Conor Harvey

Associate, Wright Close & Barger, LLP

Conor is a highly motivated, creative, and seasoned lawyer, with a level of courtroom experience usually found in lawyers far more senior. He has significant appellate skills, deep knowledge of the Texas Supreme Court, and outstanding analytical and writing abilities. Conor has handled every stage of civil litigation, including drafting initial pleadings and answers, seeking and repelling discovery, taking and defending depositions, and handling high-stakes claims and defenses at trial. Conor brings keen insights and innovative legal arguments to all his cases.

An eighth-generation Texan born and raised in Houston, Conor’s devotion to Texas runs deep. Appointed by Governor Abbott and confirmed by the Texas Senate, he serves as a commissioner of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the statewide agency of more than 130 employees that sets and enforces standards that ensure the citizens of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.

Conor also maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on religious liberty disputes.

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