Mr. Liu’s practice focuses on civil litigation, appellate advocacy, white collar defense, and internal investigations.

As assistant general counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Mr. Liu spearheaded the Governor’s regulatory reform initiative. He worked with lawmakers, heads of agencies, and stakeholders on issues involving administrative law and occupational licensing. He also advised the Governor on requests for pardons and commutations.

Mr. Liu previously worked for a top litigation boutique in Houston and clerked for two federal appellate judges. In law school, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Mr. Liu currently serves on the Executive Board of the Federalist Society’s Austin Lawyers Chapter. In 2019, he was honored as one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 for Law and Policy. In 2016, he was selected as a John Marshall Fellow by the Claremont Institute.

Representative Matters:

• Obtained dismissal with prejudice of federal lawsuit alleging $3.85 million in damages
• Raiden Commodities, LP v. De Man – Persuaded the Texas First Court of Appeals to affirm a dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction
• Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard – Represented Prof. David Bernstein as amicus curiae in U.S. Supreme Court
• Freedom from Religion Foundation v. County of Lehigh – Represented First Liberty Institute as amicus curiae in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Obtained the disbarment of a lawyer for embezzling from an elderly widow; referred the matter to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for criminal prosecution
• Worked with Alice Johnson, Pastor Robert Jeffress, and Kelly Shackelford of First Liberty Institute to obtain a commutation from President Trump for a prisoner sentenced to 40 years in prison for a drug offense