Jamie M. Kerr

Jamie Kerr ’12 graduated from Rice University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2000. He spent nine years in education, working mostly with high school and university students through the process of application for admission to undergraduate, graduate, business, and law schools. In 2009, Kerr returned to school himself and graduated from Texas Law. During his tenure at UT, he focused heavily on clinical education, the study of the dynamics of domestic violence, and criminal law. He spent a year helping victims of domestic violence with their civil cases while in the Domestic Violence Clinic, and represented indigent defendants accused of misdemeanors while working in the Criminal Defense Clinic. Kerr also clerked for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office in the Family Justice division, working closely with victims of domestic violence while the felony cases involving their abusers proceeded through the criminal justice system.

Kerr joined the team at Powers Kerr & Rashidi, PLLC in October of 2012, and has since worked on a wide range of cases involving contentious divorces, child custody modifications, complex property division, pre- and post-marital agreements, parental rights terminations, and adoptions. His background in both psychology and education makes him uniquely suited for working with clients through the complicated, sensitive, and emotionally difficult processes often associated with the practice of family law.

Kerr has been board certified in family law since 2018 and has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2022. He has served on the board of the Austin Bar Association Family Law Section since 2025 and is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Travis County Family Law Advocates, and Austin Bar Association. As an adjunct professor at Texas Law, he teaches a class called “Mediation for Family Law” to second- and third-year law students.