Laura Shoemaker McGonagill > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States
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Laura Shoemaker McGonagill
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Trial lawyer Laura Shoemaker McGonagill handles energy and tort disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. She has taken and defended dozens of depositions, including expert and corporate representative depositions, argued dispositive motions, and cross-examined and presented multiple witnesses at trial and in arbitration hearings, giving her more hands-on trial skills experience than most of her peers.
Laura recently second-chaired a trial in Texas state court in the summer of 2021, where she cross-examined multiple Plaintiffs and fact witnesses and argued various pre-trial motions and objections. She was the lead associate on the matter, responsible for drafting substantive motions and gearing the case up for trial, culminating in a jury verdict.
Laura also has an active pro bono practice. Each week, partnering with Houston Volunteer Lawyers, Laura defends a tenant in Harris County facing eviction at eviction trials in the County Courts at Law.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2017
cum laude
B.A., Communication Studies, University of California, Los Angeles 2014
cum laude
College Honors
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)