Megan Arkan

United Kingdom

+91 xxxx xxxxx

[email protected]

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Timeline
Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
Intern
Texas Wesleyan University
Aug 2009 - Nov 2009
Law Clerk
Earthjustice
Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
Associate Attorney
Douglas F. Ocker & Associates
Jun 2011 - Jan 2012
Principal Attorney
The Law Office of Megan R. Abens, PLLC
Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
Associate Attorney
The Phillips Law Firm
Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
Principal Attorney
Arkan Law Firm
Current Company
Mar 2018 - now
Solicitor
CSL Law
About me
Dual Qualified US/UK Lawyer with focus in Family Law
Education
- Texas a&m university school of law
  2007 - 2010
  J.d. law
  Activities and Societies: Law Review - Notes and Comments Editor & Student Bar Association Board Member
- University of north texas
  2004 - 2006
  B.a. psychology
  Completed undergraduate education in 3 years while working full time at Olive Garden.
Experience
- Texas wesleyan university
  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
  Intern
  Worked on family law cases to gain practical experience while still in school.
- Earthjustice
  Aug 2009 - Nov 2009
  Law clerk
  Awarded with an internship at this non-profit environmental law firm. Worked on research projects and wrote memos regarding issues involving water rights, land usage, and air quality that were pertinent to pending cases.
- Douglas f. ocker & associates
  Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
  Associate attorney
  · Presented claims for Veterans’ Benefits to the Veterans’ Administration.· Organized and conducted seminars to market to potential clients.· Prepared estate plans and formed corporate entities.· Sole attorney in Addison branch of firm supervising and managing a staff of 3.
- The law office of megan r. abens, pllc
  Jun 2011 - Jan 2012
  Principal attorney
  Sole practitioner, with a focus in Veterans Benefits Planning, Estate Planning, and Medicaid Planning. Conducted seminars for potential clients, built book of business and was responsible for all marketing and law firm administration.
- The phillips law firm
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
  Associate attorney
  · Advised clients on all matters relating to relationship breakdown including divorce, division of assets, financial arrangements, children arrangements, and child maintenance.· Advised clients on all matters relating to estate management, probate, and guardianships.· Appeared regularly in court in both Family Law, Probate Law, and Guardianship matters
- Arkan law firm
  Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
  Principal attorney
  -Providing strategic legal counsel to families in transition· Advised clients on all matters relating to relationship breakdown including divorce, division of assets, financial arrangements, children arrangements, and child maintenance.· Advised clients on all matters relating to estate management, probate, and guardianships.· Appeared regularly in court in both Family Law, Probate Law, and Guardianship matters
- Csl law
  Mar 2018 - now
  Solicitor
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified to represent children and parents in child protective services cases
  State bar of texas