About

Attorney Duana Boswell-Loechel
Attorney Duana Boswell-Loechel

Background

Duana Boswell-Loechel grew up in Moore, Oklahoma and moved to League City, Texas her junior year of high school where she attended and graduated from Clear Creek High School.

Duana earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology and Marine Fisheries from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from University of Houston Clear Lake.  After earning her BA, Duana took time off from school to start a family.

When her twin daughters were a year old, she entered South Texas College of Law Houston where she earned her JD in 2004.  Afterwards, she started her own firm in 2005 in Galveston County, where her solo-practice focused on Probate, Family Law and Criminal Defense.

After closing her solo firm in 2009 following Hurricane Ike, she worked for Lone Star Legal Aid until June 2017, where she was the Litigation Director for family law and probate for Lone Star Legal Aid. She represented clients in bankruptcy, Hague matters, landlord-tenant, public and subsidized housing, credit card defense, social security and public benefits, foreclosures, and appeals.

Duana received a resolution from the Texas State Bar for pro bono work in 2009. In 2015 Duana obtained her Board Certification in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and in 2016 was voted one of Houstonia magazine’s top 100 lawyers.

Following many successful years at Lone Star Legal Aid, Duana then served as the Managing Attorney of the Houston/Clear Lake office for the Texas law firm Bailey & Galyen until December 2018.  While at Bailey & Galyen, Duana predominantly focused on family law cases, and practiced in all Brazoria, Galveston and Harris County Courts.

Boswell Law Firm

In January 2019, Duana established the Boswell Law Firm to provide clients with the ultimate level of personalized focus and careful attention that each unique case deserves.  Duana’s office is located in the scenic Houston Bay Area close to the NASA Johnson Space Center and Clear Lake.

Additionally, Duana is an experienced, certified mediator in civil, probate, family and CPS cases.

 


Attorney Duana Boswell-Loechel is Board Certified by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law.

Board Certified in Family Law

Qualifications

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Family Law
Probate
Estate Planning
Guardianship
Business Formations
Civil Litigation
Criminal Defense
Personal Injury

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Texas Bar College, Fellow
Member of the Pro Bono College
Galveston County Bar Association (GCBA), Treasurer 2006-2008, 2009-2012, Director 2012-2014
GCBA Pro Bono Committee Chair 2008-2012
Galveston Family Bar Association, Secretary 2008-2010, Treasurer 2010-2014
Bay Area Bar Association, Secretary 2007-2009, President Elect 2009-2010, President 2010-2019
League City Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, 2005-2010
Friends of League City Senior Citizens Foundation, Executive Director 2007-2010
Galveston County National Adoption Day Foundation, Director 2007-2010 2014-2016, President 2010-2014
Member Texas State Bar Committee for Legal Representation to the Poor in Criminal Matters, 2009-2015
Texas State Bar Unlicensed Practice of Law Subcommittee Member, 2009
Member Texas State Bar Appellate Law Section Legislative Liaison Committee, 2018-Present
EDUCATION
J.D., South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2004
B.A., Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, 2000 (Phi Kappa Phi)
B.S., Marine Biology/Marine Fisheries, Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas, 1994

HONORS AND AWARDS
Texas State Bar Resolution for Pro Bono representation, 2009
Appreciation Award from Galveston Bar Association, 2006-2014
Appreciation Award Galveston County Adoption Day Foundation, 2012
Houstonia Magazine’s Top 100 Attorneys, 2016
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
The National Trial Lawyers
BAR ADMISSIONS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS
Texas Bar Admission, November 2004
Southern District Federal Court, Admitted to Practice 2005
Western District Federal Court, Admitted to Practice 2015
Eastern District Federal Court, Admitted to Practice 2015
40-hour Basic Mediation Training Certificate, 2003
30-hour Advanced Family Law Mediation Training Certificate, 2004
CPS Mediation Training Certificate, 2009
Open Meetings Certification, 2007
BOARD CERTIFICATION IN FAMILY LAW, 2015