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- Fort Worth
Tawanna Lynn Cesare began her legal career as an associate with Cantey Hanger from 2003-2007, following a summer clerkship. During that time, she focused on business and commercial litigation matters, including banking, construction, trademark infringement, insurance and personal injury defense. Drawing on her litigation skills, Ms. Cesare developed a successful family practice in the years prior to returning to Cantey Hanger.
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Address:
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Ms. Cesare has extensive experience in Family Law and commercial litigation. The past eight years she has focused primarily on family law matters, including complex divorce and property settlement, representation of high net worth individuals, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic and international child custody matters, terminations and adoptions, paternity establishment, child support, grandparents’ rights, modifications and collaborative law. Ms. Cesare also has a significant business litigation practice.
- Licensed to practice law in Texas in 2003
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar Association, past Board of Director, 2013-2014
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Greater Fort Worth Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
- Family Pathfinders, Inc. of Tarrant County, Secretary and past Chair of the Board
- Three times selected a Top Attorney in family law, Fort Worth Texas magazine
- Three times selected a Texas Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers.
- Recognized in Fort Worth Inc. Magazine for being a “Top Attorney” for 2018
- Named Top Attorney by 360 West magazine, 2020
- Texas Wesleyan School of Law, J.D. 2003 “Outstanding Student of the Year” Maclean & Boulware scholarship, 2003
- Northwood University, B.B.A. 2000, summa cum laude
- 16 Cantey Hanger Attorneys Honored by Peers as Top Attorneys
- Cantey Hanger Attorneys Listed in Fort Worth Inc. Magazine
- 13 Cantey Hanger Attorneys Listed at “Top Attorneys” in the 360West July, 2018 Publication
- Tawanna Cesare, Laura Hallmon, and David Speed have been elected Equity Partners at Cantey Hanger LLP
