Jeff Gilbert | Angleton Family Lawyer

A native of Angleton, Texas in Brazoria County, Jeff Gilbert is a 6th generation Texan with deep roots to his community. Graduating from Angleton High School in 1978, Mr. Gilbert attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas where he was involved in the leadership of many campus service and social organizations. Upon completion of his business degree (BBA) in 1982, Mr. Gilbert returned to Brazoria County going to work for the First Freeport National Bank in Freeport, Texas. Mr. Gilbert later returned to Baylor where he enrolled in the graduate school of business obtaining his degree (MBA) while working as the night manager of the Baylor Student Union.

Upon graduation, Mr. Gilbert began a career in banking and corporate investments before entering South Texas College of Law at the age of 27. While in law school, Jeff participated in many intramural moot court and mock trial competitions. Interestingly and of note, Jeff tried and won his first jury trial while in law school serving as an intern with the Harris County District Attorney's office before receiving his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in December 1989.

Mr. Gilbert then accepted a position in the Trial Bureau of the Harris County District Attorney's office in Houston, Texas where he tried multiple jury and non-jury cases as a juvenile, misdemeanor and then felony prosecutor. In 1993, Mr. Gilbert left the District Attorney's office to join a prestigious Houston based civil litigation firm. Since that time, his practice has concentrated on litigation, including medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and toxic tort litigation with firms in Houston, Angleton and Dallas, Texas. In January 2006, Mr. Gilbert began a Brazoria County based practice and formed Jeffrey R. Gilbert, P.C.

Mr. Gilbert is a member of The State Bar of Texas (Section Memberships include: Criminal Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law), The Brazoria County Bar Association (Past President 2008-2009), The Houston Bar Association, and is a Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation. He is also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The College of the State Bar of Texas and is a Fellow of the Trial Advocacy Institute of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Mr. Gilbert remains a Trial Attorney. His practice focuses on criminal, family and general litigation.

Mr. Gilbert was honored to serve two terms (1996 through 1998) as a special judge of the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law. This appointment was made by the 15 county criminal court at law judges of Harris County. Mr. Gilbert presided over hundreds of case dispositions and numerous trials in this position.

Active in his community, Mr. Gilbert currently serves on the City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission, as a Board Member and Preseident-elect of the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Council, as a three-term President of the Brazoswood Buccaneer Band Booster Club (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011), he is a past president and former board member of the Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club, and has been a delegate to every Senate District (1996 and 1998, SD #7; 2000, SD #8; and 2002, 2004 , 2006 and 2008, and 2010, SD #17) and State Republican convention since 1996.

Mr. Gilbert and his family are proud to trace their Texas roots to John Bradbury Follett who settled in Texas on Follett Island near San Luis Pass in Brazoria County. Accordingly, Mr. Gilbert is a proud member of the Stephen F. Austin Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Mr. Gilbert attends BrazosPointe Fellowship in Lake Jackson, where he serves as an usher, greeter, has previously led an adult "Home Team" and has been active in its children's ministries.

Mr. Gilbert is the father of two children: Will, a student at Texas A&M University and Morgan, a student at Brazoswood High School. Mr. Gilbert is the son of the late Ralph W. Gilbert, a long-time Angleton attorney, and Fannie Mae Follett Gilbert a life-long resident of Brazoria County.

Special Training and experience -

Trained Mediator - AA White Dispute Resolution Institute; University of Houston Law Center; Certified for Approval of Court-Ordered Mediations;
Trained Family Law Mediator Travis County Dispute Resolution Center; Credentialed and Qualified Family Law Mediator;
Trained Ad Litem - Harris County Civil Court Ad Litem Training Course, 1998, 2005;
Trained Guardianship Attorney Ad Litem - Completed Training Required by Texas Probate Code for service as Attorney Ad Litem in State Courts

Areas of Practice

Mediation
Business & Commercial Law
Contracts
Business Organizations
Sexual Harassment
Construction Law
Criminal Law
DUI/DWI
Guardianships & Conservatorships
Wills
Family Law
Adoption
Custody & Visitation
Divorce
Litigation & Appeals
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Probate & Estate Administration
Products Liability Law
Medical Malpractice
Real Estate Law

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Lawyer	Jeff Gilbert Law Office	Angleton, TX	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
South Texas College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1989
Baylor University	M.B.A.		1984

State / Court	Date
Texas	1990
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas	1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit	1990
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas	1990

• State Bar of Texas - Member, Criminal Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution Sections.
  Brazoria County Bar Association - Past President
  Houston Bar Association
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

• Jeff is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review by Martindale-Hubbell, demonstrating recognition by his peers that he has earned the highest rating available for his legal ability and professional ethics for ten consecutive years. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer®, part of Thompson Reuters in the area of family law for five consecutive years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Only 5% of the members of the Texas bar have attained the Super Lawyer designation which is based on peer review and independent research. He is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He is also admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court,
  
  Jeff was honored to serve two terms (1996 through 1998) as a special judge of the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law. He has been a Municipal Judge for the City of Angleton since 2012 and the city’s Presiding Judge since 2015.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1990) Licensed as Attorney in Texas. Verified with Texas Bar Association.	July 25, 2016

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