Expertise
Amber Florio brings a multifaceted command of energy and insolvency law to every matter she oversees. Her practice spans oil & gas title examination (both written and stand-up), mineral receiverships, complex estate planning, and creditor- and debtor-side bankruptcy litigation. She routinely represents exploration and production companies in Chapter 11 and adversary proceedings across all four federal judicial districts of Texas and is equally at home negotiating workouts or crafting sophisticated wills and trusts for high-net-worth clients. Fluent in Spanish, Amber often provides pro bono counsel to Spanish-speaking residents through Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, ensuring her technical skill is matched by a commitment to access to justice.
Background
Licensed since 2007, Amber has served as a Lubbock County Assistant District Attorney, co-authored Indigent Defense in the Texas Juvenile Justice System as part of the statewide Task Force for Indigent Defense, and been certified as an ad litem in probate and receivership matters for five Texas counties. Her courtroom experience is complemented by years of oil-patch title runs across multiple states, giving her a rare blend of transactional precision and litigation savvy. Outside the office, she sits on the Fort Worth Ducks Unlimited committee and continues to volunteer with Legal Aid, consulting on probate and bankruptcy issues.
Education
Amber earned her J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2007, distinguishing herself on the Dean’s List, reaching the quarter-finals of the Advanced Moot Court competition, and receiving the Jurisprudence Award in Estate & Gift Tax. During law school she studied at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico, deepening both her legal perspective and her Spanish fluency. She holds a B.A. in International Studies from Texas State University (2004), which included coursework at Tec de Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
Bar Admissions
Florio is admitted to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.