About Lindsey Short Jr.

For over 50 years. J. Lindsey Short, Jr., has devoted his considerable legal talents and skills to the practice of family law. A native Houstonian, Lindsey graduated from St. Johns School and received his Bachelor of Arts from Washington & Lee University. He earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1967. Lindsey also served shipboard in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant during the Vietnam era. After completing his military service, Lindsey returned to Houston to begin his law practice. Initially focusing on real estate and oil and gas law, he turned his attention to family law in 1973 where he has concentrated his practice ever since.

​Lindsey has been board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1980, shortly after the inception of the certification process for family law. He is still considered by many to be one of Houston’s top child custody attorneys, although the majority of his practice is now devoted to complex marital property issues. He has represented several high profile cases over the years and has appeared both on satellite and national television programs, including the Today Show with Jane Pauley. Throughout his career Lindsey has represented many high profile Houstonians; yet he understands and appreciates the necessity for discretion and a client’s need for zealous representation without undue notoriety.

​Lindsey has been married to Agnes May Short for over 50 years and they are the parents of three adult daughters. As a family man, he understands the dynamics of the family and the emotional trauma that often accompanies a divorce or custody situation. He has the ability to communicate truthfully about the possible outcome of a situation and does not attempt to gloss over hard details to fit the client’s desires. He also knows how to balance the legal implications of a complex family litigation with the emotional concerns of the client and can draw from that knowledge and experience to resolve his cases, be it through litigation to a Judge, jury, collaborative law or settlement at mediation.

​In the early years of his practice, Lindsey maintained many associate lawyers and then in January of 2008, Lindsey and four lawyers who had practiced with him for a number of years formed Short Carter Morris, L.L.P. He has served as a source of encouragement to his “team” and he continues to develop the firm’s commitment to the community, both in the area of legal services and volunteer services.

​Lindsey is active in state, national, and international organizations that are dedicated to the practice of law. He has played an integral part in the development of the high standards to which today’s family law attorneys aspire. Lindsey served as a Director of the State Bar of Texas, Chair of the Family Law Council of the State Bar of Texas, Chair of the Family Law Advisory Commission, and as President of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. He has also served as director of the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, president of the Family Law Forum, and Chairman of Family Law Committee of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently also a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, the Houston Bar Foundation and the State Bar College. He has also served on the State Bar Grievance Committee.