Amber Altemose
Associate
Amber Altemose is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (2010) where she was the Managing Editor of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review, and a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the National Order of Scribes. Ms. Altemose worked as a law clerk for Whitaker Chalk in 2009–2010 before joining the firm as a lawyer in 2010 as well as an intern for the Honorable Marcia Crone of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Amber also helped with the Hurricane Disaster Recovery Team while clerking for Lone Star Legal Aid. There, she drafted and filed appeals for various administrative agencies such as FEMA and researched property issues arising from Hurricane Ike.
Practice Areas
Administrative Law
Business Transactions
Eminent Domain
Litigation (Commercial & Business)
School Law
State & Federal Regulatory
Education
JD Texas Wesleyan School of Law, magma cum laude 2010
Managing Editor, Texas Wesleyan Law Review.
Moot Court Honor Society, Member.
National Order of Scribes.
BA Lamar University 2006
Associations
Texas Bar (2010)
American Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar
Texas Young Lawyers
Tarrant County Young Lawyers
Recent News & Publications
Elected to the Board of Directors of the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (2nd term); 2011, 2012
Named a Fort Worth Top Attorney in Commercial Litigation for 2011.
Co-presented half-day briefings on "New Texas Workforce Commission Refund Policy" to career schools and colleges in Fort Worth-Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin during November 2011.
The Anti-Concurrent Clause and its Impact on Texas Residents After Hurricane Ike. Texas Wesleyan Law Review. 2010.
John Allen Chalk and Amber Altemose presented “Texas Licensure of Trades and Professions” at the monthly City Club Luncheon co-sponsored by the City Club and the Whitaker Chalk law firm on May 12, 2011.
