Robert Binz

Associate Attorney

Bar Admission

State Bar of Texas December 17, 2020

Education

University of Houston Law Center (UHLC), Houston, Texas May 2020
Juris Doctor | GPA: 3.2

• UHLC Moot Court Team; Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy, Publications Editor;
• Health Law Organization, Vice President; Student Bar Association

Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas May 2017
Bachelor of Behavioral Science in Political Science, Minor in Legal Studies

• Theta Alpha Zeta, President (2016) and Vice President (2015); Greek Council Executive Board Member; Student Government Association

Experience

Taylor Taylor & Russell LLP, Houston, Texas, Associate Attorney December 2020—Present

• Draft dispositive motions including motions for summary judgement and pleas to the jurisdiction.
• Draft pre-trial motions such as motions for protection, special exceptions, motions to quash, motions to sever & abate extra-contractual causes of action, and applicable affidavits.
• Draft communications including reports to clients and requests for authority.
• Conduct discovery through sending a receiving written requests and drafting deposition outlines.
• Draft original petitions concerning breach of contract.

Taylor Taylor & Russell LLP, Houston, Texas, Law Clerk April 2020—December 2020

• Drafted pre-trial and post-trial motions involving breach of contract issues and violations of the Prompt Payment Act.
• Contributed to insurance defense litigation by drafting pre-trial motions, initial contact letters, and requests for authority, and sending and responding to third-party discovery requests.
• Conducted relevant research for wide ranging-issues.

Cokinos | Young, Houston, Texas, Summer Associate May —June 2019

• Researched environmental protection regulations and case law concerning fraud for this construction law firm.
• Researched issues concerning the power of individual corporate directors for the firm’s transactional section.
• Prepared petitions and analyzed contracts for business formation.
• Attended hearings in which supervising attorneys submitted my work product.
• Communicated directly with clients regarding case progression.

Tate Young Law Firm, Houston, Texas, Law Clerk January 2019—April 2020

• Drafted petitions, answers, and pre-trial motions for Texas state court.
• Drafted written discovery requests and communicated with clients to respond to requests for production and interrogatories.
• Accompanied the supervising attorney to hearings and trial.
• Filed documents with court clerks.

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, Law Clerk, Institutional Compliance August—December 2018

• Presented research to supervising attorneys on federal and state statutes and regulations through memoranda and meetings to ensure hospital compliance.
• Attended meetings with internal compliance committees to discuss audits of institutional reporting procedures, compliance investigations, and the progress of current projects.