Bio

Lauren Beck Harris heads the firm’s appellate section. With nearly 30 years of experience as lead counsel in state and federal appellate courts, she prepares briefs and presents oral argument in appeals from judgments, interlocutory appeals, and in original proceedings. Lauren has handled hundreds of appeals in a variety of areas, including energy litigation, commercial disputes, products liability, labor and employment, healthcare liability, professional liability, legal and medical malpractice, construction litigation, and toxic tort. She is frequently retained to assist clients with preservation of error strategies at the trial court level, including preparing dispositive motions, jury charges, post-verdict and post-judgment motions, and assisting at trial. Lauren is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is the past chair of the Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section. She has also served as chair of the International Association of Defense Counsel Appellate Practice Committee, and the Amicus Curiae Committee. Lauren has served on the State Bar of Texas' Appellate Section Council, and on the Board of Directors of the College of the State Bar of Texas. She was selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers in appellate law in 2003-2008, 2012-2019 and selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. BTI Consulting Group has also recognized her as a "Client Service All-Star," awarded annually to a select group of attorneys acknowledged by corporate counsel for client service excellence.