Chris Wrampelmeier has been made a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), the premier national organization of family law attorneys. He is one of 129 AAML fellows in Texas and the only one in private practice in the Texas Panhandle.

In February, Chris served on the faculty of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists seminar in New Orleans. The two-day seminar addressed property and child-related issues through demonstrations and discussion. Some faculty played members of the Addams Family, with Chris appearing as Pugsley Addams, the son of the divorcing Gomez and Morticia Addams. He appears in the photo in the striped shirt with Pugsley’s pet alligator. (Photo courtesy of Douglas Fejer and used with permission.)

Underwood attorney Slater C. Elza recently presented the topic “Municipal Liability: Understanding the Texas Tort Claims Act” at the Texas City Attorneys Association’s 2022 Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar in Austin, Texas.  Slater serves as Second Vice-President of the TCAA, which is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League that was formed to promote, encourage, and advance the professional development of municipal attorneys throughout Texas. TCAA currently has a membership of over 400 attorneys with a continued focus on meeting the needs, concerns, and problems of its members through educational and other opportunities.

Slater Elza’s practice focuses on representing businesses and governmental entities in litigation matters. As a litigator, Slater has tried over 125 matters through verdict in state courts, federal courts and arbitrations. Over the past few years he has handled significant litigation in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Indiana, Wisconsin, Virginia and Pennsylvania for clients.

Underwood Shareholder, Roger Cox has been reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott as Canadian River Compact Commissioner. 

Roger Cox is counsel to the region’s leading financial institutions and businesses. He is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law, Farm & Ranch Real Estate Law, and Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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