Lake Cities Living Magazine April 2020

Page 29

Attorney

Business Spotlight

Delia

Parker-Mims

Of Parker Legal by Dru Murray, Parker Legal

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Lewisville family-law attorney, Parker-Mims is passionate about helping her clients. This passion for helping the community is also what’s calling her to run for Denton County Commissioner of District 3.

Says Parker-Mims, “Family law is about

environment where

you in divorce matters including child

disabilities is the

support, custody, property division,

spousal maintenance, termination of parental rights and Child Protective

Services.” She does that so well that in 2016 she was named one of 10 Best

Female Attorneys for client satisfaction

by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, then again in 2019.

Family law is not her only passion.

“I love working with juveniles. Parker

criminalizing mental easiest way to provide resources. “We must

ensure that our juvenile system is not a schoolto-prison pipeline.

Currently, punishment of

juveniles with mental-health issues that includes solitary confinement worsens their problems.”

Legal provides juveniles representation

Parker-Mims’ concern about the

through the juvenile court system,” notes

prompted her to become a candidate for

in all levels from school violations

Parker-Mims. “Frequently, children with

disabilities exhibit delinquent behavior in school and end up in the juvenile court system with criminal records.”

While Denton County’s juvenile-law

vulnerable in the community has

Denton County Commissioner District 3. If elected, Parker-Mims will support

everyone in the community and fight to

2303 S. Hwy. 121, Ste. 104, 102 Lewisville, TX 75067

both juveniles and adults in the county.

An SMU Law School graduate trained in

resources in the community fosters an

Denton County for 25 years.

www.LakeCitiesLiving.com

469.464.5789 www.theparkerlegalcenter.com attorney@parkerlegalcenter.com

create more mental-health resources for

system seeks to reform delinquent

children, Parker-Mims feels the lack of

photo courtesy of Dru Murray

your family. Parker Legal advocates for

economics, Parker-Mims has practiced in

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