Werner, Stewart R.

Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

Stewart Werner is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. His practice is focused on the trial and appeals of civil matters -- including business and commercial law disputes, divorce and family law, estate administration, legal malpractice, and personal injury. He is a qualified Mediator, having trained at the Academy of Attorney-Mediators in Dallas and the Attorney-Mediator Institute in Houston. Among his civic activities, Mr. Werner is a part-time instructor of Business Law at West Texas A&M University, an alumnus of  Leadership Amarillo, and a supporter and former board member of Family Support Services of Amarillo.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Business & Commercial Law
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Energy Law
• Family Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Litigation & Appeals

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Deceptive Trade Practices, RICO Act, Unfair Competition, Bad Faith Insurance, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, Collections, Energy Law, Oil & Gas, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Collaborative Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Insurance Malpractice, Trade Secrets, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Minerals & Mining, Personal Injury -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Eminent Domain, Residential Real Estate, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma, 1980
• Texas, 1984
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1984
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1982
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas (Section Member: Litigation, Family Law) (Member)
• State Bar of Oklahoma (Member)
• Amarillo Bar Association (Member)
• Panhandle Family Law Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Amarillo Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• Leadership Amarillo (Alumnus)
• Family Support Services of Amarillo (Former Director)

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Business Law, West Texas A&M University

Past Employment Positions

• Mullin Hoard & Brown, Partner, 1990 - 1997
• Whittenburg, Whittenburg & Schacter, Partner, 1990
• Whittenburg, Whittenburg & Schacter, Associate, 1988 - 1990
• Phillips Petroleum Company, Oklahoma City, Houston, & Amarillo, In-house Litigation Attorney, 1981 - 1988
• Walker, Walker & Corbyn, Associate, 1980 - 1981

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1979
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: Oklahoma Law Review, Article Editor and Note Editor
• Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1976
  B.B.A.

Address

Place One Building
801 South Fillmore Street
Suite 720
P.O. Box 50582
Amarillo, TX 79101-3545

Phones

(806) 342-5480

Faxes

806-342-5302

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wernerlawfirm.com