Chris Nickelson - Fort Worth, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner, since 2008

Past Positions

• Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Partner, 2005 - 2007
• Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Associate, 2001 - 2004
• Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice David Chew), Staff Attorney, 2000
• Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice Ann McClure), Law Clerk, 1999 - 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Post-Trial Drafting Issues, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Drafting Course, Dallas, Texas, 2011
  
• Trying a Case with Appeal in Mind, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2011
  
• Running a Law Office for Fun And Profit, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up Some CLE Seminar, South Padre, Texas, 2011
  
• The Basics: Procedural Concerns, Author and Presenter, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, Houston, Texas, 2011
  
• Appellate CYA, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, Austin, Texas, 2011
  
• Strategies for Proving Best Interest, Author and Co-Presenter, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, Houston, Texas, 2011
  
• Using Summary Judgment Procedure in Family Law Cases, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, Houston, Texas, 2010
  
• Appellate Practice From Every Angle, Co-Author and Co-Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2010
  
• Proving Separate Property: An Argument for More Use of Summary Judgment Practice in Family Law Cases, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2010
  
• Preservation of Error (Including Making and Meeting Objections), Co-Author and Presenter, Trial of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation Cases, Fredericksburg, Texas, 2009
  
• Equitable Remedies: Getting Out of Traps, Messes, and Other Problems to which You or Your Client May Have Unintentionally Agreed, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2009
  
• Course Director for the 2009 Boot Camp prior to the State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course
  
• Appealing Your Family Law Case, Author and Presenter, 23rd Annual Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2009
  
• Family Law Essentials, Moderator, San Angelo, Texas, 2008
  
• "When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary Judgment Practice in Texas", Moderator, Brown Bag Seminar, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2008
  
• Course Director of Family Law Essentials Seminar, San Angelo, Texas, 2008
  
• Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, 2008
  
• "When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary, Judgment Practice in Texas," Course Director, Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association, 2008
  
• Extraordinary Writs: When Ordinary Relief Just Won't Do, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, El Paso, 2007
  
• Like Skeet and Sporting Clay: Direct and Collateral Attacks on Judgments, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2005
  
• Presenter of Marital Property Agreements—Pitfalls of Prenups and Postnups, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2023, Austin.
  
• Co-Presenter, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Trial Institute, February 2023, New Orleans.
  
• Co-Presenter of The Weight of the World: Posturing the Property Case for Appeal, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2022, Lake Tahoe.
  
• Co-Presenter of A Deep Dive: Statutory and Common Law Reimbursement, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2022, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Make the World Go Away: Finding the Right Appellate Tool, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2022, Fort Worth.
  
• Presenter of Are You Sure You Want to File That? Summary Judgment Motions, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2021, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Preserving Your Record, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2021, San Antonio.
  
• Co-Presenter of Education and Other Related Rights, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2021.
  
• Presenter of Protecting Your Record at Trial, Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers Course, December 2020.
  
• Presenter of I Fought the Law: Mandamus for the Trial Lawyer, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2020.
  
• Co-Presenter, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Trial Institute, February 2020, Annapolis.
  
• Co-Presenter of, Entities and Marital Property Law–Interrelated Claims and Issues, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2019, Savannah.
  
• Presenter of Declaratory Actions, MSJ’s, and Other Weird and Effective Family Law Tools, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2019, San Antonio.
  
• Co-Presenter of Stay in Your Lane: The Proper Role of Financial Experts, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2019, Galveston.
  
• Presenter of Don’t Lose your Appeal at Trial, Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers Course, December 2018, New Orleans.
  
• Co-Presenter of Marital Agreements, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2018, San Diego.
  
• Presenter of Character of Debts, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2018, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Temporary Orders During Appeal, Marriage Dissolution, April 2018, Dallas.
  
• Co-Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Trial Institute, February 2018, Las Vegas.
  
• Presenter of Wildlings and Other Things Beyond the Wall—The Impact of Character Beyond Dividing the Community Estate, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2017, Las Vegas.
  
• Presenter of Appellate Issues Affecting Your Family Law Practice, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2017, San Antonio.
  
• Course Director, Marriage Dissolution, April 2017, Austin.
  
• Presenter of Technology Case Law Update, Family Law & Technology, December 2016, Austin.
  
• Co-Course Director, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2016, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Procedural Tricks and Traps, Marriage Dissolution, April 2016, Galveston.
  
• Co-Presenter, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Trial Institute, January 2016, Charleston.
  
• Presenter of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, What You’re Supposed to Write and How it Will Help You, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2015, Dallas.
  
• Presenter of Who Made This Mess? The Messy Process of Enforcing the Property Division, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2015, Denver.
  
