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Rachel de Cordova practices in the areas of tort, commercial, maritime, and energy litigation with a special emphasis in handling complex, commercial litigation; premises, product and toxic tort litigation; and maritime litigation. She served as national maritime counsel for one of the country’s largest oil refiners and marketers where she handled all maritime related litigation, as well as regulatory matters before government bodies overseeing pilot and port tariffs and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She also handled personal injury suits in Texas and Louisiana as well as advised her client regarding indemnity, defense and additional insured provisions to comply with Texas state law.. Her practice also includes the defense and investigation of claims resulting from oilfield and maritime catastrophic incidents under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including handling the settlement of all major refinery and vessel detention claims in the EAGLE OTOME oil spill. Ms. de Cordova defends vessel owners and operators from claims arising under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.. Ms. de Cordova joined Phelps from the Texas based litigation firm Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP.

Laura focuses her practice on commercial and complex litigation.  She has successfully tried cases to jury verdict and prosecuted appeals before federal and state courts in Texas.  Laura’s practice encompasses a wide variety of commercial and civil matters ranging from contract to fraud disputes.  Laura is also a Certified Mediator and has mediated attorneys’ fees, construction contract, fiduciary duty, fraud, homeowners/condominium association, insurance, landlord-tenant, real estate, and tort disputes.. Laura is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Harris County dispute Resolution Center, which is a non-profit corporation sponsored by the Houston Bar Association and funded through Harris County, providing free alternative dispute resolution services to the resident of Harris County.  She is also a former Co-Chair of the Tomorrow’s Attorney Pipeline Program (TAPP), which is dedicated to increasing diversity in the legal profession by targeting diverse high school students and providing them concrete, motivating opportunities to learn about the law and begin planning for her law school education.  Laura also volunteers her time with a number of community service programs, including the Interprofessional Drug Education Alliance (IDEA), Meals on Wheels, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).. Laura was associated with three national firms in the Houston area prior to founding The Coe Law Firm, PLLC.

I am honest, dedicated and knowledgable.