Andrew Elkhoury
Owner & Principal
Houston, Texas
I founded Elkhoury Law PLLC in 2025 with a straightforward premise: quality legal counsel should be accessible, flexible, and built around the client's business — not the other way around. Every engagement I take on gets my full attention, my honest analysis, and practicable, actionable recommendations.
MY STORYA Practice Built Around the Counsel You Need
I moved to Houston straight out of law school and spent the next decade at two of the largest law firms in the world. I worked on significant disputes, complex commercial transactions, and high-stakes contract negotiations for public and private sector clients across the energy, real estate, construction, infrastructure, insurance, and finance industries.
Through that work, I noticed a pattern: the businesses that stood to benefit most from sophisticated legal counsel were often the ones least able to justify it on longer term bases. Big firms come with big overhead, and that overhead gets passed directly to the client. The result is a legal market that leaves many capable, ambitious businesses without the kind of reliable, long-term legal partner they need.
I started Elkhoury Law to fill that gap. My goal was straightforward: deliver the same rigorous and experienced counsel with the responsiveness, personal investment, and pricing that larger firms are structurally unable to provide.
Today, I serve as outside general counsel and business and construction law advisor to enterprises of all sizes. Whether you need a fractional GC for ongoing legal matters or a transactional attorney for a specific deal, the approach is always the same: practical, direct counsel that serves your business — not just the file.
Education
Juris Doctor, with Honors - The University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, High Distinction, Philosophy - The University of California, Berkeley
Admissions
Supreme Court of Texas
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Texas
US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Community, Recognition, and Invovlment
Recent
Awards
Rising Star - Super Lawyers
On the Rise Award - Texas Lawyer
Bar Associations
Professionalism Committee - Houston Bar Association
Forum on Construction Law - American Bar Association
Business Law Section - American Bar Association
Construction Law Sections - HBA & State Bar of Texas
Insurance Law Section - State Bar of Texas
National Arab American Bar Association
Civic
Board of Directors -
Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
Affiliate Member - Association of General Contracts (AGC), Houston Chapter
Recent Publications
Design-Build Delivery Systems — LexisNexis (2025)
Construction Law Blog (Ongoing)
Outside General Counsel Blog (Ongoing)
Beyond the Brief
The Lawyer Your Clients Actually Want to Call Back
Legal relationships work best when the human being on the other end of the phone is someone you actually want to talk to. I try to be that person.
I'm a husband and a father, and I’m a small business owner too. I understand the stakes of running a business, the interplay between personal and professional priorities, and the value of a decision that actually holds up over time.
Outside of the office, I produce music. You can find my work on Spotify under the artist DMNNCE. It’s genre-defying chill music that blends lofi, chillhop, and jazzhop. I also play a few instruments and DJ when I get the chance.
I am serious about coffee. I roast my own coffee beans— stop by the office next time you’re in the area. First cup is on me.