Reece Rondon

Reece deftly handles a wide variety of commercial disputes—from subrogation and coverage litigation involving the London and domestic energy insurance markets to business disputes, trade secret matters and legal malpractice defense. Reece’s breadth of practice over the last 30-plus years provides him with a distinctive point of view with which to advise clients in federal and state courts, and arbitration tribunals. As opposing counsel once noted, “Reece is an exceptionally well-prepared lawyer with a command of the substantive legal and evidentiary issues.  He’s a tireless advocate, who possesses the rare ability to aggressively promote his client’s interest while maintaining his professionalism and civility.”

Prior to joining Hall Maines Lugrin, Reece served with distinction as a Texas District Court judge for nearly nine years, presiding over more than 125 jury trials. Before serving on the bench, Reece worked on mergers, acquisitions and public securities offerings at a national law firm and a publicly traded power company. In addition, Reece taught Trial Advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center for over four years.

With a broad background of experience, Reece brings to the table an ability to see many different aspects of a case. His unique perspective allows him to quickly understand the issues—not just in the context of the courtroom but also in that of his client’s business. As a trial attorney in an energy boutique law firm, Reece frequently finds this viewpoint to be invaluable to the firm’s clients and that it often becomes the difference between winning and losing.

• Coverage & Bad Faith Defense
• 3rd Party Defense
• Appellate
• Commercial Disputes
• Excess Liability & Monitoring
• Energy – Hydrocarbons
• Insurance
• Coverage Opinions
• International and Domestic Arbitration
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Energy – Renewables
• Subrogation

• Trial and appellate counsel for a domestic insurance company in a Texas state insurance coverage and bad faith trial, eventually resulting in a take-nothing judgment for the client.
• Obtained a very favorable settlement two months prior to trial for a drilling company, the operator/working interest owners of an oil and gas well, and subrogated London and domestic insurers in an almost $20 million products liability case involving defective blowout prevention equipment.
• Represented a drilling company during post-verdict motions and on appeal of an adverse trial court judgment, eventually resulting in a take-nothing judgment for the client.
• Obtained a verdict and judgment for an oil and gas operator and a subrogated domestic insurer in a recovery claim against the turnkey plugging and abandoning company.
• Represented London underwriters and domestic insurance companies in favorably settling two related products liability recovery actions (in US and Spanish courts) involving hundreds of millions of dollars in losses regarding a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Defended seven individual employees in two related Federal and Texas trade secret MDLs, which settled shortly after obtaining a summary judgment in his clients’ favor in the Texas MDL.
• Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment in the defense of a law firm in a legal malpractice state court case, which was upheld on appeal.
• Member of trial team that obtained a trial verdict in favor of a trade secret plaintiff in Texas state court.
• Obtained a favorable settlement for an international oil company that sued manufacturers of a defective product in the Pacific Northwest.
• Favorably settled a recovery action for subrogated insurers in Wyoming state court who sued in connection with the blowout of an oil and gas well.
• Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment in a personal injury lawsuit in Jefferson County, Texas.
• Favorably settled a products liability lawsuit for an oil and gas company that sued the manufacturer and other defendants regarding defective casing.
• Obtained and defended on appeal an approximate $3.5 million trial court judgment in favor of a subrogating domestic insurer who sued an oil and gas services company regarding a blowout in Pennsylvania.
• After two days of trial, favorably settled a breach of IADC drilling contract lawsuit brought on behalf of subrogating insurers who insured the drilling company.
• As a judge, presided over many significant controversies involving millions of dollars. Decisions were affirmed on their merits by the courts of appeal almost 80% of the time, including special appearances, summary judgments, injunctions and trial judgments.
• Serves as a mediator, arbitrator, special court master, Guardian Ad Litem, or expert witness in over 100 different matters.

• Consistently named to Texas Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and Law Dragon listings
• Received the highest ratings of the 24 Harris County Civil Judges in the 2011 Houston Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Poll
• 2007 Houston Jaycees Five Outstanding Young Houstonians and Texas Jaycees Five Outstanding Young Texans

• Eight Hall Maines Lugrin Attorneys Earn Texas Super Lawyers Honors
• Eight Attorneys with Hall Maines Lugrin Selected for Best Lawyers in America   
• Seven Attorneys with Hall Maines Lugrin Named to Texas Super Lawyers 
• Seven Hall Maines Lugrin Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers
• Super Lawyers Honors 12 Hall Maines Lugrin Attorneys for 2026
• Hall Maines Lugrin Boasts 11 Attorneys on 2025 Texas Super Lawyers List

Biggest Professional Achievement
Being voted the most outstanding civil district state court judge in Harris County by the attorneys that practiced before me then, and against whom I practice now has been my biggest professional achievement.

Most Notable Personal Accomplishment
My wife and children are easily the most important and noteworthy personal “accomplishment” I’ve ever achieved.