Umphrey, Thomas Walter

In 2003 at the age of 33, Chris Lake was initially honored by his colleagues as one of the youngest to be selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly. The average age for achieving such recognition was 54. Lake has been honored to have been voted and selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers each year since that time.

Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Lake has written articles and lectured at various venues across the state on family law topics including child support issues, temporary issues arising in divorce, use of mental health professionals in custody disputes, business valuation methodologies, creative dispute resolution and the use of discovery in litigation.

Growing up in Dallas and after swearing that he would never attend Southern Methodist University, Lake earned both his undergraduate and law school degrees from SMU. He has also taught at SMU's Dedman School of Law in the intensive writing program called "Lawyering."

Lake prides himself on the fact that his greatest referral sources have proven to be his former clients. "I hope that is because my clients know that we try to be intelligently aggressive about achieving their goals while being as cost effective as possible."

A child of divorce himself, Lake strives to creatively develop long-term solutions for families experiencing one of the worst life-experiences that divorce can cause.