ASSOCIATES
Gabrielle Griffith, born Bedford, Texas, February 3, 1996; admitted to bar, 2021, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, West Texas A&M University (B.A., English, 2017); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2021). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Women's Bar Association; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Gabrielle Griffith
Traci D. Phipps, born Lubbock, Texas, October 28, 1980; admitted to bar, 2019, Texas. Preparatory education, Wayland Baptist University (B.A., 2002); University of Texas at Dallas (M.S., 2005); legal education, Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D., 2018). Honor Society: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Traci D. Phipps
Jarod L. Russell, born Amarillo, Texas, October 3, 1988; admitted to bar, 2021, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., History/Economics, 2010); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2021). Order of the Coif. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Jarod L. Russell
Jake Bailey Ware, born Amarillo, Texas, November 22, 1995; admitted to bar, 2021, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Honors Arts and Letters, with highest honors, 2018); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2021). Editor-in-Chief, Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal (ONE J), University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2021. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Jake Bailey Ware
SHAREHOLDERS
W. Wade Arnold, born Houston, Texas, September 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Finance, 1985); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: W. Wade Arnold
John B. Atkins, born Amarillo, Texas, December 26, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Finance, 2002); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: John B. Atkins
Gerald G. Bybee, born Childress, Texas, December 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.B.A., 1967; legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Gerald G. Bybee
Roger S. Cox, admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas State University (B.S., 1980); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Senior Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1982-1983. Arbitrator, National Arbitration Forum. Author: “Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights,” SMU Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law (1994-2006). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Panhandle Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1995-1997); Texas Association of Bank Counsel; American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Roger S. Cox
Slater C. Elza, born Oakland, California, March 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., 1993); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Slater C. Elza
C. Jason Fenton, born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 8, 1981; admitted to bar, 2013, Texas. Preparatory education, Oral Roberts University (B.A., Government, 2003); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2013). Editor in Chief, Baylor Law Review, 2012-2013. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. E−Mail: C. Jason Fenton
Autum Flores, born Hereford, Texas, August 26, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado; 2012, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Colorado and Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2003); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., 2007). Named: Colorado Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, 2014-2017. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association. E−Mail: Autum Flores
Gavin J. Gadberry, born Shattuck, Oklahoma, May 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Northwestern Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1986); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1989). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Teachers Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1987-1989. Selected, Texas Lawyer Top '40 Under 40,' 2001. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Health Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Gavin J. Gadberry
David P. Goad, born Lafayette, Indiana, February 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Purdue University (B.S., 1997); legal education, Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2001); Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Named: Texas Super Lawyers®, 'Rising Star' edition, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008 and 2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Amarillo Area Bar Association; American Bar Association (Taxation Section); Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: David P. Goad
D. Chris Harkins, born Austin, Texas, May 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Preparatory education, West Texas State University (B.G.S., 1992); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 2001-2002. Publication: "The Writing is on the Wall...and Inside It: The Recent Explosion of Toxic Mold Litigation and the Insurance Industry Response," 33 Tex. Tech L.R. 1101 (2002). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association; Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council. E−Mail: D. Chris Harkins
Stephanie J. James, born Amarillo, Texas, October 16, 1988; admitted to bar, 2013, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Psychology, 2010); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2013). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Stephanie J. James
Jennie C. Knapp, born Carmel, California, December 22, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., Chemistry/History, 2005); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2009). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Dallas Young Lawyers Association (Committee Chair, 2010-2013); Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Young Lawyer Committee, 2014-). E−Mail: Jennie C. Knapp
Charles A. Mallard, born Guymon, Oklahoma, July 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Central Oklahoma (B.A., 1990); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Index Editor, American Indian Law Review. National Champion, Cross-Examination Debate Association, University of Central Oklahoma, 1989-1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Remedies, Spring 1994. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Charles A. Mallard
T. Alan Rhodes, born Clovis, New Mexico, July 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Preparatory education, Lubbock Christian College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: School Law; Health Law); American Bar Association (Health Law Section); Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys. E−Mail: T. Alan Rhodes
Michael S. Smiley, born Itazuke Air Base, Japan, April 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1981); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi (Scribe). Board of Barristers (1983-1984). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1995-1996); State Bar of Texas; Panhandle Bankruptcy Bar Association; Commercial Law League of America. E−Mail: Michael S. Smiley
John T. Smithee, Jr., born Amarillo, Texas, June 19, 1990; admitted to bar, 2015, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 2012); legal education, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2015). Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: John T. Smithee, Jr.
Fred A. Stormer, born Belfonte, Pennsylvania, January 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Board member, 2001-2003). E−Mail: Fred A. Stormer
D. Lynn Tate, born Wellington, Texas, December 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1984); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1987). Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Mortar Board. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1989-1990; 1991-1992); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: D. Lynn Tate
Kelly Utsinger, born Odessa, Texas, May 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Abilene Christian University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Order of Barristers. Finalist, National Moot Court Competition, 1978. Briefing Attorney to Hon. Charles L. Reynolds, Chief Justice, Seventh Court of Civil Appeals, Amarillo, Texas, 1979-1980. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association (Executive Committee, 1998-2000); State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association (President, 1984-1985); Texas Young Lawyers Association (District Director, 1986-1987); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (District Director, 1993-1994). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Kelly Utsinger
Sharon E. White, born Galveston, Texas, July 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.A., 1977); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1979-1981. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990; Director, 1994-1996); State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Sharon E. White
Christopher K. Wrampelmeier, born Amman, Jordan, January 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Preparatory education, Princeton University (B.A., with honors, 1986); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1993). Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2000. Potter-Randall County Child Protective Services Board. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section; Form Book Committee, 1995-; Legislative Committee, 2000-); Panhandle Family Law Association (Director, 2001-). (1st Lt., U.S.A.R., 1986-1990). E−Mail: Christopher K. Wrampelmeier