• Presenter of Jurisdictional Issues, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2015, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Evidentiary Predicates, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2015, Dallas.
  
• Co-Presenter of I love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: PDF Document Management—How to Create, Save, e-File, Markup and Collaborate with Clients and Opposing Counsel from Within the Software, Family Law Technology 360, December 2014, Austin.
  
• Presenter of Recovering Attorney’s Fee’s, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
  
• Co-Presenter of Post-Trial/Appeal, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
  
• Co-Presenter of Appellate Concerns Before, During, and After Trial, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Pleadings, Motions, and Orders, Relating to Summary, Declaratory, and Default Judgments, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2013, Dallas.
  
• Presenter of Post-Trial Motions, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2013, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Predicates, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2013, Houston.
  
• Co-Presenter of Dealing with Foreign Jurisdictional Property Issues, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2012, New Orleans.
  
• Co-Presenter of Appellate Practice—From Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2012, Houston.
  
• Presenter of Electronic Discovery—How to Get It, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2012, Dallas.
  
• Presenter of Post-Trial Drafting Issues, Advanced Drafting Course, December 2011, Dallas.
  
• Presenter of Trying a Case with Appeal in Mind, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2011, San Antonio.
  
• Co-Presenter of Appellate Practice—From Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2011, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Running a Law Office for Fun And Profit, Soaking Up Some CLE Seminar, 2011, South Padre.
  
• Presenter of Appellate CYA, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2011, Austin.
  
• Presenter of The Basics: Procedural Concerns, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, January 2011, Houston.
  
• Co-Presenter of Strategies for Proving Best Interest, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, January 2011, Houston.
  
• Presenter of Using Summary Judgment Procedure in Family Law Cases, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2010, Houston.
  
• Co-Presenter of Appellate Practice from Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2010, San Antonio.
  
• Presenter of Proving Separate Property: An Argument for More Use of Summary Judgment Practice in Family Law Cases, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2010.
  
• Presenter of Preservation of Error (Including Making and Meeting Objections), 2009 Trial of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation Cases, Fredericksburg, Texas.
  
• Presenter of Equitable Remedies: Getting Out of Traps, Messes, and Other Problems to which You or Your Client May Have Unintentionally Agreed, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2009.
  
• Course Director for the 2009 Boot Camp prior to the State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course.
  
• Presenter of, Appealing Your Family Law Case, 23rd Annual Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, March 2009, Houston.
  
• Course Director of Family Law Essentials Seminar, October 2008, San Angelo.
  
• Presenter of Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2008.
  
• Course Director for 2008 Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association titled “When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary Judgment Practice in Texas.”
  
• Presenter of Extraordinary Writs: When Ordinary Relief Just Won’t Do, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2007, El Paso.

Representative Cases

• In re C.F.M.
  • Citation: --- S.W.3d ----, 2012 WL 252127
  • Court: Tex.App.-Dallas
  • Year: 2012
• In re McCray
  • Citation: 324 S.W.3d 685
  • Court: Tex.App.-Dallas, orig. proceeding
  • Year: 2010
• Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds
  • Citation: 290 S.W.3d 886
  • Court: Tex.
  • Year: 2009
• Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds
  • Citation: 204 S.W.3d 897, aff'd, 290 S.W.3d 886 (Tex. 2009)
  • Court: Tex.App.-Dallas
  • Year: 2006
• In re Vesta Ins. Group, Inc.
  • Citation: 192 S.W.3d 759
  • Court: Tex.
  • Year: 2006
• Etheredge v. Hidden Valley Airpark Ass'n
  • Citation: 169 S.W.3d 378
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, pet. denied
  • Year: 2005
• Old American Cty. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Michael D. Renfrow, et al
  • Citation: 130 S.W.3d 70
  • Court: Tex.
  • Year: 2004
• Citizens Nat'l Bank v. Allen Rae Investments, Inc.
  • Citation: 142 S.W.3d 459
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2004
• Loaiza v. Loaiza
  • Citation: 130 S.W.3d 894
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2004
• Boyd v. Boyd
  • Citation: 131 S.W.3d 605
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2004
• U.S. Restaurant Properties Operating L.P. v. Motel Enterp. Inc.
  • Citation: 104 S.W.3d 284
  • Court: Tex.App.-Beaumont, pet. denied
  • Year: 2003
• Old American Cty. Mut. Fire lns. Co. v. Michael D. Renfrow, et al
  • Citation: 90 S.W.3d 810, rev'd by,130 S.W.3d 70 (Tex.2004)
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth
  • Year: 2002
• In re McCray
  • Citation: 2011 WL 6152191
  • Court: Tex.App.-Dallas, orig. proceeding
  • Year: 2011
• In re Pemmaraju
  • Citation: 2011 WL 1601234
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
  • Year: 2011
• Game Systems, Inc. v. Forbes Hutton Leasing, Inc.
  • Citation: 2011 WL 2119672
  • Court: Tex. App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2011
• Betti v. Betti
  • Citation: 2010 WL 3788056
  • Court: Tex.App.-Dallas, no pet.
  • Year: 2010
• Holloway v. Land
  • Citation: 2010 WL 2555238
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2010
• Barnard v. Western Strategic Advisors, LLC
  • Citation: 2008 WL 281549
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
  • Year: 2008
• In re Desa Heating, L.L.C.
  • Citation: 2006 WL 1713489
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
  • Year: 2006
• In re Richardson
  • Citation: 2006 WL 1494638
  • Court: Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
  • Year: 2006
• A-1 Systems, Inc. v. Seay
  • Citation: 2002 WL 32341843 at *3
  • Court: Tex. App.-Eastland, pet. denied
  • Year: 2002

