George W. Vie III has briefed and argued appeals for more than 37 years — before the Supreme Court of Texas, nine Texas courts of appeals, and the federal circuits, including en banc. Appellate, complex litigation, and arbitration counsel for clients and fellow attorneys.
Based in Houston and licensed in Texas and Hawaiʻi, George handles direct and interlocutory appeals, mandamus and original proceedings, insurance coverage disputes, governmental and municipal litigation, federal civil rights claims, and commercial arbitration.
His work spans hundreds of appeals and significant statutory-interpretation cases — from the Texas Tort Claims Act and Open Beaches Act to § 1983, Title VII, ADA, CERCLA, and ERISA — in courts from Galveston to El Paso.
Direct and interlocutory appeals, mandamus, jury charge preparation, and error preservation in state and federal courts.
Coverage disputes and bad-faith litigation at the trial and appellate level.
Arbitration of complex business disputes, from filing through award confirmation or vacatur.
Tort Claims Act defense, pleas to the jurisdiction, and immunity appeals for governmental entities.
§ 1983, Title VII, ADA, and Equal Pay Act claims and appeals in federal court.
Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Austin, and the Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas.
Trial lawyers across Texas bring George in when the law gets difficult or the record needs protecting.
Briefing and argument in complex appellate matters, state and federal — including en banc proceedings.
Strategy on dispositive motions, jury charge preparation, error preservation, and attorney’s fees testimony.
Federal litigation support in the Southern District of Texas and other Texas federal courts.
Direct consultation for clients; co-counsel, consultation, and local-counsel arrangements for attorneys.