Kaylee Gum

Associate

Phone: 713-547-9189
Email: kgum@hicks-thomas.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylee-gum-b9ab8b49/

Bio

Kaylee Gum joined Hicks Thomas LLP in 2024. Ms. Gum’s practice includes a broad range of commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on insurance coverage and energy litigation. She has experience representing business clients of all sizes in the oil and gas, insurance, transportation, and maritime industries.

Prior to joining private practice, Ms. Gum served on active duty as an Air Force Judge Advocate (JAG) where she gained extensive trial experience, representing the United States and individual clients in military courts-martial and other administrative proceedings.

Ms. Gum graduated magna cum laude from The College of William & Mary Law School and graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oklahoma.

Practice Emphasis

Business Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Maritime Litigation
Insurance Coverage

Education

JD, 2016, magna cum laude, The College of William & Mary, Moot Court Team Officer, Phi Delta Phi
BA, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, summa cum laude, The University of Oklahoma

Court Admissions

State Bar of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
State Bar of North Carolina

Honors & Distinctions

Virgina Bar Oliver White Hill Pro Bono Award
Tipping the Scales Best and Brightest
National Jurist Top 25 Law Student

Professional Memberships

Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Houston Port Director