Overview
Dabney W. Pettus is a Senior Partner in our Corpus Christi office.
Dabney is a Corpus Christi native, with deep personal and family roots in the local community, having lived in South Texas her entire life. Dabney is married with two (2) grown sons. When she is not working,
Dabney enjoys sailing, yoga, hunting, hiking, historical fiction reading, cooking, and genealogical research.
Professional Information & Education
Practice Areas
- Maritime/Admiralty Law; Fiduciary Litigation; Energy Law; General Civil Litigation; Probate and Estate Planning
Education
- University of Houston Law Center (J.D. 2001)
- Southern Methodist University (B.A. 1997, with Distinction/Honors)
Court Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Certifications
- Maritime Law Association of the U.S. – Proctor Member
Honors and Distinctions
- AV Rating – Martindale Hubbell
- Texas Super Lawyers – “Texas Rising Stars” (2010 -2018)
- “Corpus Christi Under 40” Recipient
Professional Memberships
- Fellow – Texas Bar Foundation
- Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (President, 2007-2008)
- Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006)
- Corpus Christi Bar Association (Member since 2002; Board Member, 2007-2008)
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Young Lawyer Area Director)
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Board Member – Gulf of Mexico Region, 2006-2007)
- Propeller Club of the United States, Corpus Christi Chapter (Board Member, 2005)
- North American Marine Environment Protection Association (Member)
- Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council (Member)
- Federal Bar Association – South Texas Chapter Young Lawyer Division
- Women’s International Trading & Shipping Association – Houston Chapter Member