Laura Haley

Contact Me:

(956) 446-0601

Practice Areas:

• Litigation 65%

• Appeals 30%

• Business 5%

Biography

I have practiced law since 1999, primarily commercial litigation and appeals. After practicing as both outside and as in-house counsel for 13 years in Houston, Texas, I moved to South Texas and opened Haley Law Firm, PLLC. I represent commercial clients in trial and appellate courts throughout the United States, primarily Texas.

Haley Law is a Texas-based law firm with extensive experience resolving disputes. Our attorneys are committed to winning complex fiduciary litigation and business disputes in a range of industries. We aggressively represent our clients at trial, in arbitration, and on appeal, with a track record of high-quality representation and success in complex cases.

We are headquartered in South Texas, with attorneys in Harlingen and Corpus Christi.

Education

• South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas

  • J.D.

  • Honors: magna cum laude

• University of Houston

  • B.A.

  • Major: English

• University of Houston

  • M.A.

  • Major: English Literature

Bar Admission

• Texas, 1999

• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

• U.S. Supreme Court

Past Positions

• Smith Haley Nobles, 2017 to 2018

• Smith Law Group, Partner, 2015 to 2017

• Smith Law Group, Of Counsel, 2014 to 2015

• Sr. Corp. Litigation Counsel, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 2007 – 2013

• Dobrowski LLP, Associate, 2002 – 2007

• Patterson & Assoc., Associate, 2001 – 2002

• Campbell Harrison & Wright, Associate, 2000 – 2001

• Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1999 – 2000

Professional Associations

• Texas Bar Association, Appellate and Litigation Sections, Member, Present

• Harris County Bar Association , Member, Present

• Hidalgo County Bar Association

• Cameron County Bar Association

• Hidalgo County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2018 - 2022

• Women’s Bar Committee, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2018 – 2020

• Texas Bar Committee for the Texas Pattern Jury Charge: Negligence, Intentional Personal Torts, and Worker’s Compensation Volume, 2018 – Present

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• “What I Know Now and Wish I knew Then”, Texas Bar Litigation Section, 2015

• “Appellate Issues in Dispositive Motions”, Texas Bar Litigation Section, 2016

• “Going In-House – Practical Advice on Dealing with or Becoming an In-House Counsel”, David H. Hockema Civil Trial Law Course Panel, 2016

• “Social Media: How To Get It; How To Use It; And Ethics For Both”, David H. Hockema Civil Trial Law Course Panel, 2018

• “Transfer Proceedings Before the Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation”, Advanced Appellate CLE, 2015