Andrew Tisdale

About Andrew Tisdale

For many people, a divorce or custody case is the only serious legal matter they will ever face. Andrew Tisdale is a family law attorney at Goranson Bain Ausley who represents parents and individuals across Tarrant County in divorce, custody, and property matters. He works to benefit his clients from the very first meeting, giving them the reassurance that someone experienced is in their corner. 

His practice includes divorces involving children, where parenting and financial decisions often intersect. Andrew helps clients look beyond the immediate conflict and consider what life will look like after the case is over. For parents, that can mean protecting their relationship with their children while recognizing that co-parenting often continues through graduations, weddings, holidays, and other milestones long after a divorce is final.  

Andrew gives clients candid advice about what is realistic, what is worth pursuing, and where their resources are best spent. He helps clients weigh the potential benefit of a legal fight against its financial and personal cost so they can focus on the issues that matter most. His property division experience includes separate and community property issues, reimbursement and waste claims, and matters involving land and other significant assets. With a family ranching background, Andrew also understands that land can carry personal and family significance beyond its financial value.

Andrew is confident in the courtroom and prepares thoroughly when a case needs to be tried. But litigation is a tool, not the objective. He gives clients clear options for resolving their matters through negotiation, mediation or the courtroom and helps them determine which approach best protects their interests. When a reasonable agreement can achieve the right result while reducing unnecessary cost and conflict, he works toward resolution. When it cannot, he is prepared to advocate for his client in court.

Known for a strong work ethic and close, responsive involvement, Andrew stays actively engaged alongside clients as they make the decisions that move their lives forward. His goal is a practical result — whether that means a parenting arrangement that works for a family, protecting an important financial or property interest, or helping a client reach the end of a difficult divorce in a position to move forward.

Featured Video

What Sets Him Apart

• Candid, Practical Counsel. Andrew gives clients realistic advice about likely outcomes, costs, and tradeoffs so they can make informed decisions and focus their resources on the issues that matter most.
• Prepared to Negotiate or Litigate. Andrew is comfortable advocating in court when necessary, but he also recognizes when negotiation or mediation can achieve a strong result without unnecessary cost and conflict.
• Committed and Responsive Representation. A strong work ethic defines his practice. He stays closely involved from the first meeting and keeps clients informed throughout.
• Active Leader in the Texas Bar. Andrew serves on the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors (District 10, Place 1). He also sits on the State Bar Committee on Professionalism and Civility, and writes on legal professionalism.
• Serving Families Across North Texas. Andrew represents clients from GBA’s Fort Worth and Granbury locations across the region.

Practice Focus

Andrew represents clients across the range of matters that arise in divorce and parenting cases:

• Contested and Litigated Divorce. When a divorce cannot be settled, Andrew builds the case carefully and advocates for his clients at trial.
• Divorce Mediation. Andrew also guides clients through mediation, working toward practical agreements that avoid the cost and strain of a trial.
• Child Custody. Andrew handles conservatorship and possession disputes, shaping parenting arrangements around each child’s stability and needs.
• Child Support. Andrew helps parents establish support and pursue modifications when incomes or living arrangements change.
• Property Division. Andrew represents clients in dividing property and debts, including tracing and characterizing separate and community property.
• Family and Partner Violence. Andrew represents clients whose divorce or custody matters involve family or partner violence, keeping their safety central.
• Paternity. Andrew establishes legal parentage and helps parents secure the rights and duties that follow for their children.

Recognition and Credentials

Early in his career, Andrew has already earned recognition from respected legal publications. He was named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in 2025, 2026, and 2027, selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2025 and 2026 by Super Lawyers, and named a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine in 2025 and 2026.

Andrew is active in the organized bar and its professional-development programs. He was selected for the 2024–2025 class of LeadershipSBOT. He belongs to the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, and the Tarrant County, Tarrant County Family Law, and Tarrant County Young Lawyers bar associations.

Andrew also contributes to the profession through writing and speaking. He published “Modern Professionalism, The Texas Lawyer’s Creed and Its Purpose” in the May 2026 issue of the Texas Bar Journal, and has spoken on new-lawyer outreach and on enforcement actions in family law.

Beyond the Practice

Andrew was drawn to family law by his passion for client advocacy and by his mother’s example as a Texas family lawyer, whose work showed him the difference a family attorney can make in people’s lives. He earned his law degree from Baylor Law School and clerked at two Fort Worth firms before joining Goranson Bain Ausley.

Outside the office, Andrew enjoys time with his wife and their golden doodle. He is an avid hunter, angler, and hiker, and a dedicated TCU football fan.