Profile
Brianna L. Zook focuses her practice on complex litigation, including commercial and business disputes. Ms. Zook guides her clients through all stages of litigation, including pre-suit matters, discovery, motion practice, trial, and post-trial. She has represented clients in state and federal court as well as in alternative dispute resolution settings.
Capabilities
Experience
- Member of team that obtained summary judgment in employment discrimination case on behalf of government entity in state court.°
- Member of team that obtained dismissal of claim alleging employer responsibility for third-party sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.°
- Member of team that obtained pre-trial dismissal of wrongful death and negligent supervision claims on behalf of government entity in state court.°
- Member of team that developed legal and practical compliance guide for responding to sweeping state-wide legislative and administrative changes in Texas education law. Provided nonprofit governmental entities guidance throughout corporate formation, state and federal tax-exemption, and general management processes.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Zook prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Juvenile and Family Court Clerk, First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, 2013-2014
- Legal Intern, Office of the Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 2015
- Administrative Assistant, Carolyn Ketchel for Okaloosa County Commissioner, 2014
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Texas Bar Association
- Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2017
- B.Sc., Florida State University, 2013
- B.A., Florida State University, 2013
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas