Sean Y. Palmer

Sean Y. Palmer is a Texas family-law attorney with more than two decades of legal experience and over thirty years of mediation experience. He represents clients in divorce, child custody, paternity, child support, and related family-law matters in Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, and Chambers counties. He also mediates both family and civil disputes, offering a seasoned, practical approach to conflict resolution. Mr. Palmer graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston, where he served as Assistant Editor of the Corporate Counsel Review, an editor for the international law journal Currents, and Editor-in-Chief of the law school newspaper Annotations. He also completed a judicial internship with the Texas First Court of Appeals, gaining valuable insight into judicial reasoning and appellate practice. Throughout his career, Mr. Palmer has focused on helping hardworking families navigate difficult transitions with clarity and confidence. He provides assertive, client-centered advocacy in matters involving paternity, child support, custody modifications, and complex or contested divorces. His litigation style is strategic and direct, always aimed at protecting the rights of both parents and children. Mr. Palmer’s mediation background is extensive and distinguishes his practice. He earned his first mediation credential more than 30 years ago and mediated community disputes before becoming an attorney. After moving to Texas, he continued mediating through the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center. In law school, he earned top grades in all Alternative Dispute Resolution courses offered, reflecting his commitment to negotiation and settlement work. His interest in conflict resolution took him abroad to India, where he studied the Lok Adalat system of community mediation. During that trip he was granted a rare audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, interviewing him about peaceful approaches to resolving conflict. Sean Palmer combines skilled litigation with a de