Andrew

Gould

Andrew Gould leads Hicks Johnson’s appellate practice. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of complex civil matters in trial and appellate courts nationwide.

Recognized by Chambers USA for his “sterling appellate practice,” Andrew brings deep appellate experience at every stage of high-stakes litigation — from error preservation through appeal. He has served as lead counsel in more than 275 appeals across federal and state courts, including matters before the U.S. and Texas Supreme Courts. A seasoned oral advocate, Andrew has presented more than 40 appellate arguments — multiple before the Texas Supreme Court and more than 25 before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Equally adept at the trial level, Andrew partners with litigation teams in state, federal, and multidistrict proceedings. He is regularly called upon to assist with complex motions practice before, during, and after trial; error preservation at trial; jury-charge issues; and pre-suit legal strategy.

Outside the courtroom, Andrew pairs thought leadership with service to the community. He is the publisher of 1910 & Beyond, a Substack that explores the evolving landscape of appellate litigation in Houston and across the state and country. He is an editor of a leading Texas legal treatise, Bearings’ Texas Civil Litigation, and is a frequent CLE speaker. A past president of the Federal Bar Association’s Southern District of Texas Chapter, he currently serves the legal community as Secretary of the Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court and member of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Houston Nominating Committee. A supporter of Houston’s fine arts, Andrew is on the Board of Trustees for the Houston Symphony.

Before joining Hicks Johnson, Andrew founded and led the appellate practice at a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ firm. Prior to that, he was an award-winning federal appellate prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas and practiced complex commercial litigation in Washington, D.C. He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.