Doug@dwoodlaw.com

Admited to the Texas State Bar, 1975

Entitled to practice before:

U.S. Supreme Court 

U.S. Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Education

• Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975)

 Professional Activities

• Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992 - Present

• Council Member, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1997-2007

  • Council Secretary, 2005-2006; Treasurer, 2006-2007

  • Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 2001 to 2005

  • Member, Legislative affair committee, Amicus Curiae committee

  • Contributing Author, Family Law Checklist, Texas Family Law Council 1998

• Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1999-present; President, 2006-2007

  Treasurer, 2002-2003

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1999 to present

• Director, Panhandle Family Law Association, 2000-2005; President, 2003-2004

• Delegate, Council of Community Property States, 1999 to present; Seattle, New Orleans, Coeur d’Alene, Madison, Ft. Worth

• President, Amarillo Junior Bar, 1979-1980

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1997 to present

• Member, Amarillo Bar Association, 1975 to present

• Member, College of the State Bar of Texas 1996 to present

• Director, Kids, Inc. of Amarillo 1992-1996

• Director, Maverick Boys Club 1986-1992

• Founding Director, Jim Foran Memorial Fund for Youth 1980-1997

• Member, CPS Mediation Program oversight committee, 1999 to present

• Chair, West Texas Legal Services Pro Bono Advisory Board, 2002-2004

• Commissioner, Family Law Advisory Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2001-2005; Chair 2003-2005

• Commissioner, Family Law Exam Commission, 2002 to Present 

Course Directorships

• Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Cancun, Mexico, February 2002
• Course Director, Council of Community Property States, Ft. Worth April, 2005
• Course Director, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution Course, Galveston, April, 2005

• Course Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Cancun , February 2002

Honors and Awards

• Recipient:   Panhandle Family Law Leadership Award, May, 2006
• Selected:   “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003,04,06
• Selected: “The Best Lawyers in America” 2006
• Rated “AV” Martindale Hubbard

Law Related Publications

• Alimony, Texas Style, Texas Panhandle Association of Legal Secretaries, Amarillo, 1997
• Temporary Hearings, 23rd Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, 1997
• Pro Bono Family Law Update, State Bar of Texas Continuing Education, Amarillo, 1998
• Post Trial Motions and New Appellate Laws, Appellee’s Perspective, Amarillo College Advanced Civil Litigation Update, 1998
• Characterizing Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plans, 1998 Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio
• Evidence Jeopardy, 1998 Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio
• Drafting the Perfect Decree, 1999 Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas
• Parentage Issues in Divorce Cases, 1999 Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, Houston
• Jurisdiction and Venue, 2000 Marriage Dissolution Course, Fort Worth
• Custody Modification, 2000 Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio
• Proving Up Inventories, Financial Records, and Mental Health Records, 2000 Ultimate Trial Notebook: Family Law, New Orleans
• Personal Goodwill vs. Commercial Goodwill vs. Other Intangible Assets, 13^th Annual Symposium of the Council of Community Property States, Seattle, 2001
• Closing the File, Including Closing Documents, 27^th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, 2001
• Beating Dead Beat Dads, Legal Assistant’s Division, State Bar of Texas, CLE Seminar, Amarillo, 2002
• Matrimonial Agreements: Requirements for Validity, 14th Annual Symposium of the Council of Community Property States, New Orleans, 2002
• Medical Child Support: Private Insurance, CHIP and the Uninsured, 2002 Marriage Dissolution Course, Austin, 2002
• Enforceability of Marital Property Agreements in the Community Property States, 28th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, 2002
• Creative Discovery, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, New Orleans, 2002
• Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Handling Property Cases-Discovery, Effective Injunctions, Releases, Attorney’s Fees (checklist), Marriage Dissolution Course, Houston, 2003
• Relocation-Can You Pass Go? Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, 2003
• International-Unusual Child Issues-Hague, Indian Child Welfare, UCCJEA, etc., Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio 2003
• Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring, Poverty Law Symposium, Austin, 2004
• Jurisdiction, Venue, Plea in Abatement, and the UCCJEA, Marriage Dissolution Course, Fort Worth, 2004
• Handling the Property Case on a Shoestring, 31^st Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, 2005
• Amicus Attorneys, Guardian Ad Litems, and Attorney Ad Litems, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2005
• Family Law Update: 1^st Annual West Texas General Practice Symposium, Texas Tech University School of Law, March, 2006
• Child Support Update, Marriage Dissolution Course, Austin, 2006
• Handling the Property Case on a Shoestring, State Bar College Summer School, Galveston, 2006
• “I Told You It Wouldn’t Work” –Modifying Terms and Conditions, 32^nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, San Antonio, August, 2006
• Litigating the Collaborative Case Gone Bad, Ultimate Trial Notebook, New Orleans, December, 2006