Slater Elza

Slater Elza’s practice focuses on representing governmental entities, including municipalities, economic development corporations, and hospital districts. He also maintains a civil litigation practice, representing governmental entities, businesses and employers throughout the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. He serves as a district director for the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, a statewide organization of personal injury defense, civil trial and commercial litigation attorneys, and is a former treasurer and current director for the Amarillo Area Bar Association.  Mr. Elza was named a “Texas Rising Star” by Texas Lawyer in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Governmental Entities

  • General Counsel for Texas municipalities
  • Representation of hospital districts
  • Representation of school districts

Personal Injury Defense

  • Defense of government entities/employees
  • Workplace litigation
  • Automobile accidents
  • Truck accidents
  • Premises liability
  • Pre-suit investigations
  • Admitted to the State Bar of Texas by the Supreme Court of Texas, 1997
  • Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Amarillo Bar Association
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel, district director
  • Named a “Texas Rising Star” by Texas Lawyer, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Website Articles

Publications

Presentations

  • “Vendors and Peddlers – How to Keep Your Merchants Happy and Follow the Law” – Underwood Law Firm, Municipal Law Seminar, Garden & Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas, September 5, 2012
  • J.D. Texas Tech University School of Law, 1997
  • Phi Delta Phi, honorary academic fraternity
  • B.S. Texas Tech University, 1993
    • with honors