2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Cynthia Barela Graham

Cynthia Barela Graham

Law Office of Cynthia Barela Graham
600 South Tyler, Suite 1814, PO Box 9314
Amarillo, TX 79105

Amarillo

Texas (TX)

Contact Contact Cynthia Barela Graham
T: 806-345-3150
F: 806-373-3541
Practice Areas: Family Law (100%)

Family Law

Industry Groups: None

Profile

Cindi Barela Graham has been practicing law in the Texas Panhandle for more than nineteen  years. Cindi developed and refined her passion for courtroom work as a prosecutor early in her career. She then started her own firm in 1994 and became board certified in Family Law in 2002. She has tried custody cases, property issues, adoptions, divorces, and the termination of parental rights to both juries and judges alike. She is a zealous advocate for her clients.  She has published articles and spoken on family law and office management topics. Cindi graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1989. She has been extremely active in State Bar activities both as a young lawyer and more recently as a Director to the State Bar Board. She currently serves as a director to the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and is on the Board of the Texas Family Law Section. Cindi was named as the Ad Litem of the Year by the Amarillo Area CASA in 2007.

Selected To

Texas Super Lawyers 2011
Texas Super Lawyers 2010
Texas Super Lawyers 2009
Texas Super Lawyers 2008

About Cynthia Barela Graham

Admitted: 1990, Texas

Professional Webpage: www.yellowpages.com/amarillo-tx/mip/cynthia-barela-graham-69...

Honors and Awards:

  • Awarded the Ad Litem of the Year award by the Amarillo Area Court Appointed Special Advocates., Ad Litem of the Year, CASA, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specializations, 2002

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Texas Young Lawyers Association, Director and Secretary, 1994
  • State Bar of Texas, District Director, 2005
  • Amarillo Area Bar Association, Director, 2007
  • Panhandle Family Lawyers Association, President, 2008
  • Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Director, 2011
  • Texas Family Law Council, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Article also published in the November 2007 Texas Bar Journal, Speaker and Author, Making the Most of Limited Resources, SBOT CLE New Lawyer Course, 2007
  • Speaker, Enforcement and Modification, SBOT Advanced Family Law--Bootcamp, 2007
  • Speaker/Author, Creative Custody, SBOT CLE--Advanced Family Law Drafting, 2008
  • Speaker/Author, Navigating the Attorney General Maze, UT CLE--Family Law On The Frontlines, 2008
  • Speaker/Author, Depositions, SBOT Advanced Family Law CLE, 2009
  • Speaker, Author, Trying a Custody Case on a Shoestring, SBOT Advanced Family Law CLE, 2010
  • UTCLE The Parent Child Relationship--The Client Makeover, Speaker and Author, The Client Makeover, 2010
  • Speaker, Author, Depositions, SBOT Advanced Evidence And Discovery, 2011
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