Attorney Details.

He received his Bachelor of Science at Northwestern University in 1972, where he was a Clarion DeWitt Hardy Scholar, President of the Debate Society, and received the Cumnock Award and the Florsheim Award in Forensics.  He is an honor graduate of the University of Texas, School of Law, where he served on the Texas Law Review Editorial Board and was a member of Order of the Coif, Board of Advocates, and Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Society.

Mr. Welsh is a member of the editorial board of Texas Objections by Harvey G. Brown and Judge Ken Curry. He is also the author of many law-related articles. He has lectured extensively on trial topics for the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and Louisiana State University, among others.  His courses have included how to try a case, how to prepare a case, jury selection, examination, cross-examination, closing argument, discovery, how to prepare a witness for deposition, how to depose a witness, how to prepare to take a deposition, business litigation, professional litigation, personal injury litigation, and damages and other remedies.

He has been selected for inclusion in every edition of Texas Super Lawyers.  He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Monthly’s top 100 attorneys in Houston.

Education

• University of Texas School of Law, 1975
• JD with Honors
• Editorial Board, Texas Law Review
• Order of the Coif
• Board of Advocates
• Phi Delta Phi Honorary Fraternity
• Keeton Fellow
• Chancellor’s Council
• Dean’s Roundtable
• Northwestern University, 1972
• Bachelor of Science
• Clarion DeWitt Hardy Scholar
• President Northwestern Debate Society
• Cumnock Award in Forensics
• Florsheim Award in Forensics
• School of Speech National Advisory Counsel

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Past Chair, Committee on Federal Civil Procedure
• Past Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Discovery
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
• Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
• Houston Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
• Texas Law Review Association, Life Member
• Board Certification in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Board Certification in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
• State Bar of Texas, Section of Litigation
• State Bar of Texas, Former Member, Administration of the Rules of Evidence Committee
• State Bar of Texas, Special Disciplinary Trial Counsel

Practice of Law:

Vinson & Elkins, LLP, 1975-2003

Partner, 1982-2003

Cunningham, Welsh, Darlow & Zook, LLP,

Partner, 2004—2007

Welsh & Chapoton, LLP,

Partner, 2007—2013

Welsh LeBlanc, LLP

Partner, 2013-2016

The Welsh Law Firm, PLLC

Partner, 2016-Present

Bar Admissions

• Texas (all state trial and appellate courts)
• United States Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas