Who We Are
E.R. “Ed” Norwood, Civil Trial Attorney
Ed Norwood has been a trial lawyer for 39 years and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Law Attorney. Ed began his practice at Vinson & Elkins in 1972 where he worked as an associate in the civil trial section for four years. Ed then joined a fellow attorney in Liberty, Texas and opened Taylor & Norwood. In 2000, Ed became a shareholder with Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C. in the litigation section.
Ed represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases. Ed’s practice emphasizes complex commercial trials, including contract disputes, land title disputes, oil and gas litigation, and serious personal injury and death cases.
Ed has extensive experience litigating in state and federal courts. He has also handled appeals in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, and most of the Texas State Courts of Appeals.
Ed has been recognized in a peer-review survey as a Texas “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
He was adjunct professor of Oil and Gas Law at Bates College of Law, University of Houston, from 1973 to 1974. Ed is also a featured author and speaker at seminars on oil and gas litigation sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association. To access some of his informative articles, click here.
Bar Admission
1972, Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education
1969, Louisiana State University, B.S., Petroleum Engineering
1972, Bates College of Law, University of Houston, J.D., cum laude
Certification
Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Memberships
Houston, Liberty County, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations
State Bar of Texas (Past Member, Administration of Justice Committee and the Mineral Law Section)
American Board of Trial Advocates
Recognition
Texas “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
AV® Preeminent Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
Mr. Norwood is supported by highly trained, experienced staff.
