Law Houston
Law
1991
University of Texas
Psychology
1986
University of Texas
General Studies
1982
University of Texas School of Law
2005
Texas A&M University
Political Science
2002
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
Finance and Business Administration
2007
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Law
2007
Austin College
International Studies and Honors Spanish
2002
South Texas College of Law Houston
Law
1974
South Texas College of Law
Law
1974
Texas Tech University School of Law
Law
1994
St. Mary's University
Law
2009
University of Texas, Austin
Communications
2001
Associations & Affiliations
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member
Austin Collaborative Family Lawyers
Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
Texas Young Lawyers Association
Member
Travis County Bar Association
Member
Williamson County Bar Association
Member
State Bar College
Member
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Member
Collaborative Family Law Institute of Texas \ Board of Directors
Member
Collaborative Family Law Practitioners
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
Family Law Council
Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Member
Williamson County Bar Association
Member
Travis County Bar Association
Member
Travis County Family Law Advocates
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
Fellow
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member
Texas Chapter
Vice President
Texas Chapter
Secretary
Travis County Family Law Advocates
President
Texas Chapter
Treasurer
Dispute Resolution Center \ Board of Directors
Member
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
Director
Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court
Associate Member
William 'Mac' Taylor American Inn of Court
Associate Member
Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
Associate Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Member
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member
State Bar of Texas, Collaborative Law Section
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member
Dallas Bar Association
Member
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Member
Collin County Bar Association
Member
Collaborative Professionals of Dallas
Member
Collaborative Divorce Texas
Member
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Member
Austin Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Program Services Committee Chair
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Board of Trustees
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member
Texas College of Collaborative Law
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Life Fellow
College of the State Bar
Member
Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas)
Member
Baylor Law Alumni Association
Member
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Member
Professionals for Collaborative Family Law
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
Travis County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member
Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas)
President
Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas)
President-Elect
Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas)
Board of Trustees
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Treasurer
Collaborative Divorce Austin
Member
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Member
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Collaborative Divorce Texas
Member
Texas Advocacy Project
Volunteer Attorney
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Volunteer and Mentor
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
State Bar of Texas, Collaborative Law Section
Member
Collaborative Family Law Practitioners
Member
State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee, District 9A
Past Chair
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
State Bar College
Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Member
Williamson County Bar Association
Member
Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member
Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
President
Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Family Law, Legal Assistants
Member
Travis County Bar Association
President
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
President
Collaborative Divorce Texas
Member
Collaborative Divorce Austin
Member
Junior League of Austin
Member
College of the State Bar of Texas
Member
Mother Attorney Mentoring Association of Austin
Director
Texas Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
Austin Bar Association
Member
Travis County Women Lawyer's Association
Member
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Member
TCU Alumni Association
Member
Williamson County Bar Association, Women's Law Section
Vice President
Williamson County Bar Association, Women's Law Section
Member
Texas Tech Law Review
Articles Editor
Texas Bar College
Member
Tarrant County Bar Association
Young Men's Business League
Member
Hays County Bar Association
Member
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Williamson County Bar Association
Member
Austin Bar Association
Member
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Special Olympics Texas
Class A Volunteer
Publications
Advanced Family Law Seminar
Proving Significant Impairment
2016
Marriage Dissolution 101 Course
Closing the File 101 – The Long Good-Bye
2015
State Bar of Texas
Closing the File 101,” Marriage Dissolution 101 Course
2014
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
We’re Done! (Or are we?) - Closing the File
2013
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
Closing the File
2010
Collaborative Law Course
Putting Agreements on Paper
2010
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
Closing Documents Other than QDROs
2008
Summer School - State Bar College
Closing the File
2008
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Child Support (What Do Judges Do in Various Counties) Above & Below the Guidelines, the High Income Earners (Death of the Obligor)
2008
Alternative Dispute Resolution Course
Collaborative Law
2008
Collaborative Law Spring Conference
Traveling Light: Collaborative Law Without Paralegals or Assistants
2008
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
Closing the Friendly and Unfriendly File
2005
Poverty Law Conference
Effective Use of ADR in Family Law Cases
2005
Advanced Family Law Seminar - Boot Camp
Post Trial Basics & Closing the File
2004
Advanced Family Law Seminar - Boot Camp
Closing the File
2003
Advanced Family Law Course
Daubert and Other Pre-Trial Matters
2017
46 TEX. TECH L. REV. 519
Access Denied: Why the Supreme Court’s Decision in Shelby v. Holder May Disenfranchise Texas Minority Voters
2014
Unknown
Winning Techniques in Family Law Litigation
1998
Collaborative Law Course
I am the Best Thing to Happen to (Your) Client
2017
Collaborative Law Institute Minneapolis/St. Paul
Fostering Trusting Relationships in Your Practice Group
2016
State Bar of Texas/CLI-Tx Spring Conference
All In--How Committed Are You to the Process?
