Practice Emphasis
Construction law, construction contract negotiations, drafting of construction contracts, mechanic's and materialman’s lien issues, labor and employment law, general commercial disputes and appeals

Professional Summary
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Rachel received her undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in Interior Design. Before attending law school at the University of Houston Law Center, Rachel worked as a designer at Gensler, a large international architecture firm, in both Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas and is a Registered Interior Designer in Texas. While in law school, Rachel was a senior articles editor for the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal. Rachel is also a former in-house counsel with the global architecture, design and engineering firm, HOK. 

Honors
Named as a “Professional on the Fast Track” in
     H-Texas Magazine, 2009
Selected for inclusion in Texas Rising Stars, 2008

Speaker
"Negotiating Owner/Contractor Construction Contracts: Key Provisions for Modification by the Contractor," The Basic Course in Construction Law, October 25, 2007.

Education
University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1998)
University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005)

Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas (2005)
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 

Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
     - Construction Law Section
     - Appellate Section

Houston Bar Association
     - Construction Law Section

Registered Interior Designer (RID)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Rachel M. Stanford

Associate

Houston, Texas
(713) 535-5537 (Direct)
(713) 535-5533 (Fax)
rstanford@cbylaw.com