Curt M. Langley

Partner

Practice Areas:

Real estate litigation
Energy litigation
Energy trading disputes
Construction litigation
Adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court
Defamation actions
Misappropriation of trade secrets
Commercial credit
Lender liability

For more than 25 years as a trial lawyer, Curt Langley has developed a diverse commercial litigation practice representing clients in lawsuits and arbitrations throughout Texas and in other states across the country. He is managing partner of the firm’s downtown Houston, Texas office and holds the highest rating for legal ability and ethics based upon peer reviews offered by Martindale-Hubbell.

Admitted to Practice:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
State of Texas

Professional Affiliations:

State Bar of Texas

Education:

Juris Doctor, South Texas College of Law Houston
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin

Significant Court Decisions:

Bankcard Processing International LLC v. United Business Services LP, Case No. 01-10-01079-CV (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, pet. granted).

Cluck v. Mecom, 28 S.W.3d 129 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, pet denied).

Heartland Holdings, Inc. v. U.S. Trust Company of Texas, Case No. 14-08-00232-CV (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2010, no pet.).

Bank One, N.A. v. Douglas W. Wohlfahrt; 193 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no writ).

City of College Station, Texas v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2005 WL 2656128 (S.D. Tex. 2005).

Tri-State Building Specialties, Inc. v. NCI Building Systems, L.P., 184 S.W.3d 242 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, no writ).

Wall v. Parkway Chevrolet, et al., 176 S.W.3d 98 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no writ).

Reliant Energy Services, Inc. v. Enron Canada Corp.; Case No. 02-20447, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Texas-Ohio Gas, Inc. v. Mecom, 28 S.W.3d 129 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no writ).

Guest v. Cochran, 993 S.W.2d 397 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no writ)

Matter of Dragoo, 186 F.3d 615 (5th Cir. 1999).

T-N-T Motorsports, Inc. v. Hennessey Motorsports, Inc., 965 S.W.2d 18 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, pet. dism’d).

Riner v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, 131 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1997).

Glauser v. State Farm Life Ins. Co., No. 01-93-00015-CV, 1994 WL 470355 (Tex. App-Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 31, 1994, no writ).

Recognition:

AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine, 2016
Top Professionals on the Fast Track, H Texas, 2005
Outstanding Article, The Houston Lawyer 2002
Best Article on Federal Law, South Texas Law Review

Professional and Community Service:

Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Houston Bar Association, Teach For Texas Committee

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

Smither Park Development Committee

Menil Society of The Menil Collection

Contact:

Curt Langley may be contacted via telephone at 713-205-7006 or email at clangley@crl-legal.com.