Meet the Team

Tracie Wright-Reneau

Attorney

As a seasoned advocate, Tracie Wright-Reneau is skilled in navigating the justice system to handle legal issues between parties with meticulous attention to detail, poise, and intelligence. She works to provide services to clients at a reasonable cost, with the goal of using client resources most effectively. She is experienced in communicating with clients in a manner that is both comprehensible and knowledgeable.

Tracie Wright-Reneau graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2006 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Texas immediately thereafter. She handles primarily Family Law cases such as divorces, custody suits, paternity suits, terminations of parental rights, adoptions and child support. Since graduating, Ms. Wright-Reneau has handled several hundred family law cases that range in complexity from the uncontested to the highly contested.

Kathryn James

Attorney

Kathryn is married to Peter, who also joined the practice in early 2022. When they are not working at the firm together, they enjoy hiking, traveling, and spending time with their dog Watson. After a busy work week, Kathryn refills her cup by working out, finding creativity with her Cricut machine, and playing intramural softball and kickball throughout the city.

Community Involvement & Accolades:
Treasurer of Comal County Bar Association 2018-2019
President of Comal County Bar Association 2019-2021
Member of the Comal County Bar Association 2017-Present
Scholarship Committee of CCBA 2018-2021
Rising Star of New Braunfels 2020
Family Law Section of the State Bar 2017-Present
Member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America 2022-Present
Social Events Committee for BBBS 2022-Present
Jaycees Member (Active)
Philanthropy Committee Voting Member for the
New Braunfels Jaycees 2021-2023
Member of the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce

Lexa Willen

Attorney

Lexa Willen is an experienced family law attorney who joined James and Associates (formerly Wright Reneau & James) in 2022 after practicing in the DFW area for several years. Her primary focus is on divorces, modifications, and original suits affecting parent-child relationships. Lexa enjoys getting to know her clients personally so they can work together to achieve client goals. She is very people-oriented and client-focused. She is experienced in negotiating, and representing clients in court. Lexa works with each client to determine which strategy is best for their case, and their family in the long run and has achieved many favorable results for clients this way.
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Lexa grew up in a small town in West Texas with deep-rooted family history in oil and gas. She attended college at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas where she received her degree in Communication. She obtained her degree in three years and went on to law school at Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas.
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Following law school, Lexa spent her first year in New Braunfels, Texas where she clerked in the 433rd District Court, and practiced family law at the Wright Reneau Law Firm before moving to Dallas, Texas where she practiced exclusively family law for over three years with The Law Offices of Amber Shemesh.
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Lexa returned home to New Braunfels in 2022 with her fiance and fellow attorney, Jeff Newberry. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, New Braunfels Jaycees, and the Comal County Bar Association. In her free time, Lexa enjoys spending time with her family, her miniature dachshund, Heidi, traveling, and spending time outdoors.

Tracie Wright-Reneau

Attorney

Kathryn James

Attorney

Lexa Willen

Attorney

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