Connor Burwell focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.
Connor was a law clerk to Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, from 2022 to 2023.
Favorable Settlement in Will Contest
Represented a private charitable foundation in a will contest alleging lack of capacity, undue influence, forgery, and other claims. Achieved a settlement for approximately 5% of the value of the estate, ensuring that the vast majority of funds will go to children’s cancer research and other charitable causes.
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2022
Harvard Law Review, Online Chair
Ames Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist
Harvard Law School Parody, Cast Member
Lafayette College, B.A., summa cum laude, Philosophy, Government & Law, 2019
Co-Valedictorian
Marquis Fellow
State Bar of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Houston Bar Association, Member