Attorneys in Amarillo

Start any Amarillo search with the State Bar's Find a Lawyer directory, which covers every Texas-licensed attorney and can be narrowed by board certification, language or fee option. The Bar also lets you see a lawyer's disciplinary history and publishes recent disciplinary actions and an Ineligible Attorney List.

"Board Certified" is a protected term in Texas. A lawyer may use it only if certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization or an organization it accredits, in areas such as Personal Injury Trial Law, Family Law, Criminal Law and Civil Trial Law. If an Amarillo ad uses the term, check it against the directory's board certification filter.

Solicitation rules that protect Amarillo residents

Texas ethics rules generally bar lawyers from soliciting new clients in person or by live phone or social media contact, and solicitation mail must be marked "ADVERTISEMENT". Written personal injury solicitations about an accident generally can't be sent before the 31st day after it. Barratry, such as paying someone to solicit clients, is a third-degree felony, and a contract that came from barratry can be voided with fees refunded plus a $10,000 penalty.

The State Bar reported a median hourly rate of $368 for full-time private practitioners in Texas in 2025, highest in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metros. It doesn't break out Amarillo, so take that as a statewide guide.

Injury cases are usually on contingency. A Texas contingent fee contract must be in writing and signed by you and the lawyer, and it must say how the fee is calculated, any different percentages for settlement, trial or appeal, and which expenses come out and when. An ad offering contingent fees has to say whether you'll owe other costs such as litigation expenses. The Texas lawyers guide covers fees in more detail.

• Personal injury: a Texas suit generally must be filed within two years after the claim accrues; for a minor, the time while under 18 generally doesn't count, though health care liability claims follow their own rule.
• Fault: a claimant more than 50 percent responsible can't recover, and smaller shares reduce the award.
• Claims against a city or county: the Texas Tort Claims Act entitles a governmental unit to notice of a claim within six months of the incident, and a city charter can set its own notice period. For a claim against the City of Amarillo, ask a lawyer about the city's own notice period early.
• Divorce: either spouse must have lived in Texas for six months and in the filing county for 90 days, and a court generally can't grant the divorce until the 60th day after filing.

These rules have exceptions. Confirm how they apply to you with a licensed Texas attorney.

District court civil cases on the Potter County side of Amarillo are filed with the Potter County District Clerk, 350 SE 6th Ave., Suite 1B. For property on the Randall County side, ask your attorney or the Randall County clerk where to file, since your address decides the county.

The State Bar's Lawyer Referral & Information Service, (800) 252-9690, refers callers to a lawyer for a consultation of up to 30 minutes for no more than $20. The Bar's list of certified local referral services names Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Tarrant County, so from Amarillo the statewide line is the one to use. TexasLawHelp.org has free self-help guides and a legal aid directory.

If a home sale is part of a divorce or settlement, see Amarillo realtors. Compare attorneys in Lubbock, or see the Amarillo city guide for county details.