Amber Liddell Alwais
Top rated Family Law attorney in San Antonio, Texas
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Appellate
Education Qualification:
St. Mary's University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Appellate
425 Soledad, Suite 550San Antonio, Texas, 78205
First Admitted: 1996, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.ondafamilylaw.com/attorney/amber-liddell-alwais/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2015-Present
- San Antonio Family Lawyers Association, Member, 2010 – Present; Vice-President, 2015-2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Bench Brunch Volunteers Chair, 2007 – Present
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member, 2010 – Present
- San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section, Sergeant at Arms, 2009 – Present
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Member, 2001 – Present
- San Antonio Bar Foundation, Member, 2004 – Present
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1997
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Chair, Judicial Liaisons, 2002 – 2005
- TACA (Texas Association of Court Administrators), Member, 2010 – Present
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Member
- San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section, Vice President, 2013 – Present
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member, 2000
- Extreme Family Law Makeover, Course Director, 2008 – 2010
- State Bar of Texas, 1996
- CASA of San Antonio, Board Member, 2001 – 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court of Texas, 1996
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Bench Brunch Volunteers Chair, 2003 – 2005
- San Antonio Family Lawyers Association, Treasurer, 2010 – Present
- San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section, Board Member, 2006 – Present
- Texas Association of Family Law Specialists, Member, 2010 – Present
Representative Clients:
- Due to the nature of Family Law, clients are kept confidential.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law, 2009
Honors/Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2018-2021
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2020
- Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly, 2008-2010
- San Antonio’s Top Attorneys, S.A. Scene Magazine, 2007–2010, 2012–2017
- Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, Women’s Bar Association of Bexar County, 2003
- President’s Award, San Antonio Bar Association - Family Law Section, 2012-2013
Educational Background:
- St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 1996
- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, B.A. magna cum laude, 1993
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- When Your Opponent Has a Fool for a Client: Facing the Pro Se Party and Getting Through a Jane Doe Application from Beginning to End: The Parental By-Pass Notification Act 2000 Judicial Seminar
- Featured, Texas Bar Journal, ”The San Antonio Pro Se Assistance Program,” October 2000
- Speaker: 2001 and 2002 Judicial Section Annual Conference
- Presenter, Reconciling the Interdisciplinary Model with the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, Kids First, Parents Second, September 25, 2015
- Speaker: Texas Association of Domestic Relations Office, 2014; Texas Association of Court Administrators, 2009-2011; Corpus Christi Bar Association Annual CLE, October 2009; Texas Post Adoption Professionals Annual Meeting, 2000-2005; various San Antonio Bar Association CLE Lunches, 2002-2004; Advanced Family Law Course, 2000; State Bar Leaders Seminar, 2000; Texas Wills & Estates Seminar, 1997
- Co-Course Director, Extreme Family Law Makeover, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018
- Surviving Presiding Court in Bexar County, Texas, presented annually to St. Mary's University School of Law Students and at Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring Budget and The Anatomy of a Civil Trial
- Understanding Real Value, 2008 Advanced Family Law Course
- Using Summary Judgments in Family Law, 2006 Advanced Family Law Course
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- The National Advocates, Top 100, 2015
- Associate Judge, City of San Antonio, 2006-2009
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