Mr. Huston
is an experienced business litigator. He has extensive courtroom experience, including first-chair trial experience. He has also tried several cases before arbitration panels and argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Huston handles a broad range of commercial disputes. The vast majority of his cases involve contract interpretation issues and related tort claims. He also handles investor related claims, construction disputes, and employment matters. Mr. Huston is adept at communicating complex financial and technical matters to judges and juries.
Mr. Huston frequently handles energy-related disputes and is recognized by The Legal 500 as a recommended energy litigator. The Legal 500 describes Mr. Huston as “attentive, results oriented, knowledgeable and dedicated.” Mr. Huston’s work is not limited to the energy industry. He often handles matters in the financial services, real estate, insurance, and health-care fields.
Mr. Huston also regularly obtains or defends against relief in the form of temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions. The expedited nature of this work requires Mr. Huston’s deep knowledge of the controlling procedures and his ability to quickly learn and process facts.
Mr. Huston’s reported cases demonstrate the breadth of his practice:
In re Aramco Services Co., 2010 WL 1241525 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010);
In re Credit Suisse First Boston Mortg. Cap., L.L.C., 257 S.W.3d 486 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008) and 2008 WL 5220574 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008);
REIT v. Hartman, 252 Fed. Appx. 631, 2007 WL 3145436 (5th Cir. — 2007) (argued at the Fifth Circuit by Mr. Huston);
Ellington Credit Fund, Ltd. v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 2007 WL 3256210 (W. D. Tex. 2007);
Craft v. John H. Harland Co., 2007 WL 2325590 (N. D. Tex. 2007);
Yuen v. Fisher, 227 S.W.3d 193 (Tex. App. — Houston [1st Dist.] 2007);
In re Key Energy Services, Inc. Derivative Litigation, 2006 WL 5979882 (W.D. Tex. 2006);
Moonlight Investments, Ltd. v. John, 192 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. App. — Eastland 2006); and
1001 McKinney Ltd. v. Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Cap., 192 S.W.3d.20 (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 2005).
