Brad is a board-certified civil appellate lawyer with extensive experience handling all types of appellate matters, including interlocutory appeals and original proceedings, in both state and federal appellate courts. He has presented oral argument in many of the Texas intermediate appellate courts, the Texas Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also brings significant trial court experience, from pre-trial motions to jury charges and post-judgment actions. Brad’s diverse practice spans cases involving breach of contract, oil and gas, fiduciary duty, constitutional law, UCC warranty, trade secrets, construction litigation, product liability, premises liability, as well as family and probate law.

Brad has been included in the Texas Super Lawyers and a Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Experience

  • Partner, Wright Close & Barger, LLP,  2018 – present
  • Partner, Wright & Close,  2015 – 2017
  • Associate, Wright & Close, LLP,  2010 – 2014
  • Associate, Wright Brown & Close, LLP,  2006 – 2010

Certifications and Awards

  • Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization – since 2016
  • Best Lawyers in America® (publ. by BL Rankings, LLC) – since 2021
  • Texas Super Lawyers® (publ. by Thompson Reuters) – since 2020
  • Texas Rising Stars® (publ. by Thompson Reuters) – 2010, 2017 – 2020

Presentations & Publications

  • “Energy Case Law Update.” 23rd Annual Energy Litigation Conference. (Houston, Texas November 2024).
  • “Gregory, Alonzo, and Most: Navigating Non-Economic Damages Today.” HBA Litigation Section (Houston, Texas October 2024).
  • “Personal Jurisdiction: Bristol-Myers Squibb and FLSA Collective Actions in Federal Courts.” 16th annual Business Disputes Conference (Austin, Texas September 2024).
  • “Drafting and Objecting to the Jury Charge in Construction Cases.” Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section (Houston, Texas May 2024).
  • “Jury Charges in Construction Cases.” 2023 DRI Construction Law Seminar (Las Vegas, Nevada January 2023).
  • “Chapter 95: Property Owner’s Liability for Acts of Independent Contractors.” Advanced Personal Injury 2018 Course (San Antonio, Texas July 2018).
  • “Premises liability claims in the Construction Context after Centerpoint v. Trussway.” Houston Construction Law Section (Houston, Texas March 2018).
  • OCIP and CCIP Exclusive Remedy. 31st Annual Construction Law Conference, March 1, 2018. Construction Law Section, The State Bar of Texas.
  • “Premises Liability, Chapter 95, and What the Pattern Jury Charge Gets Right (and Wrong?).” Houston Bar Association Appellate Law Section (Houston, Texas Feb. 2018).
  • “Don’t Goof Up the Wrap Up.” Houston Construction Law Section (Houston, Texas April 2016).
  • “Texas Litigation Update.” AIG 2015 Energy Client Summit (Austin, Texas November 2015).
  • “The Economic Loss Rule After Eby.” 28th Annual Construction Law Conference (San Antonio, Texas March 2015).
  • “Chapter 82 Indemnity: Products Liability, and Beyond?” San Antonio Bar Association Construction Law Section (San Antonio, Texas March 2014).
  • “Contract is King, Again. The Economic Loss Rule after LAN/STV v. Eby.” Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section (Houston, Texas September 2014).

Community Involvement

  • Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council, Vice President, 2023 – present
  • Board of Directors, Woodland Heights Civic Association, 2017 – 2023
  • Board of Directors, Houston Tomorrow, 2017 – 2018
  • Board of Directors, Spring Branch Family Development Center, 2012 – 2015
  • Member, Bike Houston, 2015 –­­ present

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas (Appellate and Construction Law Sections)
  • Houston Bar Association (Appellate and Construction Law Sections)
  • South Asian Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, 2013 – present