Conor is a highly motivated, creative, and seasoned lawyer, with a level of courtroom experience usually found in lawyers far more senior. He has significant appellate skills, deep knowledge of the Texas Supreme Court, and outstanding analytical and writing abilities. Conor brings keen insights and innovative legal arguments to all of his cases.
Conor has handled every stage of civil litigation: including drafting initial pleadings or answers, seeking and repelling discovery, taking and defending depositions, and handling high-stakes claims and defenses at trial—where he has briefed and argued motions in limine, directed verdicts, jury charges, and more.
An eighth-generation Texan born and raised in Houston, Conor’s devotion to Texas runs deep. Appointed by Governor Abbott and confirmed by the Texas Senate, he serves as a commissioner of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the state-wide agency that sets and enforces standards that ensure the citizens of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.
Experience
- Associate, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, 2025 – Present
- Associate, Murphy Ball Stratton LLP, 2024 – 2025
- Associate, Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P., 2023 – 2024
- Chief Law Clerk, Hon. Matthew Kacsmaryk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2022 – 2023
- Associate, Burdett Morgan Williamson & Boykin LLP, 2021
- Law Clerk, Hon. Jimmy Blacklock, Supreme Court of Texas, 2020 – 2021
Leadership
- Commissioner, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, 2024 – Present
- Board Member, Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Houston Lawyers Chapter, 2025 – Present
- President, Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Houston Young Lawyers Chapter, 2025 – Present
Publications
- Addressing Employer Concerns Regarding Employee Misconduct and Crime, The Houston Lawyer (May 2023), with D. Isaak & A. Wolf
- Breaking the Bank: Split Interpretations of the Bank Acts in the Era of #MeToo, The University of Chicago Legal Forum (2019)
Awards
- James Wilson Fellow (January 2025)
- Amarillo Young Lawyer of the Month (November 2021)