Andrew Gould

Andrew Gould leads Hicks Johnson’s appellate practice. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of complex civil matters in trial and appellate courts nationwide.

Andrew brings deep appellate experience at every stage of high-stakes litigation — from error preservation through appeal. He has served as lead counsel in more than 270 appeals across federal and state courts, including matters before the U.S. and Texas Supreme Courts. A seasoned oral advocate, Andrew has presented more than 40 appellate arguments — multiple before the Texas Supreme Court and more than 25 before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Equally adept at the trial level, Andrew partners with litigation teams in state, federal, and multidistrict proceedings. He is regularly called upon to assist with complex motions practice before, during, and after trial; error preservation at trial; jury-charge issues; and pre-suit legal strategy.

No matter the court, through his written and oral advocacy, Andrew strives to distill sophisticated legal issues into clear, concise, and ultimately persuasive arguments.

Head of Appellate Practice, Arnold & Itkin LLP, 2021-25; Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, 2014-2021; Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 2012-2014; Law Clerk, Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal (Southern District of Texas), 2011-2012; Law Clerk, Hon. Raymond M. Kethledge (Sixth Circuit), 2010-2011.

Federal Bar Association, SDTX Chapter (Immediate Past President); Garland Walker Inn of Court (Secretary); Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow & Member, Houston Nominating Committee); Houston Bar Foundation (Fellow); Federal Bar Association Foundation (Fellow); National Plaintiffs’ Law Association (Advisory Board); Vanderbilt Law Review Alumni Advisory Committee; State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section (Member, Outreach & Engagement Committee); Houston Bar Association, Appellate Section (Member); Houston Symphony (Trustee).

1910 & Beyond (Publisher); Bearings' Texas Civil Litigation: Rules & Commentaries (Editorial Board); The Justices’ Forgotten Debuts, 69 Duke L.J. Online 27 (2020); Foreword: Richard A. Nagareda, In Memoriam, 64 Vand. L. Rev. 1397 (2011); Comment, The Hidden Second Amendment Framework within District of Columbia v. Heller, 62 Vand. L. Rev. 1535 (2009).

University of Michigan

B.A.

Vanderbilt University Law School

J.D.