Gagan Khan
Principal
Clients greatly benefit from Gagan Khan’s decade-long litigation experience. With a strong foundation in Finance and Accounting, Gagan brings a unique perspective to her legal practice, enhancing her ability to handle diverse corporate and real estate cases. With Gagan, clients gain not just a legal viewpoint but also a numbers insight.
Gagan’s contributions to the community extend beyond the courtroom – she has instructed at the University of Houston’s Consumer Law Clinic and been appointed by three judges as a special commissioner for eminent domain cases. Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for three consecutive years, Gagan takes pride in her practice’s client-centric and collaborative approach.
Education
- Juris Doctorate, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. with Honors in Finance, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- Certified Accounting Program – Accounting, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Supreme Court of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Professional Associations
- Houston Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Successfully guided a $100 million company’s expansion from Texas to Florida
- Safeguarded assets of a global humidifier company in a real estate dispute – Represented K&B Properties L.P – Cause Number 511018-401, 511018-402 – Harris County – Texas. Cause Number 2022-78679 – Harris County – Texas. Cause Number 14-23-00435-CV – Texas Court of Appeals.
- Resolved conflicts between a national home builder and their contractor.
- Litigated intellectual property rights of a software developer against a licensee. Represented Vis’D Solutions, Inc, & Senarc Systems LLC – Cause Number 21-DCV-283787 – Fort Bend County – Texas
- Represented the rights of as commercial building owner against the civil engineer and the contractor – Cause Number 2018-88213 – Harris County – Texas.
- Effectively arranged for a share buyout of a $5,000,000 oil and gas business between two shareholders, successfully resolving their dispute.
- Skillfully facilitated the partition of real estate for divorcing business partners.
Honors
- Recipient of Super Lawyers Rising Star Award for three (3) consecutive years: 2020 – 2022
- Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyer Award recipient for four (4) years: 2019 – 2022
- Nominee for Houston Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40
- Appointed Special Commissioner on Condemnation Cases by former Judge George Barnstone
- Appointed Special Commissioner on Condemnation Cases by Judge LaShawn Williams
- Appointed Special Commissioner on Condemnation Cases by former Judge Lesley Briones (now Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner)
Classes & Seminars
- Instructor of continuing legal education class (CLE) – Liens in Real Estate
- Instructor – University of Houston Law Center – Consumer Law Clinic
- Speaker and Panelist at University of Houston Law Center – “Women in Corporate Tax Law” 2021
- Speaker and Panelist at Houston Bar Association 2022
Pro-Bono Activities
- ASPCA
- Houston Bar Association Veteran’s Clinic
- Houston Bar Association Tax Clinic
Past Positions
- Judicial Clerk for Honorable Barry Russell (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California)
- Law Clerk for Steve Cooley (Los Angeles County District Attorney)
