Matt Parks

Matt Parks

Burford Perry LLP
  • Business Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law
  • Texas
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Biography

Matt Parks is a dedicated trial attorney who has experience in business and commercial litigation, admiralty & maritime, energy, and personal injury. Matt attended the University of Texas Law School where he worked at the Environmental Law Clinic and on the Texas Environmental Law Journal. Matt also worked as a law clerk for the Texas Railroad Commission and a summer associate for Enbridge Energy. These hands on work experiences helped Matt hone the skills litigation skills that client have come to rely on him for. After graduation, Matt joined a Texas based litigation boutique where he focused his practice on the defense of one of the main entities involved in the oil spill by the oil rig “Deepwater Horizon” from BP’s Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Matt is licensed to practice in all state courts in the State of Texas, as well as federally in the Southern District of Texas. Matt is a committeeman and lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Utilities
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Associate Attorney
Burford Perry LLP
- Current
Associate Attorney
Faubus Keller & Burford
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Associate Attorney
Godwin Lewis PC
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Associate Attorney
Stepp & Sullivan
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Summer Associate
Enbridge Energy
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Law Clerk
Texas Railroad Commission
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Education
University of Texas - Austin
J.D. (2012) | Law
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University of Texas - Austin
B.A. (2009) | Government
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Awards
Top Lawyers of Houston
H Texas Magazine
Top Lawyers of Houston
H Texas Magazine
Professional Associations
State Bar of Texas  # 24083622
Member
- Current
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Houston Bar Assocation
Member
- Current
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Houston Young Lawyers Assocation
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Bank of America Center
700 Louisiana St
Suite #4545
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 401-9790
Fax: (713) 993-7739