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.
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.
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.
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.