Chris Wrampelmeier is a trusted and respected family law attorney who brings advanced negotiation and trial skills, an in-depth knowledge of family law, and a deep commitment to his clients’ well-being to every case he handles. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Chris Wrampelmeier is a highly respected attorney who practices exclusively in family law. He handles a range of family law matters, including suits for divorce, suits to establish, modify, or enforce custody, possession, child support orders, suits to enforce property divisions, termination and adoption suits, and name changes. He understands the sensitive nature of these issues and empathizes with his clients’ concerns about their well-being, the safety and welfare of their children, and the division of their marital estates.
Chris also prepares premarital and marital property agreements and represents clients in collaborative law matters. He is an experienced mediator and frequently mediates family lawsuits, helping parties reach amicable resolutions without the need for costly and time-consuming court battles. He is an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-certified arbitrator.
State Bar of Texas, Director for District 13, 2024-2027
Texas Family Law Foundation, Legislative Committee Co-Chair, 2025 to present; Bill Review Committee, Chair, 2007-2022
Texas State Bar Family Law Section’s Formbook Committee, Member, 1995-2006; 2016-2022, Co-Chair, 2023-present; Family Code Committee, Member, 2024-present; Judiciary Committee, Member, 2019-2024, 2026-present
Texas Family Law Council, Member 2005 to 2010, 2016 to 2019; Secretary 2019-2020; Treasurer 2020-2021; Vice-Chair 2021-2022; Chair-Elect 2022-2023; Chair 2023-2024
Texas Family Law Foundation Bill Review Committee, Chair, 2007-2022
Panhandle Family Law Association, Past President
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member
Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
Board Certified- Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Best Lawyers® in America, Family Law, 2017-2027
Texas Super Lawyers, by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2026
Chair’s Award, Texas Family Law Council, 2021 and 2026
Amarillo Globe News Best of Amarillo Awards, Best Divorce Lawyer, 2022 and 2023
Texas Super Lawyers, by Thomson Reuters, Top 50 Central/West Texas, 2021-2022
Sam Emison Award, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2022
Joseph W. McKnight Best Family Law CLE Article Award, Texas Family Law Section, 2021
Dan Price Award, Texas Family Law Section, 2019
Alison Unger Award for Outstanding Leadership during the Legislative Process, Texas Family Law Foundation, 2017
Panhandle Family Law Association Leadership Award, 2009
“Quarterback Sneak: Drafting an Inventory and Suggested Property Division that Can Alter the Case,” Author, Family Law 101 (2026)
“Tracing Separate Property,” Author, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Galveston, Texas (2026)
“Drafting Findings of Fact,” Author, Paralegal Division for the State Bar of Texas (2026)
“Pepto-Bismol Moments in Family Law,” Author, The 28th Annual Texas Bar College Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE (2026)
“Drafting Findings of Fact,” Author, Advanced Family Law Drafting (2025)
“Proving Separate Property with Clear and Convincing Evidence,” Co-Author and Panel Moderator, The 29th Annual New Frontiers in Marital Property Law (2025)
“Characterization,” Author, The 50th Advanced Family Law Course (2025)
“Look Before You Leap: A Deep Dive into Premarital and Marital Property Agreements,” Co-Author and Panelist, The 50th Advanced Family Law Course (2024)
“Prepping the Battlefield: Developing the Case,” Co-Author and Panel Moderator, Becoming a Family Trial Lawyer (2024)
“Financial Rip Currents: Navigating through Old-Age Benefits and Texas Government Pensions,” Co-Author and Panel Moderator, The 17th Annual Collaborative Law: Cruising Through the Collaborative Process (2024)
“Summary Judgment and Motion Practice,” Author, Advanced Family Law Drafting (2023)
“Agree to Disagree: Contract Considerations Involving Marital Property,” Co-Author and Panelist, The 28th Annual New Frontiers in Marital Property Law (2023)
“Using Summary Judgment in Property Cases,” Author, The 49th Annual Advanced Family Law Course (2023)
“Wandering Off the Trail: Ways We Stray from the Roadmap and How to Find Our Way Back,” Co-Author, The 16th Annual Collaborative Law: Collaborative Camp Out (2023)
“Using Summary Judgment in Property Cases,” Author, Advanced Family Law Course (2023)
“Privileges,” Author, Marriage Dissolution Institute (2023)
Faculty Member, 38th Annual TAFLS Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (2023)”
The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, Archdeacon
Commission on Ministry, The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, Member
Downtown Women’s Center, Legal Counselor and Former Board Secretary
Amarillo College Legal Studies/Paralegal Certification Program Advisory Committee, Member
State Bar of Texas, 1993
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1993
B.A., Princeton University, with honors, 1986
