Channy F. Wood - Amarillo, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1994
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1989
    B.S.
    Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
    Major: Agriculture Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Representative Cases

• Thomley v. Southwood-Driftwood Apartments, Ltd., d/b/a Driftwood Apartments, HIW, Inc.
  • Citation: 961 S.W. 2d 6
  • Court: Tex.App.-Amarillo
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996199013
• Cain v. Rust Industrial Cleaning Services, Inc.
  • Citation: 969 S.W. 2d 464
  • Court: Tex. App. -- Texarkana
  • Year: 1998
  • Serial Number: 1998100067
• Hall v. Diamond Shamrock Refining Co., L.L.P.,
  • Citation: 82 S.W. 3d 5
  • Court: Tex. App. -- San Antonio
  • Year: 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001550567
• Reyes-Mata v. IBP, Inc.
  • Citation: 299 F. 3d 504
  • Court: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2002
  • Serial Number: 2002457040

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Specialties and Certifications

• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1999
• Civil Law Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2004

Other Affiliations

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present (Sustaining Member)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Consumer Law Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2004 (Advocates Board Member)
• Amarillo Bar Association (Member)
• Amarillo Young Lawyers Association (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Agriculture Law Committee, 2001 - 2004 (Member)
• Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyer, Personal Injury and Civil Trial, 2006 - Present
• American Board of Trial Advocates Local Chapter, 2013 - 2014 (Member, Secretary/Treasurer)
• American Board of Trial Advocates Local Chapter, 2014 - 2015 (Vice President)
• American Board of Trial Advocates Local Chapter, 2015 - 2016 (President)
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• College of the State Bar of Texas (Fellow)
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, 2004 - 2012 (Advertising Review Committee Member)
• State Bar of Texas, 2015 - 2016 (Member District 13 Grievance Committee)
• State Bar of Texas, 2016 - 2017 (Committee Chairperson )
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - 2011 (Board Member)
• American Association of Justice, 2000 - Present (Sustaining Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta