Eugene Barr

As a partner at Royston Rayzor in Galveston and Houston, Texas, Mr. Eugene Barr focuses his practice on litigation and transactional matters relating to maritime and construction law. He has also successfully defended companies and individuals involved in commercial disputes and personal injury lawsuits. In addition to advocating on their behalf in civil litigation/trials and settlement discussions, Mr. Barr has assisted his clients during arbitration hearings held by various arbitral tribunals, including the American Arbitration Association and the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, as well as administrative proceedings conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Pollution Funds Center, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin in 2004, Mr. Barr attended The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas after earning his Juris Doctor in 2007. Mr. Barr is licensed to practice law before the state courts of Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and the Galveston County and Houston Bar Associations. Mr. Barr also sits on the planning committee of the Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference.

Complex cases Mr. Barr has litigated successfully include a federal trial involving a Venezuelan construction project and administrative proceedings and trials connected to maritime collision incidents/personal injury claims and multiple oil spill/environmental matters involving thousands of individual claims. Mr. Barr has also successfully represented engineering/construction companies in various commercial disputes, and he has obtained summary judgment dismissals in personal injury lawsuits brought against marine terminals, shipping companies, and refinery/chemical plant facilities.