Robin L. Harrison

Robin L. Harrison

Houston, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015
Hicks Thomas LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Arbitration Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Oil and Gas Law

Biography

Robin Harrison has represented plaintiffs and defendants in trials and arbitrations in venues from Cuero, Texas to Paris, France for more than 35 years. He has extensive experience handling cases involving breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud and misrepresentation, professional liability, and business owner/ “business divorce” disputes. He has assisted numerous clients in several different industries, including construction, oil and gas, banking and investments, computer software development, industrial and consumer product manufacturing, and real estate. When representing parties asserting affirmative claims for damages in trials and arbitrations, he often works under contingent fee and other alternative fee arrangements.

Mr. Harrison is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His commitment to excellence has earned him recognition as a “Leading Individual in Texas Litigation” by Chambers and Partners Publishing and by Best Lawyers in America for commercial and oil and gas litigation. He has received recognition in Thomson Reuters’ Texas Super Lawyers listing every year since 2004, including recognition on its list of Top 100 Lawyers in Houston each year since 2017. In addition, the National Trial Lawyers Association has selected him as a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers and he is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Commentators in the prestigious Chambers USA’s recent publications describe Mr. Harrison as “terrific,” “an A+ business trial lawyer,” “very effective in the courtroom” and “a strong choice to handle high-stakes commercial disputes.”

Mr. Harrison is a member of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is admitted to practice in all Texas state courts, the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, and the Fifth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals. He maintains memberships in a host of professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Houston Bar Association, for which he served as a Director of the Litigation Section from 1997 to 2001. He is also a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, where he was director from 2002 to 2004.

Mr. Harrison is also an active contributor to publications and a speaker at continuing legal education conferences of the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas’s Business Torts Institute, and the American Bar Association, to name a few.

Mr. Harrison is a graduate of the University of Michigan, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with high honors in 1978 and his Juris Doctorate degree in 1981. After graduating from law school, he joined one of Houston's top law firms and then moved to the premier business litigation firm, Miller Keeton Bristow & Brown, where he became a partner in 1987. He went on to found Campbell Harrison & Dagley L.L.P. in 1991 where he practiced until 2016 when he joined the team at Hicks Thomas LLP.

Hicks Thomas LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Michigan, J.D., graduated 1981
  • University of Michigan, B.A., graduated 1978

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists - Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • All Texas state courts
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists - Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • University of Michigan, J.D., graduated 1981
  • University of Michigan, B.A., graduated 1978
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • All Texas state courts
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Oil and Gas Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America in Commercial and Oil and Gas Litigation, 2015-2026
  • Benchmark Litigation Star (2024-2025)

  • Recognized in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2024-2025)

  • Recognized in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Energy Lawyers (2024-2025)

  • Recognized in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America (2023-2026)

  • Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2004-2025)
  • Top 100 Super Lawyers in Houston by Thomson Reuters (2017-2025)

  • Ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation in Texas by Chambers USA
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association
  • AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Additional Information

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Case History

Cases
  • Jury Verdict
$34,200,000 jury verdict against NYSE company in favor of equity investors and subsidiary company president in action for breach of contract for the sale of the subsidiary, wrongful termination and defamation of company president.
  • Class Action Recovery
$11,300,000 class action recovery for investors in case against national accounting firm for securities fraud.
  • Recovery
$6,000,000 recovery for seller of a business against national accounting firm in action for fraud and misrepresentation arising out of purchaser's default under purchase agreement.
  • Products Liability
$4,000,000 recovery for minor child in products liability suit against automobile manufacturer, dealer and service company for negligence and products liability resulting in catastrophic burn injuries.

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