Overview

Laine focuses her practice on appellate litigation. She has handled appeals and original appellate proceedings in numerous Texas appellate courts and the Texas Supreme Court. With wide-ranging experience in commercial litigation, Laine has also played key roles in numerous multi-million dollar litigation trial teams. A writer and rhetoric scholar before law school, Laine has established a reputation for legal writing and analysis.

After receiving her MA in rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University and her JD from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as an Articles Editor for the Texas Law Review, Laine served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jeffrey S. Boyd of the Supreme Court of Texas.

Affiliations

Professional

  • Associate, Robert W. Calvin American Inn of Court
  • Member, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
  • Member, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section
  • Member, State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Section
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Austin Bar Association
  • Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, Austin Oil, Gas, & Mineral Section

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Publications

Education

JD, The University of Texas School of Law, Order of the Coif, Articles Editor, Texas Law Review, 2022

MA, Rhetoric, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019

BA, English/Writing, Oklahoma Christian University, summa cum laude, 2018

Admissions

Texas

Courts

US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Clerkships

Supreme Court of Texas

Areas of Focus

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