2016
IACP Pre-Forum/Networking & Educational Forum
Fostering Trusting Relationships in Your Practice Group
2015
State Bar of Texas/CLI-Tx Spring Conference
When Leveling the Playing Field Isn’t Enough: Addressing Power Imbalances Between Spouses Without Disrupting the Collaborative Team Structure
2015
IACP Networking & Educational Forum
We’re All Porcupines: Fostering Trusting Relationships in Your Practice
2014
State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law: Start to Finish
Starting and Running a Successful Collaborative Practice
2014
American Bar Association Litigation Section’s Journal Litigation, Divorce and Custody Claims
GyneTech Scandals Send Stock into Free Fall
2012
The Collaborative Institute-Unique Approaches in Collaborative Divorce
Collaborating the Later Life Divorce
2012
State Bar of Texas: Advanced Family Law Course
Creating a Collaborative Community
2010
State Bar of Texas: Advanced Family Law Course
Case Autopsy
2010
State Bar of Texas/CLI-Tx Spring Conference
Negotiating from the Middle Collaborative Law Negotiations: Redefining Control
2009
UT Parenting Plan Conference
dentifying Parental Interests in Parent-Child Relationships
2007
State Bar of Texas: Advanced Family Law Course
Protecting Your Client’s Interests Through the Process
2006
State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Drafting
"Securing the Deal"
2017
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Seminar
"Child Support Agreements"
2013
Summer School, State Bar College
"Closing the File"
2008
Marriage Dissolution Institute
"Child Support (What Judges Do in Various Counties) Above & Below the Guidelines, High Income Earners
2008
Collaborative Law Spring Conference
"Traveling Light: Collaborative Law Without Paralegals or Assistants"
2008
Marriage Dissolution Institute 101
Client Management
2012
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Transitioning from the Collaborative Case-What you Really Need to Know
2012
University of Texas School of Law 5th Annual Family Law on the Front Lines
Collecting Judgments
2005
State Bar of Texas Poverty Law Conference
Child Support and Visitation Enforcement
2005
Family Law on the Front Lines
How to Look Prepared, Even if You Just Met Your Client Yesterday
2002
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant’s University
Discovery for Family Law – One Year Later: How the New Rules Apply to Family Law
2000
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants University
Modification in Family Law Cases
1999
In the Trenches Seminar
Winning Techniques in Family Law Litigation
1998
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Seminar
Creative Possession Schedules
2013
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Seminar
Defending and Winning Breach of Fiduciary Claims by. Summary Judgment (with J. Loveless)
2011
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
What Lawyers Can Teach Mental Health Professionals
2011
Advanced Family Law
Legislative Update
2011
Speaking Engagements
Collaborative Law: Avoid Breaking Bad When Breaking Up
Breaking the Log Jam in Your Case
2019
TAPS Seminar
Property Law Update and Legislative ‘Kid’ Update
2019
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Case Law Update: Property
2019
Advanced Family Law Conference
Navigating Your Family Law Matter When Someone with a Personality Disorder is Involved
2018
Advanced Family Law Seminar
Parental Alienation – Analyzing/Reassessing the Problems and Solutions
2017
The Austin Bar Family Law Section Spring CLE
Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em, Accepting and Firing Clients
2016
Marriage Dissolution
Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them: Settlement Agreements, Rule 11 Agreements, Informal Settlement Agreements and Mediated Settlement Agreements
2013
Advanced Family Law Course
Characterization & Tracing: An Overview
2011
Nuts & Bolts of the Collaborative Process Course
The Paradigm Shift
2010
Advanced Family Law Course
Changes in SAPCR Issues and Trends for the Future
2009
2009 Statewide Assistant Attorneys General Conference
Trends in Family Law
2009
Advanced Family Law Course
How to Study for and Pass the Board Certification Exam
2005
Family Law Essentials
Creative Discovery
2004
Williamson County Family Law Seminar
Closing Out Your File
2004
State Bar Convention - Boot Camp
Post Trial Basics & Closing a File
2004
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Boot Camp
Closing the File
2003
Victoria Family Law Essentials Seminar
Dealing with Social Media and Your Divorce
2019
Advanced Family Law Course
Professionalism: Lessons Learned
2019
Advanced Family Law Course
The Professional Practice
2013
Marriage Dissolution Course 101
Temporary Orders: What You Can Get and How to Get It
2010
Advanced Family Law Course
Getting to Closure and Managing Client Relations
2008
Advanced Family Law Course
The Professional Practice: Yourself, Your Office, and Your Relationships with Others
2008
Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar
Professionalism & Ethics for Paralegals
2006
University of Texas Family Law on the Front Lines
Impaired Clients: Ethical Issues and Advocacy
2005
The Hague Convention
Associate Judge’s Training
2005
Collaborative Law Spring Retreat
Leadership and Self-Renewal for Collaborative Professionals
2005
Advanced Family Law Course
Ethics & the Enhancement of the Attorney-Client Relationship
2005
UT Family Law on the Front Lines Course
Collaborative Family Law
2004
State Bar of Texas
Advanced Family Law Course
2004
Collaborative Family Law Institute of Texas First Annual Retreat
Frequently Asked Questions and Issues in Collaborative Cases
2004
Williamson County Bar Association CLE Course
Collaborative Family Law
2003
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course
Characterization Presumptions & Tracing Methods
2003
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant’s University—Discovery for Family Law
One Year Later: How the New Rules Apply to Family Law
2000
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course
Securing and Collecting What Your Client Got
1999
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant’s University
Modification in Family Law Cases
1999
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course
Valuations and Appraisals
1997
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, Divorce Basics Seminar
Initial Client Interview and Knowing Your Client
1993
TAPS Seminar
Characterization of Property in a Divorce
2019
Collaborative Law Course
Making a Better Agreement
2018
TAPS Seminar
Collaborative Law Basics and the Paralegal’s Influential and Important Role
2019
Collaborative Law: Avoid Breaking Bad When Breaking Up
Succeeding Collaboratively with the Impossible Case
2019
Basic Collaborative Interdisciplinary Training
Basic Collaborative Interdisciplinary Training
2019
Annual Meeting
“Negotiation is a Privilege; Litigation is a Right: Negotiating a Better Outcome with the Collaborative Law Process"
2018
CLI-Tx Advanced Interdisciplinary Training
Negotiation Workbook
2014
State Bar of Texas/CLI-Tx Spring Conference
Nuts & Bolts: Paradigm Shift
2011
State Bar of Texas/CLI-Tx Spring Conference
Unusual Process Challenges
2011
IACP 11th Anniversary Forum
The Late Life Divorce
2010
CLI-Tx Spring Conference
Nuts & Bolts: Protocols
2008
CLI-Tx Spring Conference
Case Autopsy
2008
Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar 2014
"Professionalism for the Paralegal"
2014
Austin Bar Association Family Law Luncheon
"Volunteer Legal Services: Judge and Attorney Panel"
2014
Family Law Essentials
QDROs
2009
Advanced Family Law Course
Disproportionate Division and Spousal Maintenance for the Non-Monied Spouse
2019
Advanced Family Law Course
Mischaracterized Employment and Retirement Benefits
2018
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
Securing the Deal
2017
Advanced Family Law Course
Daubert and Other Pre-Trial Matters
2017
Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation
Children of Divorce-What You Need to Know
2017
Advanced Family Law Course
Rights & Duties and the Legal Meaning of the Phrase ‘Exclusive Right to Designate the Primary Residence
2016
Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation
Do You Have a Prescription for That?
2015
Advanced Family Law Course
Declaratory and Summary Judgments
2013
Marriage Dissolution Institute 101
Client Management
2012
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Transitioning from the Collaborative Case-What you Really Need to Know
2012
Divorce Basics Seminar
Child Support
2008
State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Family Law Section CLE Event
Property Division
2006
University of Texas School of Law 5th Annual Family Law on the Front Lines
Collecting Judgments
2005
Poverty Law Conference
Child Support and Visitation Enforcement
2005
Annual Family Law Seminar
Preparing for the Temporary Orders Hearing
2004
Williamson County Bar Association CLE Course
Characterization of Marital Property and Economic Contribution
2003
University of Texas Continuing Legal Education Series
How to Look Prepared, Even if You Just Met Your Client Yesterday
2003
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant’s University
Discovery for Family Law—One Year Later: How the New Rules Apply to Family Law
2000
State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant’s University
Modification in Family Law Cases
1999
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course
Securing and Collecting What Your Client Got
1999
TAPS Seminar
Social Media, Discovery and Ethics
2019
Victoria Family Law Essentials Seminar
Modifications
2019
WilCo WLS Brown Bag Series
Divorce 101
2018
Austin Bar Association Bench Bar Conference
Cell Phones: The Holy Grail of Family Law
2017
Family Law Essentials - Giving Back to Your Community
Twenty Practical Trial Problems and How to Solve Them
2016
YWCA
Protective Orders
2014
Services offered
Family Law Attorney
Divorce Lawyer