Barrett Reasoner is a partner at Gibbs & Bruns LLP, a premier Houston litigation boutique, where he has practiced for more than three decades. An accomplished trial lawyer, Barrett represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes across a broad range of industries and areas of law, including energy, oil and gas, antitrust, construction, environmental, securities, intellectual property, and legal malpractice defense.
Barrett is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the American Law Institute.
Barrett received his J.D. with honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers. He also holds a graduate diploma from the London School of Economics and a B.A. cum laude from Duke University. After graduating from law school, Barrett began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County before joining Gibbs & Bruns in 1992. He became a partner in 1996.
Barrett is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading trial and commercial litigators by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, Benchmark Litigation, and Texas Super Lawyers. His professional and civic leadership has included service as President of the Houston Bar Association, a member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, Chair of the Houston Bar Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Houston Volunteer Lawyers. He has also served on numerous educational and nonprofit boards, including as a Trustee of The University of Texas Law School Foundation.
In 2025, Barrett and his sister, Macey Reasoner Stokes, received the Anti-Defamation League’s Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award, presented to an outstanding member of the legal community who demonstrates a commitment to equality, justice, fairness, and community service. They were the first siblings to receive the award.