Chris Nickelson

- Law Office Of Gary L. Nickelson, 2008
Location:
Fort Worth, Texas
Phone:
Fax:
817-735-1480
Email:
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Practice Group
- Litigation
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Family Law
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- J.D. - 1999
- The University of Texas at Austin
- B.A. - 1996
Published Works
- Impacts at Trial: Saving Your Trial from Mistakes, Author, Annual Family Law on the Front Lines, UT CLE, San Antonio, Texas, July, 2010
- Finalizing the Deal: Rule 11 Agreements, Mediated Settlement Agreements, and Why Its So Important to Get Orders Timely Signed, Author, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2010
- 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
- Appellate Advocacy: From the Judge's Perspective, Co-Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, Austin, 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, 2001-2005
- Relief is Just an Appeal Away: Drafting With Appeal, Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2003
- Puttin' on the Writs: Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus, Author, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2002
Representative Cases
- In re C.F.M., --- S.W.3d ----, 2012 WL 252127, 2012, Tex.App.-Dallas
- In re McCray, 324 S.W.3d 685, 2010, Tex.App.-Dallas, orig. proceeding
- Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds, 290 S.W.3d 886, 2009, Tex.
- Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds, 204 S.W.3d 897, aff'd, 290 S.W.3d 886 (Tex. 2009), 2006, Tex.App.-Dallas
- In re Vesta Ins. Group, Inc., 192 S.W.3d 759, 2006, Tex.
- Etheredge v. Hidden Valley Airpark Ass'n, 169 S.W.3d 378, 2005, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, pet. denied
- Old American Cty. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Michael D. Renfrow, et al, 130 S.W.3d 70, 2004, Tex.
- Citizens Nat'l Bank v. Allen Rae Investments, Inc., 142 S.W.3d 459, 2004, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- Loaiza v. Loaiza, 130 S.W.3d 894, 2004, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- Boyd v. Boyd, 131 S.W.3d 605, 2004, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- U.S. Restaurant Properties Operating L.P. v. Motel Enterp. Inc., 104 S.W.3d 284, 2003, Tex.App.-Beaumont, pet. denied
- Old American Cty. Mut. Fire lns. Co. v. Michael D. Renfrow, et al, 90 S.W.3d 810, rev'd by,130 S.W.3d 70 (Tex.2004), 2002, Tex.App.-Fort Worth
- In re McCray, 2011 WL 6152191, 2011, Tex.App.-Dallas, orig. proceeding
- In re Pemmaraju, 2011 WL 1601234, 2011, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
- Game Systems, Inc. v. Forbes Hutton Leasing, Inc., 2011 WL 2119672, 2011, Tex. App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- Betti v. Betti, 2010 WL 3788056, 2010, Tex.App.-Dallas, no pet.
- Holloway v. Land, 2010 WL 2555238, 2010, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- Barnard v. Western Strategic Advisors, LLC, 2008 WL 281549, 2008, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.
- In re Desa Heating, L.L.C., 2006 WL 1713489, 2006, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
- In re Richardson, 2006 WL 1494638, 2006, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, orig. proceeding
- A-1 Systems, Inc. v. Seay, 2002 WL 32341843 at *3, 2002, Tex. App.-Eastland, pet. denied
Classes/Seminars
- Post-Trial Drafting Issues, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Drafting Course, Dallas, Texas, 2011
- Trying a Case with Appeal in Mind, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2011
- Running a Law Office for Fun And Profit, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up Some CLE Seminar, South Padre, Texas, 2011
- The Basics: Procedural Concerns, Author and Presenter, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, Houston, Texas, 2011
- Appellate CYA, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, Austin, Texas, 2011
- Strategies for Proving Best Interest, Author and Co-Presenter, Parent-Child Relationships Seminar, UT CLE, Houston, Texas, 2011
- Using Summary Judgment Procedure in Family Law Cases, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, Houston, Texas, 2010
- Appellate Practice From Every Angle, Co-Author and Co-Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2010
- Proving Separate Property: An Argument for More Use of Summary Judgment Practice in Family Law Cases, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2010
- Preservation of Error (Including Making and Meeting Objections), Co-Author and Presenter, Trial of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation Cases, Fredericksburg, Texas, 2009
- Equitable Remedies: Getting Out of Traps, Messes, and Other Problems to which You or Your Client May Have Unintentionally Agreed, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2009
- Course Director for the 2009 Boot Camp prior to the State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course
- Appealing Your Family Law Case, Author and Presenter, 23rd Annual Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2008
- Family Law Essentials, Moderator, San Angelo, Texas, 2008
- "When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary Judgment Practice in Texas", Moderator, Brown Bag Seminar, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2008
- Course Director of Family Law Essentials Seminar, San Angelo, Texas, 2008
- Brief Writing that Appeals to Your Audience, Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, 2008
- "When Reasonable Minds Cannot Disagree: Summary, Judgment Practice in Texas," Course Director, Brown Bag Seminar for Tarrant County Bar Association, 2008
- Extraordinary Writs: When Ordinary Relief Just Won't Do, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Course, El Paso, 2007
- Like Skeet and Sporting Clay: Direct and Collateral Attacks on Judgments, Co-Author and Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2005
Honors and Awards
- Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law
- Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, Member, 2010 to Present
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section, Member
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Board of Directors, Director, 2008 to 2009
- Tarrant County Bar Association Appellate Section, Chair, 2008 to 2009
- Tarrant County Appellate Section, Vice-President, 2007 to 2008
- Tarrant County Appellate Section, Secretary, 2006 to 2007
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Partner, 2005 to 2007
- Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Associate, 2001 to 2004
- Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice David Chew), Staff Attorney, 2000 to 2000
- Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas (Justice Ann McClure), Law Clerk, 1999 to 2000