Mr. Barry Abrams is a lawyer practicing administrative, class action defense, commercial and corporate ethics-legal malpractice and 5 other areas of law. Barry received a A.B. degree from Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, and has been licensed for 48 years. Barry practices at Blank Rome LLP in Houston, TX.
In 2013, Mr. Abrams was selected for the Edwin P. Rome Pro Bono Award, which was created to recognize dedication to pro bono service and to honor those who are committed to seeking equal access to justice for all.
Community Service & Affiliations
Mr. Abrams is a former chairman and remains a board member of the Spring Branch Education Foundation. He also serves as President of the Spring Branch Family Development Center and is the former President and a current board member for the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum. Mr. Abrams is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers Access to Justice Committee.
Events
Bill of Rights: The Inherent Tension Between National Security Interests and Individual Rights[Event]
American Inns of Court
2007
Barry Abrams
A Historical Snapshot of the Takings Clause[Event]
American Inns of Court
2004
Barry Abrams
The Exonerated[Event]
The Alley Theatre
2004
Barry Abrams
Mythical things You Thought You Could Do At Trial, But You Can't[Event]
State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course
1999
Barry Abrams
Deadly Force and Pursuit Driving[Event]
Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute & Municipal Legal Studies Center Risk Management Workshop
December 31, 1995
Barry Abrams
Advanced Uses of Computers in Litigation[Event]
Law Technology Conference
1992, 1993, 1994
Barry Abrams
Minimizing Your Liability: Employment Practices[Event]
Texas Municipal League Annual Conference
1993
Barry Abrams
Discovery: Acquiring and Protecting Documents[Event]
Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar
1989
Barry Abrams
Prejudgment Preservation of Error[Event]
South Texas College of Law Appellate Practice Institute
1988
Barry Abrams
Nuts and Bolts of Municipal Contracting- Liquidated Damages[Event]
Texas City Attorneys' Association Workshop
1987
Barry Abrams
Publications
Asserting Official Immunity in Employment Related Cases: A Defense Perspective[Article]
30 Urban Lawyer 1023
1998
Barry Abrams
Business Litigation Update - Significant Cases[Article]
State Bar Of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course
1998
Barry Abrams
Recent Supreme Court Developments in the Area of Public Official Immunities[Article]
ABA State & Local News
Winter 1998
Barry Abrams
Sovereign Immunity and Exceptions - Defendant's Perspective[Article]
State Bar Of Texas Institute On Suing And Defending Governmental Entities
1998
Barry Abrams
Annual Update on Public Official Immunities[Article]
29 Urban Lawyer 809
1997
Barry Abrams
Recent Developments in Constitutional Torts[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1997
Barry Abrams
Direct Causes of Action on State Constitutional Issues[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1996
Barry Abrams
Direct Causes of Action Under the Texas Constitution, Including Damages[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1995
Barry Abrams
Case Law Update on Civil Rights[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities & Public Officials
1993
Barry Abrams
Electronic Media Discovery: New Media, Same Rules[Article]
ABA Litigation Applications
Spring 1993
Barry Abrams
Case Law Update on Civil Rights[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1992
Barry Abrams
Update on Civil Rights Developments, Including the Duty to Protect and Prevent[Article]
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities And Public Officials
1991
Barry Abrams
Motion Practice and Discovery Disputes - A Practitioner's Guide to Handling Irrelevant and Overly Broad Discovery Requests[Article]
South Texas College of Law Institute, Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence
1989
Barry Abrams
Trial of a Deceptive Trade Practice Case - For the Defendant[Article]
Houston Bar Association Trial Practice & Procedure Serialized Institute
1987
Barry Abrams
Toward a Policy-based Theory of State Court Jurisdiction Over Class Actions[Article]
56 Texas Law Review 1033
1978
Barry Abrams
The Scope of Liability Under Section 3 of the Texas Tort Claims Act[Article]
55 Texas Law Review 719
1977
Barry Abrams
News
Eight Attorneys of Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau Join Blank Rome[Press Release]
August 1, 2013
Alan J. Hoffman, John D. Kimball, Jonathan K. Waldron, Barry Abrams, Michael K. Bell, Keith B. Letourneau, et al.
