Lori L. DeAngelis received a BBA from North Texas State University in 1985 and a law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1990.  In 1991, she signed on as an Assistant Attorney General with Child Support Enforcement before joining the Law Office of Phillip Gaylen in 1993.  Ms. DeAngelis has been in private practice since 1996 where she partners with her husband, attorney George Griffith.

A current member of the Tarrant County Bar Association, her professional credits include past Director and past President of the Tarrant County Family Law Bar; and  past member of the Board of Directors of the Tarrant County Bar Association. 

Lori DeAngelis joined the Equal Justice Volunteer Program of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas in 1996, where she volunteered at the Arlington legal clinic, served as a trainer/presenter at every EJVP Family Law Seminar, and continues to accept pro bono family law cases involving divorce, custody and domestic violence. 

Ms. DeAngelis has taken types of the pro bono cases rarely accepted by private attorneys, but her clients have been pleased.  One client wrote “I rate Ms. DeAngelis a 10. I was very satisfied with the outcome of my case.” With a law practice, husband and two children, she still finds time to answer a call for help.  She remains willing to assist those who are in trouble, but are financially unable to hire a private attorney.  She has never stopped “giving back.”  There will always be a call for help.  Lori DeAngelis is not afraid to answer.

(Article by Ellena Simmons, EJVP Coordinator in Legal Aid’s Fort Worth Office.)