TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
B uzbee got his start at Queen City High School and has been making his mark and leaving a trail behind him with every step he has taken. While serving as Battalion Commander in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M, Buzbee was recognized as the Outstanding Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Senior and earned the title of Distinguished Naval Graduate. He has since had the Buzbee Leadership Learning Center named after him on the A&M campus in College Station, permanently securing his place among a long line of proud Aggies. After college, Buzbee enlisted as a United States Marine, distinguishing himself as an Honor Graduate of his Marine Corps training. He earned the top score in leadership out of over 200 other Marine lieutenants. As an infantry officer, Buzbee led special operations infantry units in the Persian Gulf and Somalian conflicts. Later, he was selected to become a reconnaissance officer and commanded Recon Company, First Marine Regiment. After an assortment of awards and accomplishments, Buzbee ended his military career at the rank of captain. Buzbee’s aspirations next turned toward a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. While there, Buzbee served as the managing editor of the Houston Law Review. His peers elected him class captain, and he won state and regional mock trial championships. Additionally, Buzbee was voted best advocate. He graduated summa cum laude and second in his class. After an impressive start to his law career working for other firms, Buzbee founded The Buzbee Law Firm in Houston, Texas. By successfully bringing many notable cases to billions of dollars in verdicts, he secured his legendary status as “The Shark” to clients and opposing attorneys alike. He has been called a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters, named 2015 Attorney of the Year by the Texas Lawyer , and a “big, mean, ambitious, tenacious, fire-breathing Texas trial lawyer. Really big. Poster boy big,” by The New York Times . He was featured on the cover of New York Times Magazine and Texas Monthly said, “Buzbee has made his name going after corporations, and he usually wins big!”
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