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D. Chris Harkins

Associate

Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein, and Johnson, P.C.
500 S. Taylor, Suite 1200
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 379-0328
(806) 349-9361 fax
Chris.Harkins@uwlaw.com

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Practice Concentration and Experience

• Estate Planning
• Probate and Probate Alternatives
• Will Contests
• Guardianships
• Powers of attorney
• Will probate, probate alternatives, and intestate administration
• Litigation of will contests
• Family asset planning including marital agreements, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, etc.
• General estate and tax planning including wills, family trusts, life insurance trusts, business entities, and other forms of asset protection

Activities and Affiliations

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2003
• Vice President, Opportunity School Board of Trustees
• Director, Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association, 2002-2006
• United Way Loaned Executive, 2005

Publications and Presentations

Website Articles


• Limited Liability Partnerships and the new Texas Margin Tax
• Family Limited Partnership Exception to the new Texas Margin Tax
• "Estate Planning for the Disabled" presented at the Brain Injury Association of Texas seminar, Amarillo TX, 7 October 2006
• CLE co-presenter, 2005 Texas Equal Access to Justice, Projects on a Platter: Encouraging Young Lawyers to Do Pro Bono, 5 May 2005
• "The Writing Is on the Wall and Inside It: The Recent Explosion of Toxic Mold Litigation and the Insurance Industry Response," Texas Tech Law Review, Volume 33, 2002

Education

• J.D. Texas Tech University School of Law, 2002
• cum laude
• Phi Delta Phi National Honorary Fraternity
• Articles Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 2002-2003
• Outstanding Second Year Student 2001-2002
• Outstanding Student Article 2001-2002
• B.G.S. West Texas State University, 1992