Personal Information

Roland Darby with daughter Theresa

Roland Darby was born in New Iberia, Louisiana on January 2, 1945, and moved to Texas at age 9. He has practiced law primarily in Houston, Texas since 1970. He has two adult children which were reared on a small horse farm in a rural community outside of Houston. Recently he opened a satellite office in Sealy, Texas near his home. He is a long time participant in the Big Brothers of Houston, Habitat for Humanity, and a former member of the Grievance Committee for the State Bar of Texas.

First Grandson
Born April 10, 2004

Skydiving

Golf

Roland Darby with his Corvette

Roland's primary practice has been in the fields of personal injury and family law, but he enjoys contested trials of any sort.

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Lamar University, 1967
• Juris Doctor, South Texas College of Law, 1970

Admitted To Practice

• Tax Court of the United States, 1969
• United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1970
• United States of America, Southern District of Texas, 1970
• United States Court of Claims, 1970
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1973
• Supreme Court of Texas, 1978
• United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1981
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1981
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1985
• United States District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1988
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1970

Member

• Certified Outstanding Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1980.
• Federal Bar Association, 1988.
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1993
• State Bar of Texas, 1970
• Houston Bar Association, 1970
• Austin County Bar Association, 1984

Leader

• President of The Austin County Bar Association, 2008-2009 term