About Anika
Anika Patel has practised law for 17 years, focusing on family, child custody, employment, divorce matters in Houston. They represent individuals and small businesses as part of Prescott Law Group. Regularly speaks at continuing legal education programmes. This is a fictional demo profile.
Practice Areas
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Location
- Houston, United States
- Languages
- English
- Last verified
- —
Rankings
Score ledger
Child Custody in Houston · ranking v1.0.0Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.
Credentials25 × 20%
Active licence on record but not yet verified against the issuing body.
- Texas licence — unverified
Relevant experience69 × 15%
17 years overall; area-specific years unknown, so 50% is counted.
- Relevant years counted: 8.5
Specialization48 × 15%
Secondary practice area; practises in 4 area(s) in total.
- Practice areas: 4
Verified reputation57 × 15%
11 review(s) from 2 source(s), 1.385 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.30/5.
- Source #4: 0.563 effective reviews
- Source #3: 0.822 effective reviews
Professional recognition15 × 10%
1 recognition(s); weighted value 0.24.
- Family Law Fellowship (2024)
Relevant track record0 × 10%
No publicly sourced matters on record.
Client experience43 × 5%
Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.
- Verified reviews: 4
Profile & data quality70 × 5%
7 of 10 profile fields complete.
- Missing: Photo
- Missing: Website
- Missing: Email
Data freshness60 × 5%
Never verified; last updated 67 days ago (40% penalty).
- Updated: 2026-07-10
Ranking history
Position in child custody rankings in Houston, most recent first.
| Calculated | Position | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | #10 of 12 | 41.2 |
Licences and qualifications
| Jurisdiction | Issuing body | Number | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State Bar of Texas | DEMO-US-103948 | 2009 | activeNot verified |
- LL.M., Cascade University School of Law (2010)
Recognition
Family Law Fellowship (2024)
Academy of Family Advocates (fictional)
Reviews
4.4
11 reviews
Verified client reviews (demo fixture)
4.4 from 4 reviews, 4 verified
Open review platform (demo fixture)
4.4 from 7 reviews, 0 verified
- Yasmin M.9 Dec 2024Unverified
Thorough and calm under pressure. Would hire again.
- Ethan E.28 Mar 2024Verified client
Clear explanations at every stage and realistic about likely outcomes.
- Mei V.27 Mar 2024Unverified
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Fatima M.3 Sept 2023Unverified
Clear explanations at every stage and realistic about likely outcomes.
- Grace G.23 Jul 2023Verified client
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Ines P.10 Aug 2022Unverified
Thorough and calm under pressure. Would hire again.
Offices
Data sources
Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 10 Jul 2026.
- Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
- Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source4 records
- Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source7 records