Robert T. Owen
Mr. Owen is a partner in Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom’s appellate section. Mr. Owen has been board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law since 2019.
In addition to representing clients in civil appeals in state and federal courts, Mr. Owen also assists clients and trial counsel with complex issues in litigation, including jurisdiction contests, summary judgments, preservation of error at trial, the jury charge, and post-trial motions. Before entering private practice, Mr. Owen served as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Charles W. Seymore of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas.
Employment
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., January 2013 – present
Phelps Dunbar, LLP, September 2008 – December 2012
Briefing Attorney, The Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, September 2007 – September 2008
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association (Appellate Section)
Publications
Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Staff Editor, 2011 - 2012
Texas Tech Journal of Administrative Law, Staff Editor, 2005 - 2007

Practice areas
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- United States Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas
Education
The Texas Tech School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in History, 2003