Attorney Profile

Known for his unrelenting passion for helping families in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, David Carlock guides clients through some of the most difficult situations in their lives. He is a founding partner at Carlock & Gormley, where he handles family cases that involve the following matters: alimony, divorce, taxation, domestic violence, equitable distribution, marital agreements, cohabitation agreements, paternity issues, child support and child custody.

Mr. Carlock is board certified in family law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has received a number of honors for his achievements, including holding an Avvo “Superb” rating, earning the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell and being listed as one of D Magazine’s Best Family Lawyers.

For many matrimonial and nontraditional family law cases, a collaborative approach works well. Mr. Carlock is highly experienced in arbitration and mediation, and he makes it a priority to resolve cases as efficiently as possible. He has represented grandparents, fathers, same-sex couples and people in domestic partnerships on a number of issues, including international and interstate affairs. Adept at contract negotiation and post-divorce modifications, Mr. Carlock reviews pre- and postnuptial agreements as well as separation agreements.

Highly involved in the legal community, Mr. Carlock is a member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, the Collin County Bar Association and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists.

In 1965, Mr. Carlock received a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin. He then earned a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1967.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.