Aileen Glaeser

Aileen Glaeser is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a designation currently held by only 160 lawyers in Texas. Her practice focuses on residential and commercial construction defect litigation. She represents homebuilders, general contractors, and subcontractors throughout Texas, guiding clients through early claim assessment, strategic negotiation, dispute resolution, and, when necessary, trial and arbitration.   

In addition to her construction litigation practice, Aileen regularly represents clients in personal injury, products liability, and premises liability matters throughout Texas.  

She is a proud graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and is a product of the distinguished and nationally recognized Practice Court program at Baylor Law School. 

When she is not working, Aileen is exploring new hiking trails and planning her next international adventure.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Construction Law and Litigation – Construction, 2026, 2027

Texas Rising Star in Construction Litigation as published in Super Lawyers and Texas Monthly magazines, 2023-2026

Annual List of Top Women Attorneys in Texas by Super Lawyers as published in Texas Monthly magazine, 2024

Representative Matters

• Obtained defense judgment (no liability) following jury trial on behalf of a general contractor against six-figure claims involving negligence, gross negligence, nuisance, trespass, breach of contract, and restrictive covenant allegations. 

• Obtained take-nothing judgment following bench trial on behalf of a general contractor against seven-figure claims involving breach of contract, negligence, and Texas Trust Fund Act allegations. 

• Successfully excluded 18 liability, causation, and damages experts in a residential construction defect arbitration.  

• Obtained summary judgment and take-nothing judgment on behalf of a homebuilder in lawsuit involving alleged residential construction defects. 

• Obtained defense findings on statutory fraud, fraudulent inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation, DTPA, and Texas Trust Fund Act claims in a residential construction defect arbitration, resulting in an award of less than 10% of the homeowners’ claimed damages. 

• Obtained defense findings on electrical claims, negligence, breach of implied warranty of habitability, DTPA, and fraudulent inducement claims in a residential construction defect arbitration, resulting in an award of less than 25% of the homeowners’ claimed damages. 

• Obtained defense findings on fraud, DTPA, fraud in a real estate transaction, and fraudulent inducement claims in a residential construction defect arbitration, resulting in an award of less than 50% of the homeowners’ claimed damages. 

• Successfully excluded a real estate valuation expert in a residential construction defect arbitration. 

• Obtained three take-nothing judgments following personal injury jury trials involving bodily injury claims and disputed causation.  

Civic

Jane Ragsdale Legacy Foundation, Revisions Committee 

 

Professional

State Bar of Texas - Construction Law Section

• Young Construction Lawyer Representative (2026-present) 
• Young Construction Lawyers Committee Chairperson – Dallas (2026-present)

Texas Exes Life Member

Baylor Law Alumni Association

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Leadership Class, 2022)

Dallas Bar Association – Construction Law Section

Association of Professional Women in Construction (APWC)

Dallas St. Thomas More Society

Presentations & Publications

Defects, Demands, and DTPA Drama: Surviving the RCLA Jungle 

Presented to the State Bar of Texas 39th Annual Construction Law Conference (March 2026)

Residential Construction: A Holistic Approach

Presented to The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law (November 2024)