Fulbright & Jaworski was a legal firm in Houston, Texas.
History
The firm was founded in Houston, Texas, by Rufus Fulbright and John Crooker in 1919.[1]
Fulbright & Jaworski represented clients in the energy, financial, and healthcare industries.[2] As trustees of the M.D. Anderson Foundation, Fulbright & Jaworski partners were instrumental in the establishment of the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical system in the world.[3] During its first 50 years, the firm's transportation work included representing the Port of Houston and industries along the Houston Ship Channel.[4]
The late Leon Jaworski, a partner in the firm, headed the investigations into Nazi war crimes during World War II, resulting in the Nuremberg trials. He also served as Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in the 1963 civil rights case involving James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi. He was later appointed and served as the Watergate Special Prosecutor, 1973–74.[5]
On June 1, 2013, it merged with Norton Rose to form Norton Rose Fulbright.[6]
Notable attorneys
- Richard Beckler
- Alfred H. Bennett
- Carolyn Dineen King
- Sim Lake
- Gray H. Miller
- Stephen Susman (1941–2020)
External links
References
- FRom two lawyers in Houston to 4,000 world wide Houston Chronicle, 4 December 2019, retrieved 28 October 2025^
- Texas State Historical Association. The History of Fulbright and Jaworski: A Legacy of Legal Excellence Texas State Historical Association^
- No Finer Mind, No Greater Heart, Distinctions magazine May 2007^
- Horton & Horton, Inc., Libelant, Appellant, v. the S/s Robert E. Hopkins, Etc., Tide Water Associated Oil Company, Inc., Claimant, Appellees, 269 F.2d 914 (5th Cir. 1959) Justia US Law, retrieved 27 October 2025^
- Texas State Historical Association. Leon Jaworski: A Legacy in Law and Public Service Texas State Historical Association^
- Norton Rose and Fulbright Jaworski to merge from June 2013 Law.com^