About Lauren
Lauren Powell earned her B.A. in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and continued at Wayne State University Law School, receiving her J.D. in 2001. Her legal training came during a period of change in bankruptcy law and family practice across the country. She left law school prepared for court work and the procedural complexity that follows litigated matters.
After law school she built a practice that spans state and federal jurisdictions. She is admitted to practice in Michigan and Texas and is also admitted in the Federal Circuit. Her practice is centered at Powell Law Offices, P.C., where she has handled a range of consumer and family-related matters. The firm listing appears in her professional biography as her primary office base.
Powell holds National Board Certification in Consumer Bankruptcy from the American Board of Certification. That credential identifies practitioners who have satisfied national standards in the specialty. For clients and colleagues it signals a formal recognition of expertise in consumer bankruptcy law rather than an informal designation.
Her professional memberships reflect a dual interest in bankruptcy and family law. She maintains current memberships in the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of Michigan. She also belongs to the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers, the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, and the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section. Locally she is active in several county bar associations, including Collin, Dallas, and Tarrant County bar groups.
Powell’s day-to-day work involves counseling individuals through chapters of consumer bankruptcy, representing debtors in contested matters, and addressing creditor claims where appropriate. She handles procedural matters in federal court when appeals or circuit-level issues arise. Her work requires a mix of negotiation, court advocacy, and document management, and she regularly engages with trustees, opposing counsel, and court staff to move cases forward.
Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparing cases and attentive to the procedural details that can affect outcomes. Clients have found the combination of board certification and multi-jurisdictional admissions useful when cases cross state lines or involve federal questions. She currently concentrates her practice on consumer bankruptcy and related family law matters.
