Caroline Burchett

Caroline Burchett works with David & Stephens' attorneys on litigation and compliance matters facing Texas cities, counties, and special districts, bringing a background and instinct for process to the firm's public law practice.

Before law school, Caroline spent nearly three years at an immigration law firm, where she learned to manage the document-heavy, deadline-driven work that federal agency practice demands. That grounding is part of what drew her to a legal internship with a prominent Houston-based local government corporation, where she saw firsthand how a Texas governmental entity handles its legal affairs day to day.

At South Texas College of Law Houston, where she graduated summa cum laude, she was named a Langdell Scholar in Criminal Law, Contracts, and Evidence, and was a member of South Texas College of Law's nationally ranked moot court program. During her time in moot court, her team was named Regional Champions of the highly competitive American Bar Association's National Appellate Advocacy Competition in Los Angeles in 2025, where her oral advocacy and award-winning brief writing skills were critical. She was also named Best Oralist and Best Overall Advocate at Baylor Law School's Academy of the Advocate in St Andrews, Scotland. Her aptitude for constitutional law has won her academic recognition, and she was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for being the highest performing student in a Constitutional Law Seminar focused on the separation of powers. During school, she also edited and updated a chapter of the 2025 edition of Texas Business Litigation, published by Texas Lawyer, and spent two summers as a summer associate at a national law firm.

Caroline brings a background in government process and litigation writing to a firm built entirely around how Texas public institutions work. Outside the office, she serves on the Southern District of Texas's Chapter of the Federal Bar Association's Education Committee, where she helps facilitate opportunities for law students to meet federal judges and learn about federal practice.