Houston Family Lawyers
Board-Certified Family Law & Trial Experience in Houston
Diggs & Sadler is an established boutique family law firm in Houston with additional offices in Austin. We focus on divorce, custody, spousal support, and employment law, and we bring a trial-ready mindset to every matter we handle.
We bring over 125 years of combined legal experience to every case. Founder Cindy Diggs is Board-Certified in both Family Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction fewer than 10% of Texas attorneys hold in any single practice area. Our firm has been included in The Best Lawyers in America from 2021 through 2025, named Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year in Texas 2022, and recognized among Top Women Attorneys in Texas 2024. Cindy Diggs was also named Forbes Best Divorce Lawyer Houston 2024. When you work with one of our attorneys, you gain the collective resources, insight, and strategy of our full legal team.
Broad Experience in Texas Family Law
Our family law attorneys in Houston handle the full range of complex matters Texas families face. From high-conflict custody disputes and community property division to international divorce, LGBTQ+ family law, and prenuptial and marital agreements, we bring rigorous preparation and a team-based approach to every case. Whatever your circumstances, we focus our advocacy around your specific goals and well-being.
Awards & Accolades
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Our Practice Areas How Can We Help You?
Our Philosophy
We understand you’re going through a trying time. Our goal is to make things clearer and more manageable, not more difficult. We can fight aggressively to defend you in court when needed, and we’re equally skilled in peaceful mediation and compromise when that serves your interests.
Judith Sadler brings over 30 years of legal experience to every client relationship. That depth shapes how we listen, how we assess each situation, and how we prepare to advocate for the issues that matter most to you.
We Listen, We Understand, We Fight
With more than 125 years of combined experience, our team is ready to take on the most challenging family law cases.
About Us
Client Testimonials Striving to Achieve the Best Possible Result
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"Kristin Weaver is one of the most knowledgeable and skilled family law attorneys"
Kristin Weaver is one of the most knowledgeable and skilled family law attorneys that I have had the opportunity to work with in over a decade of legal practice. She is empathetic, strategic, and incredibly well-versed in the law. I cannot recommend her mo
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"Extremely conscientious and smart."
They are extremely conscientious and smart and are excellent trial lawyers.
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"She will fight for you and have your back through it all and I am forever grateful for that."
I am currently being represented by this law firm while I navigate through a child custody battle. I truly cannot say enough ...
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"They were thoughtful, thorough and always had my emotional and financial interests top of mind"
I'm truly grateful to the friend who recommended I contact Judie first. She steered me gracefully through a very difficult time.
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"I can’t say enough good things about Diggs & Sadler."
Stephanie Dromgoole, Gwen Drenker and the entire team were always available when I needed them—whether by phone or email—and they consistently took the time to explain the process, answer my questions, and calm my concerns. I never felt rushed
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"Callie was fantastic"
Callie was fantastic and very professional with my case.
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"I cannot say enough great things about Rachel Sedita and her entire team at Diggs & Sadler."
I cannot say enough great things about Rachel Sedita and her entire team at Diggs & Sadler. After going through three different consultations with other firms, I knew immediately that working with Rachel was the right decision. From the very beginning,
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"Diggs & Sadler is top notch firm"
If your going through any family law issue, this is the firm to call. I would give 10 stars if I could.
- Leslie J.
How Our Houston Family Lawyers Can Help
At Diggs & Sadler, our family law practice focuses particularly on representing clients in the following areas:
- Complex marital property issues
- Interstate and international jurisdictional issues in divorce and custody cases
- Representing expatriates or foreign nationals (or their spouses) and addressing the unique legal and cultural problems they face when separating from a spouse in Texas
- Representing LGBTQ+ clients in divorce, custody, adoptions, and name changes; a focus for us even before the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Obergefell v. Hodges case
We often handle high-conflict custody and divorce cases such as:
- Cases involving the particular problems that arise with substance abuse, including disproving false allegations of drug or alcohol abuse
- Custody and divorce cases involving physical, emotional, and mental abuse, whether of the children or the spouses, including sometimes disproving false allegations
- Representing parents of children with special needs, including ADD, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders, as well as physical, mental, and emotional special needs
Preparation Is Key for Our Attorneys & Our Clients
We prepare cases and clients on the assumption that the case may have to go to trial. “Get ready for trial, then negotiate a possible peace” could be our motto. Most cases do settle, and that’s often best for clients. Regardless, thorough preparation for trial is one of the strongest tools for effective settlement negotiation.
All of our lawyers are experienced in court and litigation-related work. Many of our attorneys clerked for the judiciary at the start of their careers, and Founder Cindy Diggs is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law as well as Family Law. Our lawyers have regular and significant courtroom experience, including directly handling hearings of all types, taking and defending depositions, and representing clients in mediation, at trial, and on appeal.
For Houston-area clients facing Harris County family courts, this level of readiness isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity. As your family law attorney in Houston, we bring that preparation to every stage of your case, whether it resolves in mediation or is ultimately decided by a judge.
We Are In This Together
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A Team-Based ApproachWhen you hire one attorney at Diggs & Sadler, you receive the experience, knowledge and insight of our team.
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Always Prepared for TrialOur attorneys prepare for war so we can negotiate peace. We are not afraid to go to trial if it is in the client's best interest.
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Strategic RepresentationEach case is reviewed by our team to ensure we are crafting a case strategy that will help you achieve a satisfactory result.
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We Put Clients FirstAt our firm, the client drives our goals. We put you and your needs first while focusing on providing a personalized approach for your unique case.