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Garrett Meisman
Garrett Meisman
Associate — Appellate
E: gmeisman@velaw.com T: +1.713.758.2559
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Associate — Appellate

Garrett Meisman

Garrett Meisman
Houston
T: +1.713.758.2559
F: +1.713.615.5211

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: gmeisman@velaw.com
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Garrett Meisman

Garrett is a member of Vinson & Elkins’ Appellate section. His practice focuses on appeals and original proceedings in state and federal appellate courts. Prior to joining V&E, Garrett served as a judicial clerk for The Honorable Andrew L. Brasher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Experience Highlights

  • (Colo. App.) – Obtained affirmance of one of the largest Colorado state court judgments on record ($215 million) on behalf of an energy company in a case in which the lower court found the defendant fraudulently induced our client into signing an agreement for the design and construction of a water treatment facility, and that the defendant breached that agreement

  • (La.) (La. App. – 4th Cir.) – Successfully defended a $43 million judgment following a jury verdict for a chemical manufacturer in its contract dispute with its industrial gas supplier

  • (5th Cir.) – Obtained unanimous affirmance of a $14 million fraud judgment for an energy company against its former employee who engaged in a kickback scheme with contractors

  • (Tex.) – Represented a commercial landlord in petition for review seeking to obtain $4.8 million in holdover rent from a tenant

  • (U.S.) – Represented independent journalists as amici curiae supporting a reporter who brought First Amendment claims after being arrested for asking questions to a police officer; Supreme Court issued summary vacatur in reporter’s favor

Credentials

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D. magna cum laude, 2021 (Order of the Coif; Law Review, Moot Court, Trial Advocacy Team)
  • Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Business, B.S. Marketing Management, 2018
  • Judicial clerk to The Honorable Andrew L. Brasher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2021–2022
  • Judicial extern to The Honorable Carolyn McHugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Spring 2020
  • Judicial extern to The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Summer 2019
  • Judicial extern to Justice Thomas R. Lee, Utah Supreme Court, Summer 2019
  • Texas
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits
  • Spanish (conversational)

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