Ms Macey Reasoner Stokes > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Litigation / Appellate

Position

Partner / Practice Group Chair – Appellate (Firmwide)

Career

Practice Areas

President, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Trustee and Past President, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; Past Chair, Appellate Section, State Bar of Texas; Fellow, American Law Institute; Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Career

Partner; Chair, Firmwide Appellate Practice Group; Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Thomas Phillips, Supreme Court of Texas, 1993-94.

Memberships

President-Elect and Secretary, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Trustee, Executive Committee Member, and Past President, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; Past Chair, Appellate Section, State Bar of Texas; Fellow, American Law Institute; Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Education

JD, University of Texas, 1993 (high honors; Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review); BA, Yale, 1989 (summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

On the Supreme Court front, Baker Botts L.L.P.’s Houston- and Austin-based team had a strong showing in the Texas Supreme Court over the past year. The group also regularly appears before SCOTUS, as well as lower appellate courts across the country. Arguably best known for its prominence in oil and gas-related work, the team’s expertise extends far beyond energy to encompass IP, healthcare, environment and employment-related matters, among others. Macey Reasoner Stokes heads the appellate section and successfully represented CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp before the Texas Supreme Court in a case reversing a multimillion-dollar verdict against it concerning personal injuries arising from a gas explosion. Aaron Streett, a former US Supreme Court clerk, chairs the Supreme Court and constitutional law practice; he is recognized for his record before the Fifth Circuit and DC Circuit, where he has argued 35 times across both circuits.