Keith D. Maples
Senior Partner
Keith has been a dedicated family law attorney for 35 years.
Keith’s practice focuses on divorces involving complex property issues, business valuations, tracing of separate property assets, trusts and custody matters involving children with special needs.
Keith is a talented litigator, a sought-after mediator and arbitrator, and a frequent author and speaker on effectively representing parents of special-needs children and handling complex property issues.
He has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1997 and has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) since 2013. Keith is also a past Chair of the Texas Chapter of the AAML.
Keith grew up in Galena Park, Texas. A year after graduating from South Texas College of Law, he moved to Austin and began his family law career. Keith lives in Barton Hills with his wife, Nikki (also a family lawyer), and his son, Ben. When he’s not in the office, you might find him running on the Town Lake Trail (he’s a Boston Marathon finisher), captaining a sailboat, exploring the farmers’ market, or snowboarding with his daughter, Sarah.
Experience
- Senior Partner, Walters Gilbreath, PLLC, 2026—Present
- Partner, Noelke Maples St. Leger Bryant, LPP, 2007—2026
- Founder, Law Office of Keith D. Maples, 2001—2006
Education
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Houston—Clear Lake, B.S.
Honors
- Super Lawyers – Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2026
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, 2026
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America (2009–2026)
- Board Member, Volunteer Legal Services of Austin, 2009–Present
- Selected to Texas Super Lawyers List, 2012–2025
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
- Past Chair, AAML – Texas Chapter
- State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section
- American Bar Association – Family Law Section
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
- President, Volunteer Legal Services of Austin, 2013
- Chair, Travis County Bar Association – Family Law Section, 2001–2002
- Director, Travis County Bar Association – Family Law Section, 1998–2002
- Vice-Chair, Travis County Bar Association – Family Law Section, 2000–2001
- Treasurer, Travis County Bar Association – Family Law Section, 1999–2000
- AV-Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Associations
- Imagine-A-Way Foundation
- Volunteer Legal Services of Austin
Professional Development
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Certified Arbitrator
- Advanced Family Law Mediation Skills Training, Pepperdine Straus Institute, 2007
- Collaborative Law Training, 2004–2006
- Mediation Training Seminar, 2002
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