Brent Clark Perry

Brent Clark Perry

Burford Perry LLP
  • Business Law, Real Estate Law, Securities Law ...
  • Texas
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Over an exemplary 25 year career, Brent C. Perry has distinguished himself as a skilled litigator. His wealth of experience has helped clients in a wide range of business and legal matters solve complex issues. Mr. Perry attended the University of Chicago Law School and graduated in 1989, after which he served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa in Texas. Mr. Perry then joined Baker Botts, LLP in 1990 and Bracewell & Giuliania, LLP in 1993. This gave Mr. Perry valuable hands-on experience that propelled him further in his career. He became a partner at Zummo, Mitchell & Perry, LLP in 1997 where he worked until 2004 when he established the Law Office of Brent Perry, PC. In 2015, Mr. Perry joined Robert R. Burford to establish Burford Perry LLP. As a trial lawyer, Mr. Perry has obtained multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in commercial litigation. He settled a minority shareholder’s suit in 2015 for over $3 million after the Texas Supreme Court sharply limited shareholder oppression actions, and obtained and collected on a $4.5 million judgment in 2012 against a major Korean shipbuilder for failure to pay commissions on contracts to build LNG carriers. Mr. Perry also has a successful record as an appellate attorney where he has achieved desired results for clients in many of his appeals. His successes include a published option affirming the $4.5 million judgment in Ikanco Inc . v . DSME and an opinion reversing a judgment against his client in MSMTBR Inc. v . Mid-Atlantic Finance Co. when he was hired post trial. Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Perry has dedicated himself to his clients and their best interests. He has been selected as one of Verdict Search’s Top Texas Verdicts in 2010 and has earned an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell every year since 1999.

Practice Areas
    Business Law
    Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
    Real Estate Law
    Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
    Securities Law
    Energy, Oil & Gas Law
    Utilities
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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5th Circuit
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Federal Circuit
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Managing Partner
Burford Perry LLP
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Attorney
The Law Office Of Brent C. Perry
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Partner
Zummo, Mitchell & Perry, LLP
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Associate
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
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Associate
Baker Botts LLP
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Law Clerk
Hon. Ricardo H. Hinojosa, South District of Texas
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Education
University of Chicago
J.D. (1989) | Law
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Baylor University
B.A. (1986) | Economics
Honors: Graduate Cum Laude
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Awards
Top Lawyer
H Texas Magazine
Top Lawyer
H Texas Magazine
Top 10 Texas Verdicts
Verdict Search
Professional Associations
The Texas Bar College
Member
Current
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Houston Bar Foundation
Life Fellow
Current
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Texas Association of Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists
Member
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Baylor University Board of Advocated for the College of Arts & Sciences
Board Member
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State Bar of Texas  # 15799650
Member
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Houston Bar Association
Chair of Federal Practice Section
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Houston Bar Foundation
Chair of Lawyers Against Waste
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Houston Bar Association
Board of Directors
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Houston Bar Foundation
Chair of AIDS Outreach
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The Bridge Over Trouble Waters, Inc.
President
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Speaking Engagements
The House of Cards Has Fallen, Federal Practice CLE Seminar
Hidalgo County Bar Association
Fiduciary Duties of Partners, Members and Managers in Partnerships and LLCs, Advanced Business Law CLE
State Bar of Texas
Certifications
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
2 Houston Center 909 Fannin, Suite 2630
Houston, TX 77010
Telephone: (713) 401-9790
Fax: (713) 993-7739