Taylor Toombs Imel

Taylor Toombs Imel is a Top-Rated Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Texas

(713) 449-4958

taylor@toombsimel.com

Taylor Toombs Imel was named among Best Lawyers in America in Family Law by Best Lawyers 2024 Edition, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas by Super Lawyers in 2022, as a Texas Rising Star for the past five years, and a Rising Star Top 100 Lawyer and Top 50 Up-and-Coming Women Lawyers in 2021. She was also named among a “Women to Watch” in the Women Who Mean Business by the Houston Business Journal in 2021.

Her expertise includes premarital and post-marital agreements, as well as complex property division, highly contentious custody cases, and appeals. A unique part of Taylor’s practice involves drafting divorce provisions in shareholder and other operating agreements to safeguard business owners, their partners, and investors from the potential instability that often arises during a divorce.

Further, as an adult-child of divorce, Taylor uniquely understands that divorce constitutes a traumatic event for most individuals and families and that the collateral damage that can result from the same must not be ignored when representing her clients.

Taylor, along with her team at Toombs Imel & Associates, is committed to providing her clients with dedicated, zealous, and results-oriented representation before, during, and after litigation.

Passionate about giving back. Taylor directly supports Houston’s Small Steps Nurturing Center, which provides an exemplary early childhood program to assist economically at-risk children and their families.

Taylor is board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She received her JD from Southern Methodist University in 2010 and was a dean’s scholarship recipient. A natural competitor (both in and out of the courtroom), Taylor attended Wake Forest University on a full athletic scholarship for women’s soccer.

Taylor is also a member of the HBA Gender Fairness Committee and a member of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Advisory Board.

PRACTICE AREA: 100% Family Law

    • Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2017
    • Licensed by the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, 2010
    • “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters, 2022-2023
    • “Top 100 Up and Coming Rising Stars” by Thomson Reuters, 2022
    • “Top 50 Women Up and Coming Rising Stars” by Thomson Reuters, 2022
    • “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters, 2018-2022
    • “Houston’s Top Lawyers”, H-Texas Magazine, 2015-2022
    • “Houston’s Top Lawyers”, Houstonia Magazine, 2018-2022
    • “Top 50 Women Lawyer” by the National Diversity Council, 2019 & 2021
    • “Top Lawyers” by ReviewIt Magazine, 2018
    • “Role Model” by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, 2020 and 2021
    • “Honoree, Women Who Mean Business” by the Houston Business Journal, 2020
    • “Outstanding Small Firm Contribution to Houston Volunteer Lawyers” by the Houston Bar Foundation, 2019
    • “Silver Client Champion” by Martindale-Hubbell, 2019-2022
    • SMU Dedman School of Law – Dallas, TX
      Juris Doctor, May 2010 Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
    • Wake Forest University – Winston Salem, NC
      Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Communication, May 2007 Women’s Varsity Soccer Team, Full Athletic Scholarship
    • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
    • Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
    • Member, Texas Bar College
    • Member, Rotary Club of Houston Skyline
    • Member, College of the State Bar of Texas Member, State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section
    • Member, Houston Bar Association – Gender Fairness Committee
    • Member, 40 Under 40 Advisory Board for the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (2020 & 2021)
    • Corporate Sponsor, The Fay School Houston
    • Corporate Sponsor, KNOWAutism Gala (2022)
    • Bronze Member, Houston Zoo Asante Society
    • Annual Fund Classroom Leader, The Fay School Houston (2022)
    • Buddy Volunteer, Small Steps Nurturing Center
    • Sponsor, Small Steps Golf Tournament (2019)
    • Sponsor, Small Steps Clay Classic
    • Sponsor, Small Steps Wine Classic (2019)
    • Volunteer, Houston Volunteer Lawyers
    • Guest Speaker, Ben Hall Legal Hour KCOH-TV
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PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

    • Co-Presenter, “From Beaches to Boots: Comparison of Florida & Texas Family Law”, The Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Annual Retreat (March 2023)
    • Co-Presenter, Co-Author, “When Divorce Turns Morbid: Litigating Trust, Probate & Estate Issues in Family Law”, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting (June 2022)
    • Co-Presenter/Faculty, 36th Annual Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute (2021)
    • Author, Speaker, Property, Custody, Child Support & Maintenance Issues, National Business Institute (Dec. 2020)
    • Author, Speaker, Divorce Cases from Start to Finish for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education, National Business Institute (Oct. 2020)
    • Author, Protecting Your Closely-Held Business Before a Divorce, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (Jun. 2020)
    • Speaker, Divorce Cases: Uncovering Critical Information in Tax Returns and Financial Statements, Stafford Webinar (Apr. 2020)
    • Author, Is Your Closely-Held Business Safe from a Divorce, Enterprising Women Magazine (Spring 2020)
    • Author, Is Your Business Safe from a Divorce?, Texas Bar Journal (Feb. 2020)
    • Author, 6 To-Dos When Facing a Divorce in the New Year, Divorce Magazine (Dec. 2019)
    • Author, The Gray Divorce: The Growing Risk of Divorce Among Baby Boomers and Why It’s Important, Houstonia Magazine (Dec. 2019)
    • Co-Author, Top 10 Legislative Changes in 2019 that Every Family Law Practitioner Should Know, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Family Law Forum (Vol. 39, Issue I), Fall 2019
    • Speaker, “Professional Practices and Licenses in Divorce: Enterprise vs. Personal Goodwill, Valuation Methods and More”, Strafford Webinar (2019)
    • Presenter/Faculty, 34th Annual Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute (2019)
    • Co-Author, Speaker, “Guardianships: What Do You Do When Your Client Is Not All There?” Advanced Family Law Course – Ch. 21 (2018)
    • Author, Speaker, “Divorce Cases from Start to Finish: From Filing Through Trial (Discovery Guidelines, Case Management, Settlement and Trial), Institute for Paralegal Education (2018)
    • Co-Author, “What We All Need to Know About HIPAA, House Bill 300 and Data Security”
      Advanced Family Law Course – Ch. 10 (2016)
    • Co-Author, Speaker, “Divorce Cases from Start to Finish: From Filing Through Trial (Discovery Guidelines, Case Management, and Your Role During Settlement and Trial), Institute for Paralegal Education (2016)
    • Co-Author, “Everything You Need to Know or Do if There is an Entity or Trust in Your Divorce Case”, Marriage Dissolution Institute – Ch. 16 (2016)
    • Co-Author, “Temporary Orders on Borrowed Time”, Advanced Family Law Course – Ch. 70 (2015)
    • Co-Author, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”, Family Law Technology 360 – Ch. 13 (2014)
    • Co-Author, “There’s No Business Like Family Law Business”, 12th Annual Advanced Business Law Course – Ch. 1.3 (2014)
    • Co-Author, “There’s No Business Like Family Law Business”, 19th Annual New Frontiers in Marital Property Law – Ch. 4 (2014)
    • Co-Author, “Understanding Business Entities and Why It Matters”, Advanced Family Law Course – Ch. 26 (2014)
    • Co-Author, “60 Websites In 60 Minutes”, Marriage Dissolution Institute – Ch. 19 (2014)
    • Co-Author, “The In re Stephanie Lee Conundrum: Making and Enforcing Agreements in Family Law”, Texas College for Judicial Studies (2014)
    • Co-Author, “Possession and Access for Children Under Three”, Advanced Family Law Course – Ch. 25 (2011)