Edward W. Allred

eallred@wgclawfirm.com

“I’ve never been as pleased with my lawyers as I am with Ed Allred and his team. Four times my company was embroiled in substantial litigation, and four times Ed and Mikal achieved successful resolutions, very, very quickly. With each new dispute, they’re my first call; they’ve never let me down.”

H. David Shockley
CEO, International Biophysics Corp.
Austin, Texas

Ed Allred was born in Heidelberg, Germany. He received his Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University in 1990. While at Texas A&M, Ed served as a Combat Engineer in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was also a member of the Corps of Cadets, the Ross Volunteer Company, and a Yell Leader.

Upon graduation, Ed was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a pilot. He worked as an engineer for Centex Construction until he began law school, where he was the President of the legal honor society, an Editor for the Law Review, and awarded the Outstanding First, Second, and Third-Year Student awards. Ed graduated in the top 5% of his class, and worked for the Honorable Emilio Garza of the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit.

Ed began practicing commercial litigation in the Houston office of the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie. Ed returned home to San Antonio and practiced commercial law and litigation for Valero Energy Corporation until he joined the predecessor firm of Watts Guerra Craft LLP 2005.

At Watts Guerra Craft LLP, Ed routinely handles large and complex commercial litigation matters, including antitrust, patent infringement and patent theft, commercial torts, deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, construction, international and domestic class actions, oil and gas and other minerals (including uranium), and real estate disputes.

Ed is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Texas and in the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA), State Bar of Texas, San Antonio Bar Association, and San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (SATLA). Ed has held leadership positions in the San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association and the Houston Bar Association.

Ed was named by Texas Monthly as one of the “Texas Super Lawyer – Rising Stars” in 2005 and 2007, and by Scene in S.A. as one of the “Best Lawyers in San Antonio” in 2008.