Ben Barlow is a trial attorney who is well-versed in both business and family law. Mr. Barlow also has
considerable experience with school law, having represented various independent school districts, educational
institutions, administrators, and teachers in Texas. He has advocated on behalf of both employers and employees
as well, in matters ranging from discrimination to allegations of trade secret misappropriations. He has also
represented clients before the Fort Worth and Houston Courts of Appeals as well as the Texas Supreme Court and
the Fifth Court of Appeals. Mr. Barlow also represents clients in a variety of personal injury matters, ranging
from minor to catastrophic injuries.
Mr. Barlow joined Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP in 1995 following three years as an associate with the school
law section of Bracewell & Patterson, LLP in Houston.
Practice Areas
- Business and Tort Litigation
- Family Law
- School Law
- Employment Law
Licensed to Practice
- State of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
- University of Texas, Juris Doctor (with honors, 1992)
- Vanderbilt University Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude, 1989)
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar Association (Director 2004-2006; Secretary/Treasurer 2009-2010)
- National School Board Association Counsel of School Attorneys (1992 to present)
- National Organization on Legal Problems in Education (1992 to 1995)
- Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys (1992 to present)
- Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
Publications
- “Prayer in Public Schools in Light of Lee v. Weisman and its Progeny,”
WEST’S EDUC. LAW REPORTER, Vol. 87, Feb. 10, 1994
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