Chad Flores handles appeals and complex litigation for mission-driven clients.

Headquartered in Texas, the firm handles private litigation and government disputes at every level, from the Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court of Texas to lower courts nationwide.

Chad Flores

(713) 364-6640‬

chad@chadflores.law

  • Chad Flores is a board-certified appellate specialist handling appeals and complex litigation. His firm has led matters at every level, from the Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court of Texas to lower courts nationwide, in both private and government disputes.

    Chad has served as lead counsel before the Supreme Court of the United States at both the merits and petition stages, as well as in federal circuit and district courts across the country. He also appears regularly before the Supreme Court of Texas and supports trial counsel in lower courts statewide.

    In academia, Chad teaches appellate advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Institute and is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas School of Law.

  • Chad founded Flores Law after specializing in appeals for over a decade at national litigation boutique, where he was a partner in the appellate section.

    Before entering private practice, Chad clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Texas.

    He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and American University’s Washington College of Law.

    • Partner, Beck Redden LLP

    • Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    • Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas

    • J.D., American University Washington College of Law

    • B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, Government

  • For over a decade, Chad has been named a Super Lawyer and/or Rising Star in Appellate Law by Thompson Reuters.

    Chad was recently recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the field of appellate litigation and was honored by Benchmark Litigation for commercial and white-collar litigation accomplishments.

  • Defense Distributed v. YouTube & Google, No. 25-51004 (5th Cir. 2026)

    Krell v. American Bureau of Shipping, No. 24-20438 (5th Cir. 2025)

    White Knight Development Co. v. Simmons, No. 23-0868 (Tex. 2025)

    Bondi v. VanDerStok, 145 S.Ct. 857 (U.S. 2024)

    Papin v. University of Mississippi Medical Center, 109 F.4th 354 (5th Cir. 2024).

    Levinson Alcoser Assocs., L.P. v. El Pistolon II, Ltd., 670 S.W.3d 622 (Tex. 2023).

    New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022) (amicus curiae).

    Defense Distributed v. Bruck, 30 F.4th 414 (5th Cir. 2022)

    Azteca Int’l Corp. v. Ruiz, No. 13-21-00241-CV, 2022 WL 17983161 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2022).

    Defense Distributed v. Grewal, 971 F.3d 485 (5th Cir. 2020).

    Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Inv. Services of Nevada, Inc. v. Chandra, 822 F. App’x 597 (9th Cir. 2020).

    Freeman v. American K-9, 556 S.W.3d 246 (Tex. 2018).

    Levinson Alcoser Assocs., L.P. v. El Pistolon II, Ltd., 513 S.W.3d 487 (Tex. 2017).

    Collins v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, 254 F. Supp. 3d 841 (S.D. Tex. 2017).

    Owens v. Jastrow, 789 F.3d 529 (5th Cir. 2015)

    Glassell Producing Co. v. Jared Res., Ltd., 422 S.W.3d 68 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2014).

Appeals

Appeals are the firm’s flagship practice area.  Chad has been Board Certified in Civil Appeals by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2012, and before founding his own firm, he was a partner in the appellate section of a national litigation boutique.

In appellate courts, Chad handles traditional appeals and original appellate proceedings, petitions for discretionary review, amicus briefs, and moot courts. In trial courts, Chad delivers specialized support for pleading formulation, key legal briefs, jury charges, and post-trial litigation. The practice also gives pre-litigation matter assessments for potential litigants and other stakeholders.

Complex Litigation

Complex Litigation

The firm’s appellate practice is complemented by a growing docket of complex litigation. For high stakes private matters, Chad serves at inception to devise litigation strategies and oversee their execution in anticipation of appeal. By collaborating with allied trial specialists across the nation, the practice marshals appellate expertise to ensure maximum litigating efficacy and efficiency.

Government litigation is another key practice area. Focusing on the advancement of civil and commercial liberties, Chad represents businesses, associations, and individuals in cutting-edge matters of constitutional and administrative law, as well as white-collar criminal proceedings.