Brittainie Zinsmeyer is a trial lawyer who has experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters, ranging from complex commercial contract disputes to personal injury cases. Prior to joining AZA, she clerked for two years for the Honorable Judge David Hittner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and worked as an associate at a different litigation boutique in Houston. She is a former special education and inclusion teacher for Beeville and Conroe Independent School Districts, as well as a math and science teacher for San Diego ISD.  She also coached volleyball, basketball, and track throughout her tenure as a teacher.

Brittainie graduated with honors from The University of Houston Law Center where she was on the Houston Law Review, active in the Student Bar Association and the Advocates, and competed for the Mock Trial team. Before attending law school, she graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology.

EDUCATION

• University of Houston Law Center – J.D., 2019
  • magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Houston Law Review, Board 56, Notes and Comments Editor
  • Mock Trial Team
• University of Texas at Austin – B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, 2009

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Fit to Play in the NBA? Reconciling the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Americans with Disabilities Act (with Jessica Roberts), 166 U. Pa. L. Rev. Online 147 (2017).
• “Making Fraudsters Pay: Assessment of Damages in Fraud and Fiduciary Cases,” Damages in Civil Litigation 17th Annual Course, Texas Bar CLE

HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

• 2023 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation
• 2019 UHLC Distinguished Service Award