Barry Abrams
Overview
Barry Abrams has devoted more than 40 years to solving complex disputes for his clients in a creative, direct, and economical way.
His extensive trial, arbitration, and appellate experience includes:
- Capital project disputes in multiple industries
- Investment litigation arising out of securities and asset purchase and sale agreements
- Litigation involving financial institutions, investors and corporate officials
- Litigation on behalf of local governments and public officials
- Representation of law firms and lawyers
Barry is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph T. Sneed, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, previously taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, and serves on the faculty of the Texas Trial Academy and Texas Pretrial Academy, a joint project of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Biography
Barry Abrams has devoted more than 40 years to solving complex disputes for his clients in a creative, direct, and economical way.
Education
- Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, AB, cum laude; University of Texas School of Law, JD, high honors
Areas of Expertise
Awards & Recognitions
- 2013, 2019, and 2025, “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation - Municipal in Houston, listed in Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward/White, Inc.)
- 2012–2026, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Municipal, and Litigation - Securities, listed in Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward/White, Inc.)
- 2022–2026, “Top 500 Leading Litigators in America,” listed in Lawdragon
- 2015–2024, Litigation: General Commercial Law, listed in Chambers USA
- 2003–2012 and 2014–2025, Texas “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation, listed in Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
- 2015–2017, Litigation: Appellate, listed in Chambers USA
- 2016, “Top Rated Lawyer” in Texas, listed in Texas Lawyer Magazine
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