Chris M. Kirker

Chris M. Kirker is a Co-founding Partner and a Trial Attorney at Kirker Davis LLP, focusing on complex family law litigation. His practice includes high-net-worth divorce, contested custody, property division, business ownership disputes, child support, family violence, premarital and postnuptial agreements, business litigation, estate planning, and trial consulting. He frequently handles separate-property claims and divorces involving business interests, preparing cases carefully for trial when litigation becomes necessary across Texas family courts.

Chris earned his J.D., cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law, where he was a member of the Baylor Law Review and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He earned his B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, from Syracuse University. During his legal training, he clerked at Norton Rose Fulbright and Scott, Douglass, & McConnico, LLP, and interned for Federal Judge Walter S. Smith and Valero Energy Corp.

Chris represents mothers, fathers, and grandparents in highly contested custody matters and handles divorces involving significant property and business interests. His experience includes disputes over separate property, complex asset division, and ownership issues that can arise when a marriage and a closely held business intersect. He also advises clients in child support and family violence matters and provides trial consulting for cases requiring focused litigation strategy and courtroom preparation regularly.

Chris M. Kirker brings a trial-oriented approach to family disputes while recognizing that many cases can be resolved without a courtroom decision. He provides legal services to clients across Texas and works to give each matter attention from strategy through resolution. His memberships include the Austin Bar Association Family Law Section, Williamson County Bar Association, Travis County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, and Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

Law Office Affiliations

• Co-founding Partner, Kirker Davis LLP
• Member, Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member, Williamson County Bar Association
• Member, Travis County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Baylor University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Syracuse University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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