Chase Hamilton is a partner at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP. He serves a wide variety of clients throughout Central Texas in business litigation and as outside general counsel.
Chase’s expertise encompasses complex business litigation, construction, real estate development law, and fiduciary disputes, as well as general business transactions. He has represented a variety of clients, including doctors, engineers, small business owners, regional and national banks, real estate developers, property managers and non-profit organizations in state courts, federal courts, and before arbitration panels. Chase’s trial experience has ranged from tiny justice court lawsuits to multi-million dollar “bet the company” litigation, and as a result he is experienced developing appropriate strategies for resolving all sorts of business disputes.
Chase earned both his undergraduate mechanical engineering degree and his law degree at the University of Texas at Austin. After completing law school, Chase served as a clerk for the Honorable Paul W. Green at the Supreme Court of Texas, and has been in private practice in Austin since 2008. Before law school, Chase worked as an applications engineer for National Instruments. His engineering background and litigation experience allow him to provide a unique and practical perspective to business owners navigating the legal choices they face when starting and growing a business.
A graduate of Leadership Austin and Barrister in the Lloyd Lochridge American Inn of Court, Chase is active in several civic organizations in the Austin area. Chase served on the board of the Pease Park Conservancy for six years, including one as its president, and is now its general counsel. He and his wife are longtime members of the Dell Children’s Trust, and Chase has volunteered for organizations including Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Texas, Youth Pathways, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, and the Austin Film Society. Chase is also the founder of United Texas TailGaters, a social organization for the appreciation of Texas Longhorns Athletics.