George Edwards III
Partner
George Edwards III is a founder and partner at Edwards Sutarwalla Samani LLP, where he focuses on complex commercial litigation, business disputes, and strategic transactional matters. He represents entrepreneurs, growth-stage companies, and established businesses in high-value conflicts and sophisticated deal structures across industries including energy, real estate, finance, and professional services.
Born and raised in Houston, George brings a uniquely analytical and results-driven perspective to client advocacy. He earned a Chemistry degree from Rice University and a J.D. from Howard University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the law school’s legal newspaper. His early career was shaped at The Gallagher Law Firm, with a focus on large-scale environmental and toxic tort litigation, followed by tenure at Phillips Akers, P.C., a respected Houston litigation boutique.
George founded his own firm in 2014 before co-founding ESS, where he now helps clients navigate complex contract disputes, internal corporate conflicts, trade secret litigation, and risk-conscious business transactions. In addition to litigation, George frequently advises businesses on governance, strategic partnerships, and restructuring. He has served in leadership roles on the State Bar of Texas Web Services and Grievance Committees, and was a member of the State Bar Professionalism Committee. He is currently a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
Deeply committed to service and equity, George is a former Director of the Houston Young Lawyers Association, a Fellow of the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, and an inaugural member of the State Bar of Texas Leadership SBOT, which focuses on increasing diversity in legal leadership. He also serves as guardian ad litem in injury cases involving minors and is a vocal advocate for child protection and community justice. George is a Sustaining Member of the Harris County Democratic Party and an active member of the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association.
In his free time, George enjoys traveling the world and exploring fiction — always looking for the next great story or adventure.
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Business Law
Construction Transactions & Litigation
Personal Injury
Publications
Spoliation of Evidence: When Video Evidence is lost or destroyed
Education
Juris Doctorate, Howard University, May 2006
B.A., Chemistry, Rice University, May 2003
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS)
State Bar of Texas, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Washington D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Memberships
Texas Bar Foundation
Texas Bar College
The National Black Lawyers
Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, Life Fellow
Houston Bar Association
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Leadership State Bar of Texas, Inaugural Member
Former Harris County Grievance Committee Member
State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee 2020 – 2025
Houston Museum of Fine Arts Group 5A: African American Art Advisory Association
Holocaust Museum Houston
Harris County Democratic Party, Sustaining Member
Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
Editor-in-Chief, The Barrister
National Bar Association
Houston Lawyers Association
