George Edwards III has been involved in complex commercial cases for the last 17 years. He focuses his practice on business litigation and commercial construction litigation. After obtaining a degree in Chemistry from Rice University, he attended Howard University School of Law, where he became editor-in-chief of the law school’s legal newspaper. He started his career at The Gallagher Law Firm, which has a large toxic tort and environmental litigation practice. He continued his career at Phillips Akers, P.C., a litigation boutique in Houston, where Mr. Edwards represented large companies like Kroger and HEB. Mr. Edwards is a former member of the State Bar Web Services and Grievance Committees. He is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee.
He is a former director of the Board of Directors of the Houston Young Lawyers Association and is a fellow on the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation. He is also an inaugural member of the Texas State Bar’s Leadership SBOT, which was designed to increase diverse leadership participation within the legal community through the nomination of lawyers who possess both the desire and the potential to assume leadership roles in their communities and the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Edwards is a Sustaining Member of the Harris County Democratic Party. He is also a member of the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association. He is a civil rights activist and frequently represents victims of excessive force and violations of their Constitutional rights. He also serves as guardian ad litem to support the Harris County District Courts in resolving cases involving injuries to minors. Mr. Edwards is an outspoken advocate for children who have suffered abuse at the hands of others. He spends his free time traveling the world and reading novels.
Mr. Edwards has given advice and prepared legal strategies for a variety of corporate entities, such as joint ventures, LLC’s, and LP’s.
QUALIFICATIONS, ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Texas, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western, Northern, Southern, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Washington D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
The National Black Lawyers
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Leadership State Bar of Texas, Inaugural Member
Former Harris County Grievance Committee Member
State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee 2020 – 2025
Harris County Democratic Party, Sustaining Member
Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
National Bar Association
Houston Lawyers Association
Editor-in-Chief, The Barrister
Houston Museum of Fine Arts Group 5A: African American Art Advisory Association
Holocaust Museum Houston
