Attorney Profiles

Chris Nickelson
Fort Worth, Texas

Education:: Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1999
J.D.; The University of Texas at Austin, 1996
B.A.

Published Works:: Professionalism, Co-Author, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2008; Maintaining the Chain of Electronic Evidence and Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2008; Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Marriage Dissolution Course, Galveston, Texas, April, 2008; Extraordinary Writs: When Ordinary Relief Just Won't Do, Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, El Paso, May, 2007; Appellate Advocacy: From the Judge's Perspective, Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Austin, 2005; Like Skeet and Sporting Clay: Direct and Collateral Attacks on Judgments, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, August, 2005; Preservation of Error for Discovery Issues, Co-Author, Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section, 2005; Appellate Advocate - Substantive Court of Appeals Update, Co-Author, The Appellate Advocate, 2005; Relief is Just an Appeal Away: Drafting With Appeal, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2003; Puttin' on the Writs: Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus, Puttin' on the Writs: Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus, 2002

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Moderator, Family Law Essentials, San Angelo, Texas, 2008; Presenter, Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Marriage Dissolution Course, Galveston, Texas, 2008; Moderator, "When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary Judgment Practice in Texas", 2008 Brown Bag Seminar, Tarrant County Bar Association

Honors and Awards:: Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, 2006 - Present; Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004 - Present; Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2007 - 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Tarrant County Bar Association, 2008 - Present; Director, Board of Directors; Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section, 2008 - Present; President; Tarrant County, Appellate Section, 2007 - 2008; Vice-President; Tarrant County, Appellate Section, 2006 - 2007; Secretary; State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section; Member; State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section; Member; Tarrant County Bar Association; Member; Tarrant County Bar Association, Family Law Section; Member; Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Partner, 2005 - 2007; Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Associate, 2001 - 2004; Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice David Chew), Staff Attorney, 2000; Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice Ann McClure), Law Clerk, 1999 - 2000