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Eric T. Furey joined Gilbert & Furey in 2004. When his partner Justin Gilbert was elected to office in 2018, Mr. Furey began Furey Law Firm. His career has included the prosecution and the defense of varied cases from initial investigation to first-chair trial. Mr. Furey practices in diverse subject areas of litigation including environmental law, toxic torts, and personal injuries. He has experience handling business and commercial transactions, including corporate securities transactions (tender offers, stock purchases and sales, etc.), as well as business and estate planning, real estate, maritime law, and family law matters. Mr. Furey received his B.A. from George Mason University in 1984 and his J.D. from the University to Houston in 1987, where he was honored for academic achievement as a member of the Order of the Barons. He served as Research Editor for the Houston Law Review from 1986-1987. Mr. Furey is the author of Republic bank Dallas v. Interkal: Interpreting Mechanics’ and Material men’s Liens in Texas, published in the Houston Law Review (24 Hou. L. Rev. 399 (1987)); and co-author of “Renouncing the Rule of Limited Liability: Shareholder Liability under CERCLA, published in the Corporate Counsel Review (9 Corp. Couns. Rev. 71 (1990)).

Mr. Furey is a member of the State Bar of Texas, and is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Eric is a member of the Brazoria County Bar Association.

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Barbara P. Fratila

Eric T. Furey, Jr.

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Barbara Porter Fratila

Barbara P. Fratila has been with Furey Law Firm since its inception.


Barbara currently works in the areas of estate planning, wills, trusts and probate matters; corporate, contract, and real estate transactional work, including environmental aspects of real estate transactions. While at the Port of Houston Authority, Barbara worked with all divisions with major concentration in engineering and real estate contract matters.

Barbara received her B.A. with High Honors from the University of Maryland in 1973 and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1990 where she was a member of the Wood Inn of the International Legal Honors Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi and the Order of the Lytae. She received her LL.M. with a concentration in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources law from the University of Houston in 2006. Her thesis to fulfill the LL.M. program requirements was entitled, “The Texas Gulf Coast is For the Birds.”


Barbara currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Brazoria County and Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity of Southern Brazoria County.


Barbara is a member of the State Bar of Texas and its Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate, and Environmental Law sections.



Barbara and her husband, Nick, live in Lake Jackson, Texas.


Eric T. Furey

Eric T. Furey joined Gilbert & Furey in 2004. When his partner Justin Gilbert was elected to office in 2018, Mr. Furey began Furey Law Firm. His career has included the prosecution and the defense of varied cases from initial investigation to first-chair trial. Mr. Furey practices in diverse subject areas of litigation including environmental law, toxic torts, and personal injuries. He has experience handling business and commercial transactions, including corporate securities transactions (tender offers, stock purchases and sales, etc.), as well as business and estate planning, real estate, maritime law, and family law matters. Mr. Furey received his B.A. from George Mason University in 1984 and his J.D. from the University to Houston in 1987, where he was honored for academic achievement as a member of the Order of the Barons. He served as Research Editor for the Houston Law Review from 1986-1987. Mr. Furey is the author of Republic bank Dallas v. Interkal: Interpreting Mechanics’ and Material men’s Liens in Texas, published in the Houston Law Review (24 Hou. L. Rev. 399 (1987)); and co-author of “Renouncing the Rule of Limited Liability: Shareholder Liability under CERCLA, published in the Corporate Counsel Review (9 Corp. Couns. Rev. 71 (1990)).

Mr. Furey is a member of the State Bar of Texas, and is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Eric is a member of the Brazoria County Bar Association.

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Barbara P. Fratila

Eric T. Furey, Jr.

Verdicts and Settlements

$1,400,000

Settlement won on behalf of motor accident victims.

$4,037,500

Settlement won for grieving family that lost their father.

$1,600,000

Settlement won for wrongful death case.

$950,000

Settlement won for motorcycle accident victim.

$1,400,000

Settlement won on behalf of motor accident victims.

$4,037,500

Settlement won for grieving family that lost their father.

$1,600,000

Settlement won for wrongful death case.

$950,000

Settlement won for motorcycle accident victim.

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1990

Education

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas

  • LL.M. – December, 2006.
  • Major: Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law.

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas

  • J.D. – May, 1990.
  • Honors: Member, Wood Inn, International Legal Honors Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi.
  • Honors: Member, Order of the Lytae.

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

  • B.A. – 1973
  • Honors: With High Honors

Past Employment Positions

  • Gilbert & Gilbert Law Firm, Angleton, Texas 1990-1997
  • Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas, Assistant General Counsel, 1997 – 2006
  • Gilbert & Gilbert Law Firm, Lake Jackson, Texas 2007-2012
  • Gilbert & Furey Law Firm 2013-2018
  • Furey Law Firm 2019-present

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • Brazoria County Bar Association
  • Habitat for Humanity of Southern Brazoria County, Board of Directors
  • Community Foundation of Brazoria County, Board of Directors
  • Environmental Committee of the Friends of the River (FOR) San Bernard
  • State Bar of Texas, Estate Planning and Probate Section, Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Section, Member
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