Profile

Tom Forestier is managing shareholder of the firm's Houston office as well as a member of the Energy & Environmental Law and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. He served as chairperson of the firm's Diversity Committee from 2006-2010. Tom is recognized for his experience in representing energy companies, banks and other lending institutions, television stations, newspaper publishers, condemning authorities, landowners and developers and insurance companies. He has represented local, regional, national and international clients in complex litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country in matters involving breach of contract claims, business tort claims, defamation and libel claims, invasion of privacy claims, eminent domain and condemnation.

Prior to establishing his private practice, Tom served as a briefing attorney to the Honorable James R. Nowlin, United States District Judge in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division.

Representative Experience

• Commercial litigation
• Oil and gas litigation
• Wind energy negotiations
• Energy litigation
• First Amendment law 
• Media law
• Libel, slander and defamation litigation
• Condemnation/eminent domain proceedings
• Insurance litigation