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Daniel Rodriguez( Associate )

2 Houston Center
909 Fannin St., Ste 2630
Houston, Texas 77010

Daniel joined Burford Perry in early 2022. He focuses his practice on general business and commercial litigation with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation, securities litigation, and employment litigation. He has also served as lead counsel on a contested probate matter and worked on personal injury cases.

Daniel earned his B.S. with honors in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where he was also a member of the Texas Longhorns football team. He then accepted the Dean’s Academic Excellence Scholarship to attend Baylor Law School on a full scholarship. Daniel graduated in the top 10% of his class from Baylor Law, where he earned his J.D. cum laude. During his time at Baylor, he received the 2019 Baylor Law Intellectual Property Law Award.

After law school, Daniel clerked for the Honorable Judge Andrew Edison of the United States District Court of the Southern District of Texas. Having researched and drafted numerous opinions for Judge Edison, Daniel developed excellent legal research and writing skills that he is leveraging for his clients at Burford Perry. In Daniel’s words: “Serving as a federal law clerk gave me an invaluable, behind-the-scenes understanding of how judges think and how they make their decisions.” Daniel’s go-to example of this insight was learning that many, if not most, federal judges decide motions before oral hearings are held, which taught him the importance of written practice. After clerking, Daniel joined Liskow & Lewis, PLC as an associate attorney in the oil and gas section. There, Daniel litigated oil and gas royalty disputes, breach of contract cases including those involving complex offshore leases, disputes over surety agreements, and bonding and collateralization disputes.

Employment History

  • Liskow & Lewis – Associate Attorney (10/2020 – 4/2022)
  • The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas – Law Clerk (08/2019 – 09/2020)
  • The Elliot Law Firm – Summer Associate (05/2018 – 08/2018)
  • The Supreme Court of Texas – Judicial Intern (07/2017 – 08/2017)
  • The Lanier Law Firm – Legal Intern (05/2016 – 08/2016)
  • Halliburton Energy Services – Field Engineer Intern (05/2013 – 08/2013, 05/2014 – 07/2014)

Education

  • Baylor Law School – Juris Doctor Degree
    • Graduated in 2019 with cum laude honors
    • Graduated in top 10% of class
    • Inducted into the Order of Barristers for excellence in oral advocacy
    • Dean’s List 6 times in a row for academic achievement
  • The University of Texas at Austin – Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honors, Business Foundations Certificate with Honors

Awards and Honors

  • Recipient of the Baylor Intellectual Property Law Award 2019, recognizing Daniel as the number one intellectual property student at Baylor Law for demonstrated outstanding achievement in the area of intellectual property
  • Recognized for earning the highest grade in his entire law school class in the following courses: Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Practice & Disputes, Electronic Commerce, and Legal Analysis Research & Communication
  • Recipient of the Dean’s Academic Excellence Full-Tuition Scholarship, a $65,000 per year scholarship to attend Baylor Law School

Professional Associations

  • The Houston Young Lawyers Association
  • Houston Bar Association
  • The Federalist Society
  • The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
  • The Public Interest Legal Society

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Publications

Personal Life

  • Daniel teaches weekly men’s bible studies at Dwelling Place Church.
  • Daniel is a former Longhorn football player at the University of Texas.
  • Daniel loves to play golf, workout, go to church, cook, trade cryptocurrency, and listen to non-fiction audiobooks.

Practice Areas

  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Probate
  • Energy Litigation
  • Federal Oil and Gas Regulation
  • Securities Litigation
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademarks
  • Employment Litigation

PARTNERS

Robert R. Burford

Partner

After working as a public accountant for two Big Eight accounting firms, Robert Burford graduated from the University of Houston Law School in 1986 with honors. He was a member of the Houston Law Review, Order of the Coif, and …

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Brent Perry

Brent C. Perry

Partner

Brent Perry has distinguished himself as a skilled commercial litigator over his 30-year career in a wide range of business litigation and appellate maters. In this time, he has used his wealth of experience to help clients resolve complex issues …

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Matt Parks

Matt Parks

Partner

Matt Parks is a dedicated trial attorney who focuses on business and commercial litigation across a variety of industries, including oil and gas, energy, and healthcare. He has represented individuals and businesses of all sizes in complex disputes, ranging from …

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Kevin Powers

Partner

With over 15 years of experience in fighting on behalf of clients throughout Texas, Kevin Powers utilizes his years of litigation experience to seek out compensation in cases involving business, real estate, and construction litigation matters. Joining the prestigious boutique …

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ASSOCIATES

Daniel Rodriguez

Associate

Daniel joined Burford Perry in early 2022. He focuses his practice on general business and commercial litigation with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation, securities litigation, and employment litigation. He has also served as lead counsel on a contested …

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Erica Fauser

Associate

Erica Fauser joined Burford Perry in 2021 after practicing complex civil litigation for several years. She continues to focus her practice on trial work, including business litigation and oil, gas, and energy litigation. Erica has also worked with clients in …

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Zachary Carlson

Associate

Zachary Carlson joined Burford Perry in mid-2019 after clerking for two justices on Texas’ First Court of Appeals in Houston. Zachary graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2017. While in law school, Zachary served …

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Clyde James (“Jay”) Jackson III

Of Counsel

Jay Jackson joined Burford Perry, LLP in March 2019. He brings over three decades of wide-ranging trial experience and has the knowledge to help clients with virtually any type of personal injury or commercial litigation case. Clients have come to …

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