Channy F. Wood
Local Lawyers Helping Local People
Channy F. Wood is a sixth-generation Texan. He was born and raised on his family’s panhandle farm. He spent years working in West Texas oilfields as a machinist, derrick hand, roustabout, and welder before he completed his undergraduate education and law school at Texas Tech.
Mr. Wood firmly believes in the American dream. He represents families and individuals who work hard and play fair against large corporate interests. Mr. Wood does not represent large corporations, insurance companies, or government entities. Instead, he defends ordinary people who have been harmed through the neglect, malice, or greed of powerful organizations that thought they could get away with anything.
Mr. Wood believes that holding powerful entities accountable for their wrongdoing is the best way our society can help people who have been harmed by their misconduct. For that reason, Mr. Wood relentlessly pursues punitive damages to try to prevent corporations from putting profits above the safety, health, and welfare of the general public.
Mr. Wood is devoted to pursuing justice for ordinary people. He believes that, in a jury trial, any person can stand on equal footing against the most powerful corporations. The right to a jury trial, in Mr. Wood’s opinion, is the foundation of democracy and free society. He is committed to preserving this right for generations to come.
Practice Areas
- Car Accident
- Dangerous Products
- Defective Products
- Drug Recalls
- Personal Injury
- Truck Accident
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Certifications
Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1999
U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas, (Agriculture Law Committee 1999-2003, Advertising Review Committee Member, 2004 – 2012) (District 13 Grievance Committee 2013-present, Committee Chairperson 2016-2017, Panel Chairperson 2018-present) (Litigation Section 1998-present, Consumer Law Section 1998-present)
American Association of Justice, Sustaining Member
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates
Amarillo Area Bar Association
Amarillo Young Lawyers Association
Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyer (Personal Injury and Civil Trial, 2006 – Present)
American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate (Local Chapter, Secretary/Treasurer, 2013 – 2014, Vice-President, 2014 – 2015, President, 2015 – 2016, National Board Representative 2018-present)
Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
College of the State Bar of Texas (Fellow)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member, (Advocates Board Member 2000-2004) (Board Member 2004-2011)
Graduate, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers’ College
Awards
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2004 – Present
Texas Super Lawyer, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, 2006 – Present
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2011 – Present
The National Trial Lawyers, 2011 – Present
Top Texas Verdicts, 2010, 2011, 2012