Patricia Palacios Love, family law and criminal defense attorney at PLM Law Group in Edinburg, Texas

Patricia Palacios Love

Family Law and Criminal Defense Attorney · Co-Founder, PLM Law Group

Patricia Palacios Love represents parents and spouses in contested family law matters, including divorce and child custody, in Hidalgo County and across the Rio Grande Valley. She also defends clients facing criminal charges. Patricia has earned a reputation as a fighter who protects her clients’ interests, and she prides herself on case preparation and legal research. A Texas attorney since 2005 and a co-founder of PLM Law Group, she works with clients in English and Spanish.

Request a consultation or call (956) 287-0555.

Practice Focus

  • Contested family law matters, including divorce and child custody

  • Criminal defense

Read more about the firm’s family law practice and criminal defense practice.

Edinburg Roots

Patricia was born and raised in Edinburg, the youngest of seven children in a fourth-generation Texas family with deep roots in the Rio Grande Valley. She was the first woman on her father’s side of the family to attend law school, following her brother, Juan “Sonny” Palacios Jr., to the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.

After graduating in 2004, she came home to Edinburg and opened a private practice in family law, criminal defense, and personal injury litigation. Since 2013 she has also served as counsel to Bonilla & Chapa.

Why Family Law

Patricia’s commitment to family law comes from the family she helped build. She and her husband, Carl J. Love, began dating in 1996 and married in 2005, and they have two sons, Colton and Luke. Colton attends Texas Tech University, and Luke attends Penn State. She knows the challenges of marriage and parenting firsthand, and she brings that understanding to the clients she represents.

Education

  • J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 2004

Admissions and Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas, licensed May 2005 (Bar No. 24048707)

  • Hidalgo County Bar Association

Community Service

  • Board of Directors, CASA of Hidalgo County, 2017–2019

  • President, Board of Directors, West Meadows II Association

  • Parent & Family Relations Think Tank, Texas Tech University

  • Edinburg CISD Sabercat Basketball Booster Club, 2024–2025

  • Kicker Committee, Robert Vela High School classes of 2025 and 2026

Talk With Patricia

Consultations are free. Call (956) 287-0555 or request a consultation online.

PLM Law Group, 218 W. Cano Street, Edinburg, Texas 78539