Garrett Brawley is an experienced trial lawyer with significant wins for both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial cases across the country, including a $438 million judgment obtained after a federal antitrust trial with Alistair Dawson and Alex Roberts.
Brawley’s first chair trial experience allows him to play a central role in all his cases. Having tried cases with over $100 million in dispute, Brawley has a practiced understanding of how to prepare complex matters with the end in mind, building a clear narrative that will resonate with diverse audiences. By design, Brawley maintains a well-rounded litigation practice. He has represented large corporations in antitrust, securities, non-compete, and other complex commercial disputes. He is repeatedly called on to represent oil and gas companies in a variety of litigation matters, including breach of contract, force majeure, and royalty issues. Brawley also has notable experience representing high net worth individuals in will contest and estate disputes.
After his first jury trial alongside David J. Beck in a securities fraud action in Texas state court, class counsel in the related class action relayed to Mr. Beck that Brawley was a “force of nature at trial,” specifically noting “[t]he impeachment of one fact witness after another” and “the simple narrative, forcing defendants to deal with the ‘mind numbing’ details.” Brawley has since played a central role in numerous other trials, and has delivered opening statement, voir dire, and closing argument as lead counsel. His recent achievements as lead counsel also include a fifteen-minute jury verdict completely in his client’s favor in a Harris County real property dispute.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Commercial Litigation |
Representative Experience
- Successfully defended the City of Houston in a Section 1983 case arising from the 2019 Harding Street police operation that resulted in two fatalities. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted summary judgement for the city, finding no evidence of a municipal custom or practice causing the alleged constitutional violations.
- First-chair jury trial in a property related lawsuit in Texas state court. As part of a two-person trial team, Brawley obtained a unanimous jury verdict in his clients’ favor. During the trial, Brawley conducted voir dire, presented the named Plaintiff, cross-examined the named Defendant, and presented the closing argument. Ultimately, the trial court accepted the jury verdict and issued a permanent injunction against the opposing parties.
- Represented HP, Inc. in pursuing price fixing antitrust claims against optical disk drive manufacturer Quanta Storage in Houston federal court. As part of a three-person trial team with Partners Alistair Dawson and Alex Roberts, secured $438 million judgment for HP, which was upheld on appeal, Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Quanta Storage, Inc., 961 F.3d 731 (5th Cir 2020).
- Second-chair jury trial in a securities fraud lawsuit in Texas state court. Brawley tried the case for two weeks along with David J. Beck. During the trial, Brawley presented the plaintiff’s accounting and damages experts and cross-examined the defendants’ accounting, damages, and SEC experts.
- Represented death row inmate in a two-week Writ of Habeas Corpus evidentiary hearing in Texas state court. Brawley presented an expert witness and cross-examined multiple witnesses controlled by the state during the evidentiary hearing.
- Obtained summary judgment for a national education tech company in breach of contract dispute brought by former employee. Based on admissions he secured in the deposition of the plaintiff, Brawley briefed and argued a motion for summary judgment to the trail court, which thereafter granted summary judgment dismissing all claims.
- Obtained a favorable settlement for a national steel manufacturer involved in a dispute over an alleged well failure. Along with Matthew Whitley, Brawley represented the national steel manufacturer against negligence, breach of contract, and breach of warranty claims. The case settled on favorable terms days before the scheduled hearing on a summary judgment motion briefed by Brawley.