Your Texas Law Hero:

Experienced Texas Trial Lawyers for Family Law, Civil Litigation & Criminal Defense

When the stakes are high, experience in the courtroom matters.

The Law Office of Lori Elaine Laird, PLLC represents individuals, families, and businesses in complex legal matters throughout the Houston-Galveston area and across Texas. Our practice focuses on family law, civil litigation and trial practice, criminal defense, appellate matters, and probate and estate litigation.

Lori Laird is an experienced Texas trial attorney who has handled high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts. A former police officer, she brings a unique perspective to the courtroom and combines thorough preparation, practical judgment, and aggressive advocacy with personal attention to every client.

In 2026, Lori was again selected to Texas Super Lawyers, an honor she has received in multiple years. Her litigation experience includes nationally reported cases and complex jury trials, including successfully representing clients in the civil litigation arising from the Santa Fe High School shooting, in which a Galveston County jury found her clients not financially responsible for the shooting.

Whether the case involves a difficult divorce, a business or civil dispute, criminal charges, an appeal, or another serious legal problem, our goal is the same: understand what matters to you, develop a strategy tailored to your case, and be prepared to fight when necessary.

Texas Family Law Attorneys Protecting What Matters Most 

Family law disputes affect the things that matter most—your children, your finances, your property, and your future. Our attorneys represent clients in divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, property division, enforcement and modification proceedings, and other complex family law matters.

We understand that every family is different and that not every case should be handled the same way. We work closely with our clients to identify their priorities, explain their options, and develop a practical strategy designed for their particular circumstances. When a case can be resolved effectively through negotiation, we pursue that opportunity. When litigation is necessary, we are prepared to advocate aggressively in court.

Civil Litigation & Trial Practice

We represent individuals, businesses, professionals, and families in serious civil disputes throughout Texas. Our civil litigation practice includes business and contract disputes, healthcare and professional litigation, probate and estate disputes, wrongful death claims, and other complex matters requiring experienced trial counsel.

Lori Laird has extensive courtroom and jury-trial experience and has represented clients in high-stakes litigation receiving statewide and national attention. Most recently, she successfully represented clients in the civil litigation arising from the Santa Fe High School shooting, where a Galveston County jury found her clients not financially responsible for the shooting.

Effective litigation requires more than filing pleadings. We evaluate the facts, identify the client's objectives, develop a strategy, and prepare every case with trial in mind. When a dispute can be resolved on favorable terms, we work toward that result. When it cannot, we are prepared to try the case.

Criminal Defense When Your Freedom & Future Are at Stake

Criminal charges can threaten your freedom, your career, your reputation, and your future. Our firm represents clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges and provides experienced, strategic defense from the earliest stages of a case through trial when necessary.

Lori Laird's experience as both a criminal defense attorney and former police officer provides a valuable perspective when evaluating investigations, police procedures, evidence, and trial strategy. Every case is different, and we carefully examine the facts and available defenses before developing a strategy designed to protect our client's rights and achieve the best possible outcome.

Appeals & Appellate Litigation

Appellate litigation requires a different set of skills from trial practice—careful analysis of the record, sophisticated legal research, persuasive briefing, and effective oral advocacy. Lori Laird represents clients in civil and criminal appeals and other appellate matters in Texas courts.

Her extensive trial experience provides an important perspective in appellate cases. Having tried numerous cases before juries, Lori understands how issues develop in the courtroom, how rulings affect the presentation of a case, and how trial strategy can shape the issues ultimately presented on appeal. She brings that practical trial experience to the research, briefing, and oral argument required in appellate practice.

Probate, Guardianship & Estate Litigation

Our firm represents clients in probate, guardianship, and estate matters, including contested probate proceedings, disputes involving estates and fiduciaries, guardianship proceedings, and related litigation. We also assist clients with uncontested probate matters and other estate-related legal issues.

When disagreements arise among family members, beneficiaries, executors, administrators, or other interested parties, these cases can quickly become complex. Our litigation experience allows us to evaluate the legal and practical issues involved and develop a strategy designed to protect our client's interests while working toward an efficient resolution.

Experience That Matters When the Stakes Are High

Based in Pasadena, the Law Office of Lori Elaine Laird, PLLC represents clients throughout the Houston-Galveston region and across the State of Texas. The firm regularly handles matters in Galveston and Harris Counties, as well as Brazoria, Liberty, Chambers, Montgomery, and surrounding counties.

Our practice is not limited to Southeast Texas. Lori Laird represents clients in courts throughout the state and has handled matters in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and other Texas communities. For clients facing complex litigation or other serious legal matters, geography does not have to be an obstacle to experienced representation.

Whether your legal matter is close to home or elsewhere in Texas, our goal is to provide straightforward advice, realistic expectations, and a strategy tailored to your particular circumstances.

Have a legal problem? To learn how we can help you solve your legal problem call us today for a consultation and development of a personal action plan at (832) 699-1966.

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