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Christopher K. Wrampelmeier

Shareholder

Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein, & Johnson, P.C.
500 S. Taylor, Suite 1200, LB 233
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 379-0392
(806) 349-9473 fax
Chris.Wrampelmeier@uwlaw.com

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Mr. Wrampelmeier is a shareholder whose principal area of practice is family law. He is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Many of Mr. Wrampelmeier's cases involve parties who reside outside of Amarillo and out of state. He has extensive experience in resolving suits through mediation, as well as through trial and collaborative law. He is a frequent writer and speaker on family law issues.

Mr. Wrampelmeier and Sally Holt Emerson form the Family Law section in the Underwood Law Firm's Amarillo office.

Practice Concentration and Experience

• Divorce
• Modification of court orders
• Enforcement of court orders
• Rights of conservators of children
• Child custody
• Child support
• Visitation
• Grandparent and other non-parent rights
• Paternity
• Alimony
• Property division
• Premarital and post-marital agreements
• Protective orders
• Termination of parental rights
• Adoption by stepparents and other relatives
• Interstate issues
• Family law appellate practice
• Collaborative law

Activities and Affiliations

• Member, Texas Family Law Council
• Past President, Panhandle Family Law Association
• Member, Texas State Bar Family Law Section Legislative Committee (2000-present)
• Member, Texas State Bar Family Law Practice Manual Committee (1995-2006)
• Member, Texas State Bar Family Law Section Checklist Committee (2002-2003)
• Chair, Texas State Bar Family Law Section Amicus Curiae Committee
• Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
• Member, Texas State Bar Family Law Section
• Member, Texas Family Law Foundation
• Founding Member, Panhandle Collaborative Law Professionals
• Member, Texas State Bar
• Member, Amarillo Bar Association
• Course Director/Moderator, Pro Bono Family Law Seminar, Amarillo TX (1998, 2002)
• Assistant Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists 18th Annual Trial Institute (2004)
• Attorney of the Year, Equal Justice Volunteer Program of Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (2004)
• Attorney of the Year, Private Attorney Involvement Program of West Texas Legal Services (2001)
• Archdeacon, The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas
• Co-Chair, Princeton University Alumni, Schools Committee for West Texas (2003-present)
• Board member, Amarillo College Fencing Association
• Member, Foil and Sabre Squads, Amarillo College Fencing Association
• Board Member, Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society
• Board Member, Downtown Women's Center
• Mentor, Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) Program, Mesa Verde Elementary School, Amarillo TX (1994-present)

Publications and Presentations

• Underwood sponsors legal clinic at Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
• "Top 10 Cases in Family Law," West Texas General Practice Symposium, 2008
• "Top 10 Property Cases You Need to Know About," Advanced Family Law Course, 2007
• "Support, Maintenance and Alimony," Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2007
• "'Whose Property is It Anyway?' - Characterization," Advanced Family Law Course, 2006
• "Division and Transfer of Unusual Assets in Divorce," Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2006
• "Unusual Visitation: Under 3 and Over 14," Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2005
• "Hidden Wonders in the FLPM," Advanced Family Law Course, 2004
• "Legislative Updates," Panhandle Family Law Association, 2003
• "Economic Contribution," Advanced Family Law Course, 2003
• "Things You Never Knew Existed in the Family Law Practice Manual," Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2002
• "Educating Schools in Family Law," Texas Lawyer, 19 July 2002
• "Forms Every Family Lawyer Should Know Are in the Texas Family Law Practice Manual," Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2002
• "Statutory Forms," Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2001
• "Rule 248 Motions: How to Use Them," Advanced Family Law Course, 2000
• "Parent-Child Related Forms You Never Knew Were in the Family Law Practice Manual," Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 1999
• "A Crash Course in Family Law for School Personnel," Texas State Bar School Law Section Report, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1999
• "Unusual and Unresolved Property Issues," Advanced Family Law Course, 1998
• "Characterization of Unique Property: Trust Distributions, Punitive Damages, Retained Trust Income, Retained Child Support, Partnership Interests, and Partnership Assets," New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, 1997
• "Characterization, Tracing and Reimbursement in Family Law Litigation," Advanced Family Law Course, 1997
• "Procedural Aspects of a Jury Trial: Voir Dire," Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1997
• "Preparation for and the Direct Examination Of the Non-Primary Parent in a Relocation Case," Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute Series, 1997
• "Preparation for the Direct Examination of Mom (the Accuser) in a Sex Abuse Allegation Custody Case," Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute Series, 1996
• "Characterization, Tracing and Reimbursement in Family Law Litigation," Advanced Family Law Course, 1994

Education

• J.D. University of Texas School of Law, 1993
• with honors
• B.A. in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, 1986
• with honors

Military Service

• First Lieutenant, Air Defense Artillery, United States Army, 1986-1990
• Captain, Individual Ready Reserve, United States Army, 1990-2000