Lara Hollingsworth - Lawyer in Houston, TX

Lara Hollingsworth has spent more than 20 years helping bothindividuals and corporations strategically navigate legal and appellate issuesfrom beginning to end. Her mastery of the intricacies of complex legal andprocedural issues has enabled her to produce substantial? and consistent ?favorable results. Mrs. Hollingsworths many clients have come to rely on herstrong strategic counsel, as well as her ability to maximize their chances ofsuccess, whether at trial or on appeal.

Recent cases that Mrs. Hollingsworth has been involved ininclude representing Enterprise Property Co. in a commercial property disputeinvolving the former Houston Chronicle building in downtown Houston. Here, she playeda key role in securing a significant judgment establishing her clientsproperty rights, enabling it to move forward with planned development. Mrs.Hollingsworth helped Rice University obtain an opinionfrom the Texas Supreme Court confirming the immunity status of the universitysstate-commissioned peace officers. She also represented four Baylor Universityregents in high-profile lawsuits brought by two former Baylor employees,including former football coach Art Briles.

A native of Houston, Mrs. Hollingsworth comes from a familyof attorneys. She attended Baylor University, where shereceived a Bachelor of Arts in history. She later attended BaylorLaw School, graduating magna cum laude. After graduating, she clerked for thelate Judge Sam D. Johnson on the United States Court of Appeals for the FifthCircuit, as well as the late Justice James A. Baker of the Texas Supreme Court.Mrs. Hollingsworth worked at both Carrington Coleman in Dallas and Hudgins,Hudgins Warrick, before joining the Rusty Hardin team.

Mrs. Hollingsworth is licensed to practice in the state of Texas, the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals forthe 10th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.