Addition Strengthens Houston Presence for Largest U.S. Maritime Practice
Blank Rome Opens Houston Office[Press Release]
July 5, 2011
Barry Abrams, Susan L. Bickley, Jack W. Higdon and Robert P. Scott
Recognition
Six Blank Rome Attorneys Designated Lawyer of the Year byBest Lawyers[Honor] MEMBERSHIPS In 2013, Mr. Abrams was selected for the Edwin P. Rome Pro Bono Award, which was created to recognize dedication to pro bono service and to honor those who are committed to seeking equal access to justice for all. Community Service & Affiliations Mr. Abrams is a former chairman and remains a board member of the Spring Branch Education Foundation. He also serves as President of the Spring Branch Family Development Center and is the former President and a current board member for the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum. Mr. Abrams is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers Access to Justice Committee. Events Bill of Rights: The Inherent Tension Between National Security Interests and Individual Rights[Event] A Historical Snapshot of the Takings Clause[Event] The Exonerated[Event] Mythical things You Thought You Could Do At Trial, But You Can't[Event] Deadly Force and Pursuit Driving[Event] Advanced Uses of Computers in Litigation[Event] Minimizing Your Liability: Employment Practices[Event] Discovery: Acquiring and Protecting Documents[Event] Prejudgment Preservation of Error[Event] Nuts and Bolts of Municipal Contracting- Liquidated Damages[Event] Publications Asserting Official Immunity in Employment Related Cases: A Defense Perspective[Article] Business Litigation Update - Significant Cases[Article] Recent Supreme Court Developments in the Area of Public Official Immunities[Article] Sovereign Immunity and Exceptions - Defendant's Perspective[Article] Annual Update on Public Official Immunities[Article] Recent Developments in Constitutional Torts[Article] Direct Causes of Action on State Constitutional Issues[Article] Direct Causes of Action Under the Texas Constitution, Including Damages[Article] Case Law Update on Civil Rights[Article] Electronic Media Discovery: New Media, Same Rules[Article] Case Law Update on Civil Rights[Article] Update on Civil Rights Developments, Including the Duty to Protect and Prevent[Article] Motion Practice and Discovery Disputes - A Practitioner's Guide to Handling Irrelevant and Overly Broad Discovery Requests[Article] Trial of a Deceptive Trade Practice Case - For the Defendant[Article] Toward a Policy-based Theory of State Court Jurisdiction Over Class Actions[Article] The Scope of Liability Under Section 3 of the Texas Tort Claims Act[Article] News Eight Attorneys of Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau Join Blank Rome[Press Release] Blank Rome Opens Houston Office[Press Release] Recognition Six Blank Rome Attorneys Designated Lawyer of the Year byBest Lawyers[Honor] Memberships
May 2013
Barry Abrams, Lawrence F. Flick II, Barry H. Genkin and Raymond L. Shapiro Member:
American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
American College of Trial Lawyers
Houston Bar Foundation
International Municipal Lawyers Association
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Texas City Attorneys Association Fellow: in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Abrams served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph T. Sneed, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Abrams previously taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center and has served on the faculty of the Texas Trial Academy and Texas Pretrial Academy, a joint project of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was an articles editor for theTexas Law Review, and a member of the Order of the Coif and Chancellors.
American Inns of Court
2007
Barry Abrams
American Inns of Court
2004
Barry Abrams
The Alley Theatre
2004
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course
1999
Barry Abrams
Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute & Municipal Legal Studies Center Risk Management Workshop
December 31, 1995
Barry Abrams
Law Technology Conference
1992, 1993, 1994
Barry Abrams
Texas Municipal League Annual Conference
1993
Barry Abrams
Corpus Christi Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar
1989
Barry Abrams
South Texas College of Law Appellate Practice Institute
1988
Barry Abrams
Texas City Attorneys' Association Workshop
1987
Barry Abrams
30 Urban Lawyer 1023
1998
Barry Abrams
State Bar Of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course
1998
Barry Abrams
ABA State & Local News
Winter 1998
Barry Abrams
State Bar Of Texas Institute On Suing And Defending Governmental Entities
1998
Barry Abrams
29 Urban Lawyer 809
1997
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1997
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1996
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1995
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities & Public Officials
1993
Barry Abrams
ABA Litigation Applications
Spring 1993
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
1992
Barry Abrams
State Bar of Texas Institute on Suing and Defending Governmental Entities And Public Officials
1991
Barry Abrams
South Texas College of Law Institute, Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence
1989
Barry Abrams
Houston Bar Association Trial Practice & Procedure Serialized Institute
1987
Barry Abrams
56 Texas Law Review 1033
1978
Barry Abrams
55 Texas Law Review 719
1977
Barry Abrams
August 1, 2013
Alan J. Hoffman, John D. Kimball, Jonathan K. Waldron, Barry Abrams, Michael K. Bell, Keith B. Letourneau, et al.
Addition Strengthens Houston Presence for Largest U.S. Maritime Practice
July 5, 2011
Barry Abrams, Susan L. Bickley, Jack W. Higdon and Robert P. Scott
May 2013
Barry Abrams, Lawrence F. Flick II, Barry H. Genkin and Raymond L. Shapiro Member:
American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
American College of Trial Lawyers
Houston Bar Foundation
International Municipal Lawyers Association
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Texas City Attorneys Association
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