Levon Hovnatanian

Mr. Hovnatanian is the head of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom’s Appellate Section. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a former Chief Staff Attorney of a Texas court of appeals, and a product of the nationally-renowned Appellate Advocacy Program at South Texas College of Law, where he won several championships and numerous individual awards. He handles civil appeals in state and federal courts across the nation. His appeals are frequently on the cutting edge of the law, recently in the areas of employment and the Texas anti-SLAPP statute.  In addition to handling appeals and original proceedings, Mr. Hovnatanian frequently works with clients and trial attorneys on trial court matters such as law-intensive motions, charge conferences, and all types of error preservation.

Named to the Texas Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, as featured in Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines (2004-2020)

Order of the Barristers

Phi Delta Phi

Dean’s Student Advocacy Service Award, 1989

South Texas College of Law Outstanding Individual Advocate, 1988-89

South Texas College of Law Outstanding Individual Advocate, 1987-88

Professional

State Bar of Texas

State Bar of Texas Appellate Section

Houston Bar Association

Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section

News

Publications

Poetry in Motions: Motion Practice in the Courts of Appeals, State Bar Appellate Practice Institute, 1998

Motion Practice in the Courts of Appeals: What You Should Say and How You Should Say It, South Texas College of Law, 1997

Techniques of Persuasion: Drafting an Effective Legal Argument, Houston Bar Association Appellate Law Section, 1998 (Co-Author)