Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam

Stacey S. Barber

Partner

Lubbock, Texas

Attorney Profile

Stacey Barber is a partner at Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam and has been board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2011.

Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Ms. Barber worked for the Dallas civil litigation defense firm of Matthews, Carlton & Stein. While attending law school, she worked for the Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. in Dallas, one of the largest Plaintiff’s litigation firms in Texas, focusing on personal injury, aviation, products liability and medical malpractice litigation.

Upon receiving her law degree, Ms. Barber devoted the next six years of her career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, acquiring a great deal of experience in both county and district courts, as well as extensive jury trial experience.

During her last several years as an Assistant District Attorney, she was assigned to the Special Crimes Unit, prosecuting specialized cases involving crimes against children. Ms. Barber then joined the firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, where she concentrates on family law and business litigation.

Ms. Barber graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and obtained her J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law, completing three semesters of law school at Texas Tech University School of Law.

She and her husband have two children.

Areas of Practice

Family Law
Divorce
Collaborative Divorce
Business Owners Divorce
Modifications
Alimony/Spousal Support
Asset and Debt Division
Enforcements
Child Support
Custody and Visitation
Business litigation and practice
Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Agreements
Partition and Exchange Agreements
Step-parent, Grandparent and other relatives suits
Interstate family law disputes
Protective Orders
Paternity
Termination
Surrogate and Gestational Agreements
Gay and Lesbian Family Law

Education

Texas A&M School of Law – 1998
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Litigation Certification – 1989
University of Texas, Austin, Texas B.S. – 1986

Court Admissions

Texas, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 2022

Professional Memberships

Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Collaborative Law Professionals of Lubbock County
Lubbock County Bar Association
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Lubbock County Women Lawyers Association
South Plains Association of Family Law Practice
Texas County and District Attorneys Association

Community Involvement/Activities

Board of Directors of the Lubbock County Bar Association
Board member for Contact Lubbock, Inc.
Board member for Child Advocacy Center review panel
Treasurer of Lubbock County Women Lawyers
Texas and Lubbock County Bar Associations
Board member of L.I.S.D. Foundation for Excellence
Member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Member of the Collaborative Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Lubbock County Bar section
Pro Bono Clinic for Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and St. Johns UMC
Judge for Moot Court and Mock Trial and Negotiations competitions at Texas Tech University School of Law.

Representative Cases/Published works/Seminars

2011 WL 947082 – In the Interest of C.A.H., a child – No. 11-10-0040-CV-March 3, 2011 – Reversed and rendered in part, 11th Court of Appeals, Eastland, Texas
Attorney Ad Litem for Maralynne Johnson, Ada Lorraine Johnson and John Carling Johnson, children involved in the FLDS raid in Eldorado, Texas, filed in the 51st District Court of Schleicher County, Texas – State of Texas vs. FLDS
“Taking Charge and Managing Emotions in Challenging Family Law Cases” – Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in Texas (Aspatore, 2011)
Presenter – “Understanding Interest-Based Negotiations” – LCBA Collaborative Law Section – Basic Training, 2009
Collaborative Law presentations to Family Law classes at Texas Tech University School of Law from 2007 to present
Ethics presentation to Texas Tech University School of Law, 2014