Cameron P. Pope​cameron p. pope

Partner
  • Phone: 713-547-9117
  • Email: cpope@hicks-thomas.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-pope-04602258/

Bio

Cameron is an appellate specialist. A native of New Zealand, he began his career with a judicial clerkship at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, after which he joined the litigation group of a large, international law firm. Cameron practiced appellate law with the firm as an associate and then as a partner for more than 20 years before joining Hicks Thomas in 2024.

Practice Emphasis

  • Appellate
  • Employee Benefits and Managed Care
  • Energy
  • Toxic Tort

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center
    • Houston Law Review - Chief Notes and Comments Editor
  • University of Houston (MA English 1998)
  • Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (BA Hons. 1994)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for all districts in Texas
  • State Bar of Texas

Honors & Distinctions

  • Named a Litigation Star, Texas, Benchmark Litigation, 2021-2024
  • Recognized as a “Future Star” in Texas, Benchmark Litigation, 2014–2020
  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas (Appellate Section)
  • Houston Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Treasurer, The Joy School Endowment Fund, helping provide scholarships for children with developmental differences

Representative Cases

  • Successfully represented medical school in appeal of multi-million dollar jury verdict in medical malpractice dispute.
  • Successfully represented software developer in appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of “death penalty” and other sanctions awarded to developer in trade secret misappropriation dispute involving software used in the oil and gas industry.
  • Counsel for river authority in multiple appeals involving flood damage claims by property owners for actions taken during Hurricane Harvey.
  • Successfully represented oil and gas company in appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in dispute involving personal injuries sustained on offshore rig.
  • Successfully represented oil and gas company in appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit involving more than $650 million in alleged damages in dispute involving area of mutual interest in the Bakken shale.