About Amy Montgomery

Amy N. Montgomery has practiced exclusively family law since her graduation from the University of Houston Law Center in 2004. She is Board Certified in the area of Family Law. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization is a specialized group of attorneys that must obtain exceptional experience in a specific area of law, pass a comprehensive exam, and complete ongoing continuing legal education in that specialized area. Her focus includes all aspects of family law including divorce, modification, child custody, visitation, child support, property division, mediation, collaborative law, pre-marital and post-marital agreements, adoptions, and contested litigation.

She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and earned her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center. While in law school, Amy was a member of the Mock Trial Team and winner of the Hippard Open Mock Trial Competition. She was also invited into the Order of Barristers and a member of the Houston Journal of International Law Journal.

Amy is a frequent author and lecturer on family law and litigation topics for the State Bar of Texas. Amy has also been featured as a “Texas Rising Star” by the Super Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters publication. Candidates are evaluated on twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement and are forty years old or younger or been in practice ten years or less. She was also recognized as a “Professional on the Fast Track” by H Texas Magazine.

In addition to advocating for her clients in the courtroom, Amy is certified as a mediator by the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center. Amy is married to Chad Montgomery, a native Houstonian. They have twin daughters and a son who are all actively involved in the Rush Soccer organization in The Woodlands. As a wife and mother herself, Amy is aware of the complexity of the marital relationship and she strives to achieve the best possible outcome to encourage amicable family relationships to continue even after the legal process is complete.