Laura focuses her practice on commercial and complex litigation. She has successfully tried cases to jury verdict and prosecuted appeals before federal and state courts in Texas. Laura’s practice encompasses a wide variety of commercial and civil matters ranging from contract to fraud disputes. Laura is also a Certified Mediator and has mediated attorneys’ fees, construction contract, fiduciary duty, fraud, homeowners/condominium association, insurance, landlord-tenant, real estate, and tort disputes.
Laura is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Harris County dispute Resolution Center, which is a non-profit corporation sponsored by the Houston Bar Association and funded through Harris County, providing free alternative dispute resolution services to the resident of Harris County. She is also a former Co-Chair of the Tomorrow’s Attorney Pipeline Program (TAPP), which is dedicated to increasing diversity in the legal profession by targeting diverse high school students and providing them concrete, motivating opportunities to learn about the law and begin planning for her law school education. Laura also volunteers her time with a number of community service programs, including the Interprofessional Drug Education Alliance (IDEA), Meals on Wheels, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
Laura was associated with three national firms in the Houston area prior to founding The Coe Law Firm, PLLC.
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Acquired: 1995
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Posted by Cynthia | July 10, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Ms Coe handled a very contentious and complex situation for me. The death of my domestic partner left me with a very angry executor who had no interest in providing me any compensation from a house sale, a lawsuit, and many other issues to manage. Ms Coe and her associate were absolutely calm even in...
Posted by Jeanna | March 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I was wrongfully sued by one of the largest credit card companies in the world. Laura represented me and won. In fact, the credit card company ended up paying me—the company was sanctioned for their wrongful tactics and paid a substantial settlement amount to me to dismiss my claims. I could not ha...
Posted by Tracy | March 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I contacted Laura after receiving a notice from the IRS demanding additional tax payments. One phone call followed by a letter pointing out the flaw in the IRS’ analysis, and the IRS acknowledged its error and closed the matter. Laura provides prompt service at a reasonable price with excellent res...
Posted by Terry | July 9, 2012
Very professional and out of the box thinking attorney. I have utilized her for over 5 years and several cases and we had successful outcomes in every case.
"I strongly endorse this lawyer. Laura is smart, creative, zealous and efficient. Over the years, I have confidently referred several matters to her for resolution. She is brilliant at explaining legal issues in a way that clients fully understands the value of their case and their prospects and works well as a trusted adviser. She is an experienced lawyer and quickly offers effective approaches to client problems. She fights hard to get great results for clients. Her experience and strong sense of fairness allows her to provide great value which is displayed by very fair billing."
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2011 - Present
Managing Member, The Coe Law Firm, PLLC
2005 - 2011
Senior Counsel, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin
2001 - 2005
Associate, Shook Hardy & Bacon
1995 - 2001
Participating Associate, Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay
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Affirming summary judgments dismissing fraud and DTPA claims against defendant and awarding defendant attorneys’ fees for bringing DTPA claim in bad faith.
Affirming summary judgment vesting title in real property in favor of private equity fund which purchased property at a tax lien foreclosure sale.
Affirming denial of Travelers' motion to compel arbitration under reinsurance policy containing permissive arbitration clause.
Affirming summary judgment in favor of managing general agent on claims of bad faith wrongful policy cancellation.
Granting summary judgment based on failure to comply with policy conditions in bad faith action arising out of time-pressure demand).
1995
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
B.B.A. - Accounting
2012
"Globalization & Emerging Trends in the Legal Profession: The Growth of Virtual Law Firms - A Private Practitioner's Perspective"
2011
“The Double Minority: The Additional Challenges of Being Both Black and A Woman in the Legal Profession”
2011
"Commercial Real Estate Leases: Top Ten Current Issues"
2011
"The New Masters of Mediation (Trade Secrets of the New Guys on the Block"
2009
"How Does Networking Help Judges, In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel?"
2008
"Firm Life"
2008
"Law School and Legal Career Exploration"
2007
"The Evolving Zones of Privacy: Safeguarding Third Party Information and Minimizing Privacy Claim Exposure"
1999
"Defense Counsel-Who is the Client and What Does Tripartite Mean?"
1999
"Reservation of Rights and Denial of Coverage"
1999
"Reservations of Rights: the Insurance Company's Perspective"
1998
"Insurance Fraud Update: New Cases, New Schemes"
1997
"Insurance Fraud Update: Prosecutions and Trends"
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