Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Partner

Caitlin Halpern is a high-impact trial lawyer whose practice sits at the center of today’s most consequential commercial disputes. She represents leading financial, technology, and energy companies in complex litigation nationwide, frequently handling matters that draw regulatory scrutiny, industry attention, and significant financial exposure.

Caitlin is substantively strong and on top of her game.

Caitlin is fantastic. She is strategic, tough when she needs to be and very intelligent.

Caitlin is a rising star and incredibly hard-working.

  - Chambers 2026

I am very impressed with her. She's got a lot of potential.

Caitlin Halpern is praised for her assistance in complex commercial litigation and securities-related disputes.

  - Chambers 2024-2025

Beyond her commercial practice, Caitlin is a recognized leader in pro bono advocacy. In 2025, she was named American Lawyer Media’s Texas Pro Bono Attorney of the Year,  and she was a finalist for Influential Woman of the Year in 2024. She serves as the firm’s pro bono liaison and is Executive Director of the Rikers Debate Project, which teaches public speaking and critical thinking in jails; see The New Yorker Radio Hour: The Rikers Debate Project.

Following law school, Caitlin clerked for Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York and Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She then spent three years handling indigent criminal appeals at Appellate Advocates in New York City before transitioning to private practice with Gibbs & Bruns in Houston.