Published Works

Articles

• Impacts at Trial: Saving Your Trial from Mistakes, Author, Annual Family Law on the Front Lines, UT CLE, San Antonio, Texas, July, 2010
  
• Finalizing the Deal: Rule 11 Agreements, Mediated Settlement Agreements, and Why Its So Important to Get Orders Timely Signed, Author, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2010
  
• Professionalism, Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2008
  
• Maintaining the Chain of Electronic Evidence and Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2008
  
• Appellate Advocacy: From the Judge's Perspective, Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Austin, 2005
  
• Preservation of Error for Discovery Issues, Co-Author, Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section, 2005
• Appellate Advocate - Substantive Court of Appeals Update, Co-Author, The Appellate Advocate, 2001-2005
• Relief is Just an Appeal Away: Drafting With Appeal, Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2003
• Puttin' on the Writs: Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus, Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2002
• How to Appeal a Divorce Case: A Guide to Seeking a Better Judgment February 8, 2024
• Author and Presenter of “What do You Mean? The Benefits and Detriments of Ambiguity in Contracts” Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2025, San Antonio.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of “Trust and Traitors: Holding Spouses Accountable for Fraud on the Community” New Frontiers in Marital Property Law Course, October 2025, Memphis.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of “Hitting the Nail on the Head: A Deep Dive into Goodwill in the Texas Divorce Context” Advanced Family Law Course, August 2025, San Antonio.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of “(You) Preserve, (You) Protect & (We) Defend” Undertaking the Challenge of Making an Epic Record for Appeal” Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers Course, December 2024, New Orleans.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of “Tell Me How to Value This!” “…No, You Tell Me!”: Navigating Complex Issues at the Intersection of Business Valuation Theory and Texas Marital Property Law, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2024, San Antonio.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of Preserving Error, Advanced Evidence & Discovery Course, May 2024, San Antonio.
• Author and Presenter of Drafting for an Appeal, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2023, Fort Worth.
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter of Use of Opinion and Expert Testimony in Property Cases, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2023, Charleston.
• Author and Presenter of Issue Spotting & Preservation of Error, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2023, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of The Weight of the World: Posturing the Property Case for Appeal, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2022, Lake Tahoe.
• Co-Author of A Deep Dive: Statutory and Common Law Reimbursement, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2022, San Antonio.
• Author of Make the World Go Away: Finding the Right Appellate Tool, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2022, Fort Worth.
• Author of Are You Sure You Want to File That? Summary Judgment Motions, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2021, San Antonio.
• Author of Preserving Your Record, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2021, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Education and Other Related Rights, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2021.
• Author of Protecting Your Record at Trial, Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers Course, December 2020.
• Author of I Fought the Law: Mandamus for the Trial Lawyer, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2020.
• Co-Author of Entities and Marital Property Law–Interrelated Claims and Issues, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2019, Savannah.
• Author of Declaratory Actions, MSJ’s, and Other Weird and Effective Family Law Tools, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2019, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Stay in Your Lane: The Proper Role of Financial Experts, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2019, Galveston.
• Author of Don’t Lose your Appeal at Trial, Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers Course, December 2018, New Orleans.
• Co-Author of Marital Agreements, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2018, San Diego.
• Author of Character of Debts, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2018, San Antonio.
• Author of Temporary Orders During Appeal, Marriage Dissolution, April 2018, Dallas.
• Co-Author of Wildlings and Other Things Beyond the Wall—The Impact of Character Beyond Dividing the Community Estate, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2017, Las Vegas.
• Author of Appellate Issues Affecting Your Family Law Practice, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2017, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Technology Case Law Update, Family Law & Technology, December 2016, Austin.
• Author of Procedural Tricks and Traps, Marriage Dissolution, April 2016, Galveston.
• Author of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, What You’re Supposed to Write and How it Will Help You, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2015, Dallas.
• Author of Who Made This Mess? The Messy Process of Enforcing the Property Division, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2015, Denver.
• Author of Jurisdictional Issues, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2015, San Antonio.
• Author of Evidentiary Predicates, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2015, Dallas.
• Co-Author of I love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: PDF Document Management—How to Create, Save, e-File, Markup and Collaborate with Clients and Opposing Counsel from Within the Software, Family Law Technology 360, December 2014, Austin.
