At Toombs Imel & Associates, we understand you need answers and options. We empower our clients to become effective advocates for themselves and their families. We also provide dedicated, zealous, and results-oriented representation to our clients before, during, and after litigation.

Among the differences you will find from many other law firms, here, you receive the personalized attention you deserve. We believe communication is key, and our clients become part of our family. Contact us now about for your consultation.


Our Team

Taylor Toombs Imel is the Managing Shareholder of Toombs Imel & Associates, PLLC, a leading firm in divorce and family law in Houston, Texas.  In less than two years as a firm, Toombs Imel & Associates, has been named the Best of the City in Family Law by Modern Luxury Magazine Houston for 2023 and 2024.  Imel has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in Family Law and Collaborative Law since 2024 and a Texas Super Lawyer since 2022.  In 2024, Imel was also featured by Forbes Advisor as one of Houston’s top divorce lawyers.

Licensed in 2014 but working in the field of family law since 2009, Walter J. Schouten has worked with, for, and against some of the best family law attorneys in the Houston area on complex family law issues at both the trial court level and appellate level. Walter’s desire to work with the best is driven by a results-oriented approach adopted as early as law school: in 2013, he graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law, higher than over 90% of his graduating class, earning the highest grade in multiple courses along the way, all while working as a law clerk at a boutique family law firm in Houston.

A native Houstonian, family law attorney Serena E. Hudson assists clients with divorce, child custody, and child support cases among other family law-related matters, including those that are heavily contested. Her practice encompasses Greater Houston counties, including Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Brazoria, as well as other various counties in Texas, including Collin, Tarrant, Dallas, and Bexar.