Misty Gasiorowski
Misty Gasiorowski is an accomplished commercial litigator and appellate attorney based in Houston, Texas, specializing in energy and business-related disputes. With a career spanning over a decade, Misty focuses on energy-related defense and subrogation for both domestic companies and international carriers, as well as resolving complex business and real property disputes. Known for her intuitive and analytical approach, she combines a calm, logical demeanor with an unwavering dedication to achieving the best outcomes for her clients. Misty currently serves as a Litigation Attorney and Shareholder at Hall Maines Lugrin, where she also engages in appellate work and frequently collaborates with clients on international matters, including engagements in London.
Misty’s path to law was unique—she is the first attorney in her large family of eight siblings and parents. Initially pursuing a career in education, she discovered a passion for research and writing through a business law class during her criminal justice studies at Texas State University. After earning a paralegal certificate and working with the Texas Department of Public Safety, her mentors encouraged her to attend the University of Houston Law Center, where she obtained her J.D. in 2011. Early in her career, Misty gained invaluable experience at Donato, Minx, Brown & Pool, P.C., and later spent nearly a decade with Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C., where she developed deep expertise in commercial litigation and benefited from the mentorship of Tanya Garrison, who later became a Harris County judge.
Beyond her legal practice, Misty is deeply committed to mentorship, community service, and supporting the next generation of legal professionals. She has served as co-chair of the HBA/CIS Summer Legal Internship Program Committee and actively volunteers with the Fort Bend Junior Service League, helping distribute grants and support to local community beneficiaries. Throughout her career, Misty has prioritized balance, maintaining clear boundaries between work and family life, ensuring she can be present for her children while excelling professionally. Her dedication, skill, and integrity have earned her recognition among Best Lawyers’ “Women in Law – Ones to Watch” from 2023 to 2025.
• Paralegal Certificate
• Mediation Certificate
• University of Houston Law Center- J.D.
• Texas State University- M.A.
• Texas State University- B.S.
• Suma Cum Laude
• 2023-2025 “Women in the Law – Ones to Watch”
• 2022-2025 "Ones to Watch"
• 2018-2024 Super Lawyer "Rising Star"
• Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
• Houstonia Magazine 2020 Top Lawyer
• 2019 National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
• Houston Bar Association
• Fort Bend Junior Service League
• Houston Bar Association
• Jan Schiff Elementary
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I’ve ever received is to find what you love to do and pursue it wholeheartedly, without trying to please everyone or being a people-pleaser.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
My biggest advice is to take advantage of every opportunity that you can that's of interest to you - seek out opportunities and take advantage of them. I learned so much through internships and job shadowing throughout my career. When I was interested in teaching in high school, I started mentoring and tutoring students, and that's when I learned I liked working with the problem kids. When I was in undergrad at Texas State, I did a one-week job shadowing with Congressman Henry Cuellar in his San Marcos office, and he invited me to go to DC for the summer for a paid internship. I feel like you just learn so much by getting your foot in the door somewhere, and then you learn if you like it or if you don't like it. When I wanted to see what it would be like to work at a law firm, I went to a law firm in San Marcos and asked them if I could volunteer on Fridays to file documents for free, and they let me. Eventually they offered me a part-time position, and that's how I became a paralegal. I loved the internship in DC, but I learned that politics wasn't really my thing. Then I got my foot in the door at a litigation law firm, and that's where I've been ever since. So go actively seek out opportunities if something you think might be interesting to you, and then you see if it's something you want to do or not want to do.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The most important value to me is setting boundaries and making my family my number one priority. From day one, I've always said you work to live, you don't live to work - we're working to make money to enjoy our lives, not the opposite. I've always said I don't want to work at a big law firm working 80 hours a week, because I need to be home with my kids. That always comes first. I take them to school in the mornings, and then I leave at 5 o'clock every day to make sure that I make it to all the evening events. It's a struggle sometimes, but being home and making my family a priority is huge for me. I've learned that people respect you for setting boundaries. I didn't do it intentionally, but I've always known my family is number one, and then work, and if somebody's not okay with that, then I don't want to work for you. It's hard because there's plenty of places that won't accept that, but if you set your boundaries, you find people that do accept that and highly respect you for it and still want you. When I joined my current firm, the guy who hired me asked me how much I wanted to work, and we made an arrangement based on that. You can easily be taken advantage of if you're willing to work 80 hours a week, but setting those boundaries and doing what is most important to you is critical. I also think it's important to be your own person - like when I went to London for two weeks, that was hard because I didn't want to leave the kids, but I wanted to do it for me. It's a fine line of trying to balance it all, but I think it's important for the kids to see that too.