Seth H. Kretzer

Of Counsel

Location:

Houston, Texas

Phone:

877-308-6206 (Toll Free)
713-987-3804

Fax:

713-623-0329

E-mail:

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I represent clients in state and federal courts throughout Texas. My practice is equally balanced with trial and appeals, having tried numerous civil and criminal case to verdict and successfully arguing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Before entering private practice at the Houston office of Fulbight & Jaworski, I served as a law clerk to Chief Judge David Folsom of the Eastern District of Texas (2003-'04) and Judge Tom Reavley on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2005-'06).

Areas of Practice

75% Appeals
25% Commercial Litigation
Criminal Law - Federal (White Collar Crime)

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2009

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 2003
- Law Review: Texas Law Review, Articles Editor, 2001 - 2003
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
- B.A. (Cum Laude)
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Finance and Economics

Representative Cases

United States v. Williams, 610 F.3d 271 (Fifth Circuit 2010)

Past Employment Positions

Judge David Folsom (Eastern District of Texas), Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004
Judge Tom Reavley (United States Court of Appeals), Law Clerk, 2005 - 2006

Newton, Jones & Spaeth is a Houston, Texas, law firm. Attorneys at the firm provide winning litigation strategies to clients throughout the Greater Houston and Texas Gulf Coast regions in cities that include Pasadena, Baytown, Kemah, Tomball, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, River Oaks, Bellaire, West University, The Heights, Sugar Land, Katy, The Woodlands, Spring, Clear Lake, Friendswood, Galveston, Pearland and Alvin; and throughout Harris County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Galveston County, Montgomery County, Jefferson County and Nueces County.