Hayley Blair

About Hayley Blair

Hayley Collins Blair is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and represents professionals, business owners, executives, and their spouses in complex divorce and custody matters. Many of her clients are conscientious parents seeking to protect their children from unnecessary conflict while navigating significant financial and family challenges.

Her practice focuses on the financial complexities that often accompany high-asset divorce, including the characterization and division of separate and community property, asset tracing, closely held business interests, executive compensation, and other complex property matters. She regularly assists clients in resolving sophisticated financial issues while helping them make informed decisions that are both financially and emotionally sound.

Hayley also works with families facing unique challenges involving mental health concerns, substance abuse issues, and children whose needs call for customized parenting plans and scheduling arrangements. She understands that these matters require not only legal experience, but also thoughtful guidance, practical problem-solving, and a steady focus on long-term family well-being.

Trained in Collaborative Law, Hayley is committed to helping clients achieve their goals efficiently and effectively while minimizing unnecessary conflict. She carefully evaluates the costs and benefits of each step in the process, helping clients pursue practical solutions that align with their financial, legal, and personal objectives. She believes families are often best served when they retain meaningful control over important decisions and avoid unnecessary escalation. When litigation becomes necessary, she brings thorough preparation, strategic advocacy, and a steady focus on protecting her clients’ interests.

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What Sets Her Apart

Board Certified in Family Law

Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2019, a distinction that reflects substantial experience, proven skill, and peer-recognized expertise in family law.

Recognized in Family Law, Mediation, and Collaborative Law

Hayley has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Family Law, Family Law Mediation, and Collaborative Law, reflecting experience across a broad range of dispute resolution and litigation matters.

Complex Property and Asset Characterization Experience

Her practice focuses on the characterization and division of significant marital estates, including closely held business interests, executive compensation, separate property tracing, and other complex financial issues. These matters often require detailed financial analysis and careful strategic planning.

Experience with Complex Family Dynamics

Hayley regularly works with families facing mental health concerns, substance abuse issues, and the challenges associated with caring for children with special needs. She brings a thoughtful and practical approach to helping families navigate these sensitive and often emotionally complex situations.

Calm Yet Strong Advocacy

Hayley combines thoughtful problem-solving with assertive advocacy. She works to resolve disputes efficiently and constructively whenever possible, while remaining fully prepared to protect her clients’ interests when litigation becomes necessary. Known for her thorough preparation, sound judgment, and effective courtroom presence, she is a persuasive advocate in complex custody and financial disputes.

Serving Families in Plano, Flower Mound, and North Texas

Hayley works with clients throughout North Texas from GBA’s Plano and Flower Mound offices, providing strategic counsel in complex divorce, custody, and property matters.

Practice Focus

Hayley advises clients in family law matters involving significant financial complexity, sensitive family dynamics, and high-stakes decision-making.

• Complex Property Division. Representation in matters involving closely held businesses, executive compensation, real estate holdings, investment portfolios, and other complex assets requiring detailed financial analysis and valuation.
• Characterization of Separate and Community Property. Guidance in identifying, tracing, and characterizing separate and community property interests, including matters involving commingled assets and complex financial histories.
• High Net Worth Divorce. Counsel for clients navigating the division of substantial marital estates, sophisticated compensation structures, business interests, and other significant financial considerations.
• Collaborative Divorce. Representation in the Collaborative process, helping clients resolve disputes privately and constructively while maintaining greater control over important family and financial decisions.
• Mediation and Negotiated Resolution. Strategic, settlement-focused representation designed to help clients reach practical and durable agreements while avoiding unnecessary conflict whenever possible.
• Child Custody and Conservatorship. Counsel in matters involving parenting plans, conservatorship, possession schedules, and other issues affecting children’s well-being, stability, and long-term interests.
• Mental Health, Addiction, and Special Needs Considerations. Representation in cases involving mental health concerns, substance abuse issues, or the unique challenges associated with caring for a child with special needs.

Recognition and Credentials

Hayley has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Family Law every year since 2019, earning additional recognition in Family Law Mediation and Collaborative Law. She was previously named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and has been repeatedly recognized by Texas Rising Stars, including selection to the Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars list. D Magazine has also recognized her as one of its Best Lawyers Under 40.

Beyond her professional recognition, Hayley contributes to the education of fellow family law practitioners and law students. For the past several years, she has served as a visiting lecturer at Southern Methodist University School of Law, teaching alternative dispute resolution. She has also presented continuing legal education programs for the State Bar of Texas and the Denton County Bar Association, reflecting her depth of experience in complex financial and family law matters.