Chris

Stewart

Partner

Intellectual Property and Trial
Litigation
Trademark
Copyright
Trade Secrets
Condemnation and Eminent Domain
Business Disputes
Professional Malpractice

Biography

Chris Stewart has a side business that sells vintage sports cards named Peppin Vintage. His personal collection features vintage non-sports cards of Civil War General and 18^th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. His favorite card is a 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie card, a gift from his high school government teacher.

Chris Stewart and his family attend Hillside Christian Church.

Education

University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
- J.D. - 1996
- Honors: High Honors
- Honors: Order of the Coif
West Texas A & M University
- B.A. - 1992
- Honors: magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1996
Kansas, 1996
Texas, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Professional Associations

State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Law, Computer and Technology, and Litigation Sections, Member, Present
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Present
The Missouri Bar, Present
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, Present
Amarillo Area Bar Association, Former Director, Present
Lubbock County Bar Association, Present
West Texas A&M University Enterprise Center, Advisory Board, 2015 to 2020
Enterprize Challenge, Judge, 2008 - 2009

Honors

Named Top 20 Under 40 by Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, 2009
AV Preeminent® Peer Review rating by the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list as one of the top attorneys in Texas for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

Published Works

Note, 74 Neb. L. Rev. 221

Pro-Bono Activities

Entrepreneur support volunteer work through regular talks at Small Business Development Centers throughout West Texas

Representative Cases

Yellow City Remodeling, LLC v. Yellow City Construction, LLC, 2020 WL 9211188 (N.D. Tex. 2020)
Merrick Pet Care, Inc. v. Petkin, Inc., 2016 WL 5219820 (TTAB 2016)
Kiss My Face, LLC v. PyrLessGroup, LLC, 2015 WL 616656 (TTAB 2015)
Tayama v. RIOM Corporation, 2012 WL 556007 (N.D. Tex. 2012)
Wilkins v. Wilkins, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 6243 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2009)
Myers v. Mega Life + Health Ins. Co., 2008 Tex. App, LEXIS 2803 (Tex App. -- Amarillo 2008)
In re N&T Specialty Welding & Mfg., 2008 WL 5050301 (Tex. App.--Amarillo 2008, orig. proceeding)
In re: Myers, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 1128 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2006)
Duke Energy Field Services, L.P. v. Meyer, 190 S.W. 3d 149 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2005)
Spectrum Vision Systems, Inc. v. Spectera, Inc., 35 F. Supp. 2d 797 (D. Kan. 1998)
National Cable Television Co-op v. Viacom International, 37 F. Supp. 2d 1266 (D. Kan. 1998)
Hale v. Roberson, 1998 LEXIS 13316 (W.D. Mo. 1998)