Originally
from New Orleans, Kathy E. Roux graduated from Louisiana State University
Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  While in law school, she was elected Freshman
Class Representative and appointed Ombudsman for LSU’s Student Government
Association.  She won 1st place for the Southern Region in the
Frederick Douglass Moot Court competition, and was chosen to represent LSU in
the National Moot Court competition.

 

After graduation, she
began working for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans, practicing
poverty law.  While there, her practice areas included Consumer
Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, Housing Law, and the Low Income Taxpayer
Clinic.  During this time, she co-authored the Consumer Chapter of the
Louisiana Legal Services & Pro Bono Desk Manual for 2001 and 2005.
 She served on committees for the Louisiana State Bar Association,
including Chair of the Taxation Section Pro Bono Committee and Co-Chair of the
Health Directives Committee.  She was also active in the Louis A. Martinet
Society, and is currently a member of the Louisiana Bar Foundation.

 

After Hurricane
Katrina, she and her family permanently relocated to Texas.  She obtained
her Texas license in June, 2006, and now has a solo practice in the areas of Elder
Law, Guardianship, and Wills/Probate/Trusts.  She also has a general civil
practice that includes Consumer Protection, Family Law, Landlord/Tenant Law,
Immigration, and IRS Tax Controversies.  For
several years, she served as an ad litem representing mentally ill clients in
Tarrant County while gaining valuable litigation experience.

 






She
is currently a member of the U. S. Supreme Court.  She is also a member
of U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, all State Courts for Louisiana, U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of Texas, and all State Courts for Texas. 
She is a certified ad litem and certified mediator by the State Bar of
Texas.  She is a Louisiana Bar
Foundation Fellow and a Dallas Bar Foundation Fellow.
 
She
was recognized as a Top Attorney of North America in 2015 by Who’s Who
Directories, and Texas Probate Attorney of the Year for 2016 by ACQ5 Global
Awards.  She is also a member of Global
Law Experts, and International Trade Council, 2015
 






She is also a member
of Dallas, Denton & Tarrant County Bar Associations.  She previously chaired
the DBA Bankruptcy & Commercial Section Pro Se Subcommittee, and has written a few articles for DBA’s Headnotes.  She has presented numerous CLE's on various legal topics.  As a former board
member of the Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association, she presented on
guardianship law in 2010, and on the intersection of bankruptcy and probate
laws in 2011.  As a former board
member of the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association from 2007 to 2013, she
held the position of Secretary and Treasurer, and assisted with organizing
successful CLE’s for attorneys.  As a member
of the Tarrant County Bar Association, she served on several committees and
chaired their Diversity and Elder Law committees.  She was a choice speaker at The People’s Law
School.    She is a continuous member
of the College of the State Bar of Texas since 2006.

 

Ms. Roux regularly
volunteered at Legal Aid of Northwest Texas in Dallas and Fort Worth for the
Bankruptcy and Wills Clinics.  She was
also a regular volunteer at Heritage Elementary School in Grapevine, and Good
Shepherd Catholic Community in Colleyville where she taught religious education
class for several years.