Best Law Firms in Texas for Litigation - Construction

Crain Caton & James is a century-old, full-service law firm based in Houston, Texas, providing transactional counsel, corporate advisory, regulatory guidance, and trial defense services locally, nationally, and internationally.

The firm concentrates its collective legal capabilities across major practice divisions:

• Corporate & Financial: Banking and financial institution compliance, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate development.
• Wealth, Trust, & Fiduciary: Estate planning, complex trust structuring, asset protection, and fiduciary or probate litigation.
• Litigation & Appeals: Commercial litigation, construction disputes, labor and employment conflicts, and comprehensive state and federal appellate practice.
• Regulatory & Technical: Environmental law, toxic tort defense, administrative health and safety (EHS) compliance, OSHA mitigation, and intellectual property (IP) protection, including patent and trademark prosecution.

Gravely is a Tier One Texas-based law firm representing property owners, boards, and executives responsible for commercial, residential, industrial, or state buildings in claims litigation and lawsuits against general contractors, design professionals and insurance companies.

Our lawyers also help businesses and property owners in high-stakes litigation against banks, other lenders and servicers, and in a variety of cases where small to mid-size companies need a powerful legal team to level the playing field in battles against corporate behemoths.​

Gravely has refined a strategic proprietary pre-suit resolution process as well as a litigation methodology focused on best results in both negotiations and litigation. We respond quickly to your situation, investigate meticulously to package the facts supporting your claim, demand and expect prompt full compensation from your responsible parties, and if delayed or denied, we respond aggressively and effectively.​

Facing a high-stakes insurance coverage dispute or costly problem from careless or defective construction? Gravely attorneys can help and we work on a commercial contingency basis.​

At Howry Breen & Herman, we have a simple mission: to fight and win the biggest and best possible results for our clients through aggressive legal action. For nearly 25 years, we’ve deployed this strategy for individuals and businesses and have obtained full and fair settlements. Our experienced team of trial attorneys has successfully tried of cases across a wide range of practice areas, including personal injury, commercial litigation, product liability, construction litigation, and more. We have extensive courtroom experience, and our Austin attorneys are not afraid to take your case to trial if necessary. Clients come to us for help because they want experienced, aggressive, fearless trial attorneys who will go to court if needed to secure full and fair compensation for real and serious injuries.

Practice Areas

Bicycle Accidents & Injury Litigation

Business & Commercial Litigation

Catastrophic Injury Litigation

Insurance Litigation

Oil & Gas Litigation

Real Estate Litigation

Spinal Cord Injury Litigation

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation

Jones Walker LLP is among the largest 145 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Since 2012, The BTI Consulting Group has named Jones Walker to its Client Service A-Team, which identifies the top client service firms in the nation. The firm has previously been named to both the A-Team and BTI's Client Service 30, a list of top 30 firms in the country for dedication to client service. Clients have recognized Jones Walker for consistent excellence in areas such as client focus, anticipating the client's needs, and understanding the client's business.

Kelly Hart & Hallman has been a trusted provider of comprehensive legal services to some of the most innovative and successful businesses, individuals, and governmental entities in the country for over four decades. Our exceptional lawyers and exceptional clients have been instrumental in our continued success. Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, also known as Kelly Hart, is a leading business-to-business law firm offering a wide range of legal services. With a team of more than 160 attorneys specializing in over 20 substantive areas of the law, we deliver creative and strategic legal solutions to address our clients’ most intricate business challenges.

Our esteemed client base includes Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, individuals, foundations, investor groups, and governmental entities, all of whom rely on us for their legal needs. Our extensive areas of practice encompass administrative law, appellate law, aviation law, banking and finance law, business reorganization and bankruptcy law, corporate and securities law, energy law, environmental law, estate planning and probate, government enforcement and investigation, health care law, intellectual property and technology law, labor and employment law, litigation, nonprofit organizations, oil and gas/energy law, public finance law, real estate law, tax law, transportation law, and water law.

At Kelly Hart, we are committed to delivering exceptional legal representation and value to our clients, utilizing our depth of knowledge and experience across various legal disciplines.

Kerrane Storz is a construction defect law firm serving clients in Colorado and Texas. We represent property owners and community associations pursuing construction defect claims involving developers, builders, subcontractors, and insurance carriers.

Our firm approaches construction defect matters with careful attention to the specific facts and circumstances of each case. Every matter involves different technical issues, insurance considerations, and individuals, so we develop strategies tailored to our clients’ goals and the challenges presented. We focus on clear communication and practical problem-solving throughout the process. Our team includes knowledgeable experienced attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. Over the years, the firm has recovered more than $440 million in verdicts and settlements for clients and has been recognized with a number of professional accolades. You can review the firm’s accolades here.

For more than four decades, Peckar & Abramson has focused its practice on construction law, serving clients across the industry with practical, business‑minded legal counsel. The firm is committed to efficiency, value, and responsive client service.

With 100 attorneys in 10 offices throughout the United States and affiliations worldwide, P&A supports clients on projects of all sizes and levels of complexity. The firm combines a strong national platform with a local approach, allowing attorneys to remain closely connected to the communities and markets they serve.

P&A represents clients in litigation and arbitration, while also working proactively to help avoid disputes, resolve issues early, and identify cost‑effective paths forward. The firm understands the operational, financial, and regulatory challenges inherent in construction projects. By working collaboratively—both internally and with clients—P&A develops strategies aligned with specific business objectives.

P&A’s construction-focused services extend beyond dispute resolution. The firm offers integrated legal support in areas that frequently intersect with construction and infrastructure projects, including construction transactions, corporate compliance and integrity, corporate law, cybersecurity, labor and employment, environmental law, government contracts, internal investigations, real estate, surety, and white‑collar criminal defense.

P&A is recognized by industry publications and organizations in the United States and internationally. Most important to the firm is the trust and long‑term relationships it builds with clients. P&A remains focused on delivering thoughtful, efficient, and effective legal services while keeping client needs at the forefront.

We offer experience, practical insight, and a strong commitment to client service in:

• Construction & Infrastructure
• Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management
• Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Construction Dispute Resolution
• Corporate Compliance and Integrity Counsel
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law and Practices
• Environmental Law
• Government Contracts
• Internal Investigations
• International Construction and Infrastructure
• Labor Law
• Power & Industrial Facilities/EPC
• ProjectNotice® for Construction Projects
• Public‑Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Regulatory Litigation & Compliance
• Surety
• White Collar Criminal Defense