Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Houston-based Gibbs & Bruns LLP is particularly prominent in commercial litigation in the energy sector, and the firm is equally skilled in jury trials, commercial settlements and arbitration proceedings, and has acted in the Texas Business Court and before an array of national courts. Other specialist areas in which the firm has experience in litigation span legal malpractice cases, where the group has established relationships with national full-service firms; banking and securities disputes for both defendants and plaintiffs; and class action suits in the technology sector. With a deep and experienced bench, the practice heads are Kathy Patrick, who has acted as lead trial counsel in antitrust class actions for claimants and defendants alike and on a range of high-value civil lawsuits, Barrett Reasoner, who leads on private client, breach of contract disputes, and malpractice claims, energy litigation specialist Michael Absmeier, and Ashley Kleber, who represents law firms, energy companies, and private clients. Firm founder Robin Gibbs also integrates his oil & gas transactional experience on major pieces of commercial litigation.