Practice

The practice concentrates on matters where the legal issues, not just the facts, decide the outcome: appeals, coverage disputes, arbitration, and litigation against or on behalf of governmental entities.

Areas of Practice
01

Appellate Litigation

Direct and interlocutory appeals, mandamus, jury charge preparation, and error preservation in state and federal courts.

02

Insurance Coverage

Coverage disputes and bad-faith litigation at the trial and appellate level.

03

Commercial Arbitration

Arbitration of complex business disputes, from filing through award confirmation or vacatur.

04

Governmental & Municipal Law

Tort Claims Act defense, pleas to the jurisdiction, and immunity appeals for governmental entities.

05

Federal Civil Rights & Employment

§ 1983, Title VII, ADA, and Equal Pay Act claims and appeals in federal court.

06

Statewide Reach

Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Austin, and the Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas.

Experience

Argued where it matters.

Based in Houston, with deep experience in Galveston and Gulf Coast courts, Dallas district courts and the Dallas Court of Appeals, Austin and state-agency matters, and the Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas — including El Paso and Midland state courts.

Admissions

Bar and court admissions.

Bars

  • Texas, 1989
  • Hawaiʻi, 2002

Courts

  • United States Supreme Court, 1991
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals: Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Federal, and Armed Forces Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts: Southern, Eastern & Western Districts of Texas; District of Hawaiʻi; Northern District of Ohio; Eastern District of Wisconsin
For Fellow Attorneys

A second chair built for the record.

Trial lawyers across Texas bring George in when the law gets difficult or the record needs protecting.

Co-Counsel on Appeal

Briefing and argument in complex appellate matters, state and federal — including en banc proceedings.

Consultation & Charge Work

Strategy on dispositive motions, jury charge preparation, error preservation, and attorney’s fees testimony.

Local Counsel

Federal litigation support in the Southern District of Texas and other Texas federal courts.

Discuss your appeal or arbitration.

Direct consultation for clients; co-counsel, consultation, and local-counsel arrangements for attorneys.