Clair Chandler Rivera
Clair Rivera joined Fee Smith & Sharp in 2024 and maintains a diverse litigation practice with an emphasis on personal injury defense, premise liability, commercial transportation, employer liability and other litigation matters, including labor and employment.
Clair Chandler Rivera SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Clair Rivera joined Fee Smith & Sharp in 2024 and maintains a diverse litigation practice with an emphasis on personal injury defense, premise liability, commercial transportation, employer liability and other litigation matters, including labor and employment.
About Clair
EXPERIENCE
Clair Rivera joined Fee Smith & Sharp in 2024 and maintains a diverse litigation practice with an emphasis on personal injury defense, premise liability, commercial transportation, employer liability and other litigation matters, including labor and employment. Clair comes to the firm with 17 years of experience in the areas of family law, criminal defense, firm administration, and compliance.
Clair was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. She graduated with honors from Southern Nazarene University in the Oklahoma City area with a degree in Human Relations. Upon graduation, she worked for the Oklahoma City Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and assisted in several high-profile cases, including being chosen as part of a task force headed by the United States Attorney General. This interaction sparked her interest in the law and laid the groundwork for her career path.
Following the FBI, Clair worked as an adult probation officer, beginning in the Intensive Supervision Unit and eventually promoted to the Court Unit, where she conducted pre-sentence investigations for the 320th and 108th District Courts. At the prodding of the District Attorney’s Office, Clair took the LSAT on a whim and was fortunate enough to be accepted by several law schools, ultimately choosing to attend Texas Tech University School of Law, where she graduated in 2007.
The skills Clair has obtained through her experience in both criminal justice and practicing law have developed a unique skill set. She is detail oriented and extremely organized with excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Clair met her husband in law school, and they have a son and daughter. In her free time (which is rare with two teenagers), Clair can be found curled up with a good book and surrounded by her pugs or frequenting local restaurants and coffee shops.
