Peri H. Alkas
Recognized since 2017
Houston, Texas
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance
A courtroom veteran, Peri has taken more than 65 civil and criminal cases to trial. She practices primarily in insurance, with experience in first-party claims, insurance bad faith and extra-contractual litigation. She often provides insurers with complex claims-handling advice, first- and third-party coverage opinions and guidance concerning Texas insurance statutes.
Peri has also litigated in a variety of areas of civil litigation. That breadth of experience has benefited clients ranging from Fortune 100 businesses to sole proprietors. Previously, Peri was a prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office where she investigated, pled or tried a range of misdemeanor and felony cases.
- 910 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300
Houston, TX 77002
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., graduated 1992
- Rice University, B.A., graduated 1989
- Texas, Texas
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- Houston Bar Association - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
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- Insurance Law (2019-2021), Litigation - Insurance (2017-2021), The Best Lawyers in America
- Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2012-2019)
- Houston’s Top Lawyers - Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine
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