M. Ann Montgomery

• Municipal Law
• County Law
• Transaction Law
• Civil Litigation

Ann Montgomery brings significant experience in County government to the firm. Prior to joining the firm, she served as the Ellis County and District Attorney for 4 years and an Assistant Ellis County and District Attorney for 19 years. Prior to her tenure in Ellis County, she was an Assistant Disciplinary Counsel for the State Bar of Texas, Chief Disciplinary Counsel’s Office.

• J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, December 2001
• B.A., Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington, December 1989

• State Bar of Texas
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

• The Texas Prosecutor, “Help! I got a grievance letter! What do I do?”, September-October 2018 issue
• Frequent speaker at TDCAA Seminars since 2007 on Civil Discovery, Ethics, Asset and Bond Forfeiture, Basic County Law, County Purchasing Act, Sexually Oriented Businesses and County Regulations
• SBOT, Government Law 101 Seminar, Conflicts of Interest — July 2018
• North Central Texas Judges and Commissioners Conference, Duties of the County Judge and County Attorney — June 2009

• Member, Texas Prosecutors Society through TDCAA
• Member, State of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas

Ann was born and raised in Cleburne, Texas. Outside of work, Ann is spending time with her German Shepard, Jagger, and playing saxophone in the Waxahachie Community Band and the First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie wind ensemble. Ann serves as Vice-President of the Waxahachie Symphony Association and is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Waxahachie.