Anita Cutrer, Attorney
Education/Licenses
- B.S., University of Houston, 1988
- J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1993
- Texas State license: 1993
Professional Experience
- Hoppes & Cutrer, Partner: August 2005 – present
Family Law - Denton, Hoppes & Cutrer, Partner: August 2000-August 2005
Family Law Exclusively since January 2001 - Hoppes & Cutrer, Partner: August 1999-August 2000
Criminal Defense and Family Law - Law Office of Anita K. Cutrer, Solo Practitioner: 1993-1999
Criminal Defense and Family Law
Professional Activities
- President, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association: 2010-2011
- Treasurer, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association 2007-2010
- Treasurer, Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County: 2006
- President, Tarrant County Women’s Bar Association: 2009-2010
- President Elect, Tarrant County Women’s Bar Association 2008-2009
- Program Chair, Tarrant County Bar Women’s Bar Association 2006-2008
- Board of Directors, Tarrant County Women’s Bar Association: 2004-present
- Member, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 1993-present
- Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation: 2004-present
- Sub-chair, Fee Arbitration Committee, Tarrant County Bar Association: 2003-2006
- Associate member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court: 1997-1998
- Member, Northeast Collaborative professionals: 2006-present
- Member, Women’s Bar Association: 1994-present
- Member, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1994-present
- Member, College of Texas State Bar: 2002-present
- Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association: 1994-2000
- Member, Tarrant County Young Lawyer’s Association: 2002-2003
- Member, Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant CountY: 2002-present
- Volunteer Attorney, Adoption Day: 2001
Awards/Recognition
- Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Super Lawyer Magazine: 2004-2011
- Texas Bar Association Best News Article, 2004, Collaborative Law in Family Cases: Could it save our children? Tarrant County Bar Bulletin, 2004
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Rising Star Magazine: 2005
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Rising Star Magazine: 2004
- Top Attorneys 2001-2011, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
- American Jurisprudence Award, Family Law 1992
Law Related Presentations and Publications
- Speaker and Faculty Member, Family Law from A to Z, National Business Institute, October, 2011.
- Speaker and Faculty Member, Dividing Assets and Liabilities Equitably, National Business Institute, December, 2010
- Speaker, Happy Clients Pay Bills, Marriage Dissolution Boot Camp, January 2007
- Speaker, What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know About Family Law, January 22, 2007
- Speaker, What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know About Family Law, June 22, 2006
- Speaker, “The People’s Law School”, Family Law Overview, March 2005
- Speaker, “Ten Minute Mentor” Texas Bar CLE and Texas Young Lawyers Online Continuing Legal Education, recorded January 28, 2005, available at Texas Bar CLE.com
- Author, Collaborative Law in Family Cases: Could it save our Children? Tarrant County Bar Bulletin, 2004
- Author, Child Custody–Is a Custody Battle Best for Your Children? Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, Collaborative Law: The Kinder, Gentler Divorce, Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, Getting Prepared for Temporary Orders, Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, Rules for Surviving the Family Law Case, Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, How to get the most out of your lawyer, Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, General Overview of the Proceedings, Divorce Magazine, 2003
- Author, My ex-spouse exercises visitation with my kids, but I want to move with them to another state. Can I go? Divorce Magazine: Frequently Asked Questions, 2003
- Author, If your ex-spouse interferes with your visitation, are you entitled to withhold child support until you receive your court-ordered visitation? Divorce Magazine: Frequently Asked Questions, 2003
Law Related Periodical/Magazine Publications
- Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “We are Women, We are Attorneys” Fort Worth Business Press, February 6, 2004
- Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “The Dream Team” Divorce Magazine, 2003-2004
