Andrea Chan

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Courts:
  Southern District of Texas
  Eastern District of Texas
  Western District of Texas
  Northern District of Texas

Memberships & Associations

• Houston Bar Association (Committee, 2020)
  Habitation for Humanity Committee (Co-Chair, 2023-24)
  Bench Bar Committee (Co-Chair, 2024-2025)
• Texas City Attorneys Association
  Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

Education

• Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Houston Law Center

• Master of Public Health
  (Management, Policy & Community Health)
  

University of Texas School of Public Health

• Master of Arts (Biblical Studies) 
  

Dallas Theological Seminary

• Bachelor of Arts (History & Oriental Studies)

University of Pennsylvania

Professional Experience

• Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2022 – Present | Senior Counsel
• Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2013 – 2021 | Attorney
• City of Houston | Houston, Texas | 1992 – 2013 | Senior Assistant City Attorney
• Fourth Court of Appeals | San Antonio, Texas | 1990 – 1992 | Briefing Attorney

Concentration

Andrea provides legal representation to our clients cover a wide spectrum of issues that governmental entities face. Her litigation practice focuses on defending our clients in a wide range matters, such as civil rights violations, personal injury, property damage, nuisance, takings, land use, administrative proceedings, and pubic information requests, in state and federal trial and appellate courts.  Her ad valorem tax practice includes addressing tax exemption and other constitutionally-based challenges relating to valuation of commercial and industrial properties. Although she is primarily a litigator, she draws on her litigation experience when drafting ordinances and providing creative resolutions for her client’s disputes.

Articles, Publications & Presentations

• How to Keep From Going COVID-19 Crazy, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 17th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2021, Stafford, Texas
• Records Retention and Its Effects on Litigation, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 15th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2019, Stafford, Texas
• Procedural Due Process, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 14th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2018, Stafford, Texas
• When Legal Claims Arise, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 13th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2017, Stafford, Texas
• 12 Things Every Supervisor Should Know, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 12th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2016, Stafford, Texas
• Strategies for Dealing with Employees: Immunity in the Age of Ebola, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 11th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2015, Stafford, Texas
• Disaster Management: Taking Action, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 10th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2014, Stafford, Texas

Cases

• Advanced Powder Solutions, Inc. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 528 S.W.3d 779 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017, pet. filed) (Tax/Appraisal District)
• Charlie Brown Heritage Foundation v. Columbia-Brazoria ISD, et al., 3:15-cv-00346 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2018) (Civil Rights/Taking/Equal Protection)
• Harris County Appraisal Dist. v. Integrity Title Co., 483 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2015, pet. denied) (Open Records)
• Mules v. Clear Lake City Water Authority, No. 2017-72364B (151st Dist. Ct, Harris County) (Takings/Tort Claims Act)
• Ponds v. Texas City Police Dep’t, 3:17-cv-00307 (S.D. Tex.) (Civil Rights/Search & Seizure)
• Schrock v. City of Baytown, 01-18-00442 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]) (Takings/Ordinance)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 01-14-00888-CV, 2015 WL 6163066 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 20, 2015, pet. denied) (Due Process/Zoning)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 637 Fed. Appx. 841 (5th Cir. 2016) (Civil Rights/Due Process)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 14-15-00149-CV, 2016 WL 2935881 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 17, 2016, pet. denied) (Due Process/Zoning/Ordinance)