Rebecca L. Todd

Areas of Practice

• General Civil Litigation
• Defense Base Act (DBA)
• Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
• Employment Law

Ms. Todd’s practice focuses primarily on the defense of claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Defense Base Act (DBA).

Ms. Todd graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Geography. She then graduated from South Texas College of Law where she was on the Board of Advocates and Mock Trial team. Ms. Todd was a finalist at the Closing Argument Competition at Harvard Law School during her last year of law school while acting as President of the Animal Law Society, Vice President of the Environmental Law Society, and Associate Editor for the Texas Business Law Journal.

Awards & Honors

• ‘Ones to Watch in 2021’ Best Lawyers
• ‘Top Lawyer’ H Texas Magazine, 2019
• ‘Finalist’ Closing Argument Competition at Harvard Law School, Feb. 2015
• Advocate, Carolinas Mock Trial Invitational Tournament Competition
• Dean’s List, South Texas College of Law, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
• Dean’s List, Texas State University Fall 2010, Spring 2011 and Fall 2011

Education

• South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2016
• Texas State University, Bachelor of Arts and Minor in Geography, 2012

Admissions

• State Bar of Texas, 2016
• Southern District of Texas, 2019

Memberships & Services

• Texas Humane Legislation Network; Ambassador
• Houston Bar Association; Member
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Member
• American Association for Justice; Member