Gillis (1935-2002), Howard T.

Joe Gilbreath is an Attorney whose principal office is located in San Antonio, Texas. He is married to the former Miki Nolte originally from New Braunfels, Texas, and father to their three children. Born to a farm family from Muleshoe, Texas, Joe spent most of his childhood in and near Lubbock, Texas, where he graduated from Monterrey High School and Texas Tech University (class of ’73). He studied law at the University of Texas, School of Law graduating in 1976.

During law school the young man began clerking for a former Texas Supreme Court Justice in a small boutique law form in Austin that focused on real estate*, eminent domain*, and litigation*. He became an associate in the successor to that firm. In mid-1978 Joe Gilbreath was recruited to become an assistant general counsel to a Massachusetts concern and in 1981 became General Counsel to a Texas Corporation, where his served until 1996. He relocated his General Counsel's office to San Antonio in 1990. As staff counsel his work focused on labor and employment matters*, administrative law*, alternate dispute resolution*, and litigation*. As General Counsel those topics were expanded and included responsibilities for areas such as corporate law*, regulatory law*, real estate acquisitions*, insurance issues*, legislation*, and tax matters*. At both in-house positions Gilbreath had ever increasing responsibilities in management and financial arenas, including management of a network with as many as ten staff attorneys (plus support staff) and over twenty-five local private counsel. He negotiated transactions up to in excess of 75 million dollars. In 1996 and 1997 Joe Gilbreath made a venture into business. In 1998 and 1999 he served as a judge (hearing over 400 DWI cases*) and in 1999 began his current practice.

Joe Gilbreath is licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States, all United States District Courts, and all Texas State Courts.

Each year the firm has expanded steadily in terms of staff, resources, and clientele. Representative business and real estate clients include national lenders, prominent mortgage companies, construction firms, a building materials concern, and real estate investors. Employment law clients include small business clients, Federal, State, and Local government employees, victims of discrimination, wrongful discharge victims, and whistleblowers. In 2003 the firm was incorporated.