Attorneys

Robert Edward Booth 
Galveston, Texas
Associate
phone 409.763.2341 (Galveston)
713.225.0547 (Houston)
fax 409.763.2789 (Galveston)
713.225.0844 (Houston)
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Robert is a member of the firm's Litigation section, providing representation in complex and high stakes civil litigation. He has been recognized as a 2010 Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Young Lawyers Association and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel. 

His areas of emphasis include commercial litigation, construction disputes, personal injury, professional liability litigation, landlord-tenant disputes, property taxes and premises liability.

He joined Mills Shirley in 2003 after graduating from the University of Texas School of Law where Robert was Chair of the Texas Union Board of Directors and an editor for the Texas Review of Law & Politics. 

Representative Experience:

  1. Representing companies in breach of contract actions.
  2. Representing architects and engineers in defending claims relating to professional liability.
  3. Representing partners in partnership disputes.
  4. Defending companies from personal injury actions arising out of alleged toxic exposure.
  5. Representing owners of apartment complexes on a variety of issues including: landlord-tenant disputes, premises liability, property taxes and employment law, .
  6. Representing small business owners by preparing separation agreements, covenants not to compete, and employment handbook policies, and by defending misappropriation of trade secrets and wrongful termination
  7. Representing businesses in debt collection litigation.
  8. Defending electric providers in consumer rights actions and contract disputes.
  9. Defending insurers against claims of bad faith insurance settlement practices.
  10. Representing property owners in boundary disputes.
Year Joined Organization:
2003
Areas of Practice:
5% Property Transactions
5% Corporate Formation
5% Appellate
85% Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2005
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2006
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2003
J.D.
Law Review: Texas Review of Law & Politics, 2002 - 2003


University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2003
B.B.A.
Major:  Management Information Systems


University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2000
B.A.
Major:  Economics


Published Works:
Designation of Responsible Third Parties does not revive claims barred by the Statute of Repose, State Bar of Texas; TYLA eNEWS, February, 2010


Tips for Young Lawyers, State Bar of Texas; TYLA eNEWS, May, 2010


Honors and Awards:
Selected for inclusion in 2010 Rising Stars list published by Texas Super Lawyers, 2010


Outstanding Young Lawyer of Galveston County, 2009 - 2010


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Galveston County Young Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010
President


Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2008 - 2010
Member of Board of Directors, District 9


Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010
Elected Member of Board of Directors, District 21


Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2007 - 2008
Chair, Young Lawyers Committee


Galveston County Young Lawyers Association, 2008 - 2009
President Elect


Past Employment Positions:
Opiela Booth PLLC, Attorney, 2007 - 2008


Mills Shirley LLP, Associate Attorney, 2003 - 2007


LexisNexis, Student Associate, 2001 - 2003


University of Texas at Austin, Resident Assistant, 1998 - 2000


Pro Bono Activities:
Wills for Heros, 2007
People's Law School - Consumer Rights, 2004
Ancillary Businesses:
State Legislative Technical Assistance
Technology Consulting
Birth Information:
October 4, 1978, Warren, Michigan, United States of America
Practice Area Focus

Galveston - Main Office
400 Washington Building
2228 Mechanic Street
Galveston, Texas 77550
Phone: 409-763-2341
Fax: 409-763-2879
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Houston
One City Centre
1021 Main Street
Suite 1950
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: 713-225-0547
Fax: 713-225-0844
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San Antonio
2600 McCullough
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Phone: 210-733-9132
Fax: 210-957-8580
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Clear Lake
17225 El Camino Real
Suite 450
Houston, Texas 77058
Phone: 713-571-4270
Fax: 713-571-4271
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