"No task in fighting for my daughter was too much. I had a long, long battle, but there was nothing acceptable to them but to do the right thing."
-Molly Ann Huie
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Amber Liddell Alwais
1717 Tower Life Building
San Antonio, Texas 78205
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A former staff attorney for the Civil District Judges of Bexar County, Amber Liddell Alwais possesses unique courthouse insight. That background has helped her earn the trust of clients and the respect of her peers. As an advocate for her clients, Amber handles all areas of Family Law, including divorce, property division, custody, adoptions, child support and grandparents' rights. She also serves as an instructor at The University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College.
In recognition of her contributions to the San Antonio legal community, Amber was named the 2003 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the Women's Bar Association of Bexar County. She also has been honored on the Texas Rising Stars listing published by Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, and has been selected to the San Antonio's Top Attorneys list by Scene in S.A. Magazine.
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2009, Amber is licensed to practice law in Texas state district courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and the Supreme Court of Texas. She is a 1996 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law, and earned her Bachelor's Degree from Sam Houston State University in 1993.
- Associate
- Family Law
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009
- Texas, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1996
- Supreme Court of Texas, 1996
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas,
1996
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas,
1993
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Understanding Real Value, Advanced Family Law, 2008
- Using Summary Judgments in Family Law, Advanced Family Law, 2006
- Surviving Presiding Court in Bexar County, Texas, The Anatomy of a Civil Trial, St. Mary's University
- Here Comes Grandma and She is One Tough Customer, Judicial Section Annual Conference, 2002
- She is a Minor. She is Pregnant. She Doesn't Want to Tell Her Parents, Judicial Section Annual Conference, 2002
- When Your Opponent Has a Fool for a Client: Facing the Pro Se Party, Judicial Seminar, 2000
- Getting Through a Jane Doe Application from Beginning to End: The Parental By-Pass Notification Act, Judicial Seminar, 2000
- The San Antonio Pro Se Assistance Program, October, 2000
- Course Director, Extreme Family Law Makeover VIII,
2009
- Course Director, Extreme Family Law Makeover VII,
2008
- Speaker, Texas Post Adoption Professionals Annual Meeting,
2000
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2005
- Speaker, San Antonio Bar Association CLE Lunches,
2002
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2004
- Speaker, National Crime Victims' Rights Week,
2002
- Speaker, Judicial Section Annual Conference,
2001
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2002
- Speaker, Advanced Family Law Seminar,
2000
- Speaker, State Bar Leaders Seminar,
2000
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division,
2007
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2010
- San Antonio's Top Attorneys, Scene in S.A. Magazine,
2007
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2009
- Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, Women's Bar Association of Bexar County,
2003
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Texas Association of Family Law Specialist,
2010
- Present
- Member
- San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2006
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2008
- Board Member
- San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2009
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2010
- Sergeant at Arms
- San Antonio Bar Foundation,
2004
- Present
- Member
- San Antonio Family Lawyers Association,
2010
- Present
- Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas,
2001
- Present
- Member
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association
- Member
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association Bench Brunch
- Volunteers Chair, 2003-2005, 2007
- CASA of San Antonio,
2001
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2006
- Board Member
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association,
2002
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2005
- Chair, Judicial Liaisons
- Civil District Judges of Bexar County, Staff Attorney,
1999
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2006
- Law Office of Edward L. Pina & Associates, P.C., Associate Attorney,
1994
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1999
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