• Author of Recovering Attorney’s Fee’s, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Post-Trial/Appeal, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Appellate Concerns Before, During, and After Trial, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2014, San Antonio.
• Author of Pleadings, Motions, and Orders, Relating to Summary, Declaratory, and Default Judgments, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2013, Dallas.
• Author of Post-Trial Motions, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2013, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Predicates, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2013, Houston.
• Co-Author of Dealing with Foreign Jurisdictional Property Issues, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2012, New Orleans.
• Co-Author of Appellate Practice—From Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2012, Houston.
• Co-Author of Electronic Discovery—How to Get It, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2012, Dallas.
• Author of Post-Trial Drafting Issues, Advanced Drafting Course, December 2011, Dallas.
• Author of Trying a Case with Appeal in Mind, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2011, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Appellate Practice—From Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2011, San Antonio.
• Author of Running a Law Office for Fun And Profit, Soaking Up Some CLE Seminar, 2011, South Padre.
• Author of Appellate CYA, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2011, Austin.
• Author of The Basics: Procedural Concerns, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, January 2011, Houston.
• Author of Strategies for Proving Best Interest, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, January 2011, Houston.
• Co-Author of Using Summary Judgment Procedure in Family Law Cases, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, December 2010, Houston.
• Co-Author of Appellate Practice from Every Angle, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2010, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Proving Separate Property: An Argument for More Use of Summary Judgment Practice in Family Law Cases, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2010.
• Author, Impacts at Trial: Saving Your Trial from Mistakes, 10th Annual Family Law on the Front Lines, UT CLE, July 2010, San Antonio.
• Author of Finalizing the Deal: Rule 11 Agreements, Mediated Settlement Agreements, and Why Its So Important to Get Orders Timely Signed, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2010, San Antonio.
• Co-Author of Preservation of Error (Including Making and Meeting Objections), 2009 Trial of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation Cases, Fredericksburg, Texas.
• Author of Equitable Remedies: Getting Out of Traps, Messes, and Other Problems to which You or Your Client May Have Unintentionally Agreed, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2009.
• Author of Appealing Your Family Law Case, 23rd Annual Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, March 2009, Houston.
• Co-Author of Professionalism, August 2008, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio.
• Author of Maintaining the Chain of Electronic Evidence and Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2008.
• Author of Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2008.
• Co-Author of Extraordinary Writs: When Ordinary Relief Just Won’t Do, Marriage Dissolution Course, April 2007, El Paso.
• Co-Author of Appellate Advocacy: From the Judge’s Perspective; Advanced Family Law Course, August 2005.
• Co-Author of Like Skeet and Sporting Clay: Direct and Collateral Attacks on Judgments, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2005.
• Co-Author of Preservation of Error for Discovery Issues, 2005 Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section
• Co-Author of Appellate Advocate – Substantive Court of Appeals Update, for The Appellate Advocate, 2001-2005.
• Author of Relief is Just an Appeal Away: Drafting With Appeal, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2003.
• Author of Puttin’ on the Writs: Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2002.

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1999

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2021-Present
• Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006-Present

Other Affiliations

• Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, 2010 - Present (Member)
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Present (Member)
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section (Member)
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2009 (Director)
• Tarrant County Bar Association Appellate Section, 2008 - 2009 (Chair)
• Tarrant County Appellate Section, 2007 - 2008 (Vice-President)
• Tarrant County Appellate Section, 2006-2007 (Secretary)
• State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Place 1, District 7, Board of Directors, Present
• Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Present (Member)
• Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, Family & Probate Volume, 2020 - Present (Chair)
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2022 (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2020-2021 (Immediate Past Chair)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2019-2020 (Chair)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2018-2019 (Chair-Elect)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2017-2018 (Vice Chair)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2016-2017 (Treasurer)
• State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2015-2016 (Secretary)
• Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, Family & Probate Volume, 2017-2020 (Member)
• District Seven Grievance Committee, 2017 - 2019 (Chair)
• District Seven Grievance Committee, 2013-2019 (Member)
• Texas Commission to Expand Civil Legal Services, 2015 - 2016 (Member)
• Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, 2012 - 2013 (Secretary)