Cindy Tisdale

Cindy V. Tisdale is a Board Certified family law attorney at Goranson Bain Ausley with offices in Fort Worth and Granbury whose record of peer recognition reflects a career built on exceptional skill and the trust of the Texas legal community.

Cindy has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Family Law for 2025 and 2026, a distinction conferred entirely through confidential peer review among practicing attorneys. This recognition places her among a select group of family law practitioners whose colleagues consistently recognize them among the best in the field.

Her peer standing extends well beyond a single credential. Cindy served as President of the State Bar of Texas from 2023 to 2024, leading the largest state bar in the nation and earning the confidence of more than 113,000 Texas lawyers. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers — fellowships that require nomination by existing members and rigorous review of trial skill, ethics, and reputation. She is also a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization whose membership criteria demand significant jury trial experience in contested civil matters. In 2023, the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored her with the Dan Price Award for outstanding contributions to Texas family law.

Cindy has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2003, a credential held by fewer than one in ten Texas family lawyers. She has also been named to the LawDragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers list for 2025 and 2026.

Attorneys referring clients who face high-net-worth divorce, business valuation disputes, or high-conflict custody litigation can do so with confidence, knowing Cindy brings the credentials, courtroom experience, and peer trust to handle exceptionally complex family law matters.