Baker Botts L.L.P.

Litigation

Partner

Ben Gonsoulin is a trial attorney in the firm's Houston office. Ben represents clients in high-stakes, complex litigation and focuses his practice on energy, environmental, mass action, and real estate matters.

Ben has worked with a broad range of clients in the energy, chemical, power, and real estate industries in disputes involving industrial accidents and crises, environmental contamination claims, toxic tort claims, contractual claims, fraud claims, and significant personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims. Ben has practiced in venues across the country, representing clients in federal and state court and in arbitration proceedings. He routinely advises clients in all stages of litigation, guiding them through pre-litigation claim assessment and analysis, strategically navigating pre-trial discovery and motion practice, and advocating for his clients at trial and on appeal.

State Bar of Texas

Louisiana State Bar

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas

United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana

The Institute for Energy Law, Advisory Board and Leadership Class 2022-23

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, Publications Committee 2021-24

Houston Bar Association

Houston Young Lawyers Association

Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow

J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School 2012 Member, Moot Court Board

B.A., Political Science, Louisiana State University 2009 magna cum laude