C. “Luke” GUNNSTAKS
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Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Entertainment Law
Professional Associations
- Barrister, Order of Justitia
- Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Member
- American Bar Association (Family, Litigation, and Entertainment/Sports Law Sections), Member
- State Bar of Texas (Family and Entertainment/Sports Law Sections), Member
- Dallas Bar Association (Family and Entertainment/Sports Law Sections), Member
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Family and Litigation Sections), Member
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
- College of The State Bar of Texas, Fellow, 1991
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified in Family Law, by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Since 1996
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
- J.D. - 1990
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- B.A. in History - 1973
- Honors: summa cum laude
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker, "21st Century Issues Dealing with Nontraditional Relationships: Dividing Property Between Unmarried Persons", State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, August 2007
- Speaker, Dallas Bar Association Entertainment Law Section and Entertainment Law Study Group, (various topics 1992-2004)
Past Positions
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Director, 2001 to 2008
Honorary Fraternity
- Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1994
Honors
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- College of the State Bar of Texas (Fellow, 1991)
- Selected To Super Lawyers, Family Law, 2003 - 2009, 2019 - 2021
- Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015 - Present
- Best Pop Band in Texas recipient: Vince Vance and the Valiants. Texas Music Award, 1982
- Featured Performer: Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon 1987, Atlantic City, N.J., sole representative of "Trump Plaza on the Boardwalk" ("Sgt. Fury and the Valiant Allstars")
- U.S. Marine Corps Ball, Irving, TX., 1987 ("Sgt. Fury and the Valiant Allstars")
- Hyatt Superdome, New Orleans, Crockett Cup Clash of Champions 1986 (Sgt. Fury and the Valiant Allstars)
- New Orleans 1984 World's Fair Amphitheater (Vince Vance and the Valiants)
- Most requested song in U.S.: "Bomb Iran," Vince Vance and the Valiants, 1980
- 2500 + assorted other Venues 1980-1988: Vince Vance and the Valiants 1980 - 1986, Sgt. Fury and the Valiant Allstars 1986 - 1988