Eric Robertson

Divorce Coach, Mediator, Arbitrator: Serving Clients in New and Beneficial Roles

As an experienced family attorney, I have seen firsthand how difficult and disruptive the divorce process can be for all parties. While my work has previously focused on providing legal advice and counsel to business owners and people who may be involved in a high-net-worth divorce, I now offer a different level of care. By drawing on my background in mental health counseling, I’m helping clients navigate the divorce process and deal with the complicated emotions involved. I serve clients in several ways, including divorce coaching, mediation, witness and client preparation, and arbitration. As a divorce coach, I help clients minimize conflict, improve communication, find good coping skills, make better decisions, and set post-divorce goals. In mediation and arbitration, I use my expertise in complex property division and business valuations to offer clients expedited and creative solutions for settling their divorce out of court. Overall, my objective is to reduce the stress of clients going through divorce, give them more of a sense of control, and reach a better outcome.

Here’s how:

• Work alongside other Goranson Bain Ausley attorneys as a member of a client’s divorce/family law team to help clients understand and navigate the process.
• Equip clients with the skills to communicate better with their children, their ex-spouse, their attorney, and the court to make their divorce go more smoothly.
• Draw on my background in psychology and my training in mental health and addiction counseling to help clients find healthy ways to manage their emotions and alleviate their stresses and anxieties.
• Use my extensive knowledge of marital property and contested custody issues to assist clients in successfully resolving their divorce through mediation and arbitration.

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Experience and Professional Credentials

Eric Robertson’s focus on divorce coaching, mediation, and arbitration represents the culmination of a 30-year career in practicing family law. It brings together his deep experience with divorce litigation, training in alternate dispute resolution, and background in psychology and mental health counseling. Eric goes beyond providing legal advice and counsel to guiding clients through the whirlwind of emotions and uncertainties that divorce often raises. By offering support and understanding at a critical time, Eric helps clients feel more at ease and stable as they go through a divorce. In addition, Eric serves as a neutral third party in arbitration and mediation, affording clients an efficient means of resolving divorce outside of the courtroom.

Board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Eric is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a past president of the Texas chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served as president of the Family Law Section of the Austin Bar Association. In addition to his law degree, Eric holds a master’s in psychology. He is a licensed professional counselor-associate, supervised by Lisa Blackwood, LPC-S, LCDC, and he is also a certified mediator, and a graduate of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matrimonial Arbitration Institute.