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GARRETT COUTS
ASSOCIATE
- Education
- Pro. Assoc./Memberships/Awards
- Speaking Engagements
- Publications
- Bar & Court Admissions:
- Community Service & Interest:
- J.D., magna cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law (2017)
- B.S. Agricultural Communications, magna cum laude, Texas Tech University (2014)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Texas Bar Foundation: Fellow (2021- Present)
- Texas Young Lawyers Association (2016-Present / Director – 2021- Present)
- Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (2017-Present / Director–2019-2021)
- Lubbock Area Bar Association (2017-Present / Director–2022-Present)
- Texas Bar College (2018-Present)
- American Inns of Court (2017-2022)
- American Agricultural Law Association (2017-Present)
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, Lindsey Senate (2014-Present)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Young Professionals of Lubbock (2017-Present)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Agriculture Committee (2017-Present / Chairman – 2023)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Ambassadors (2017-Present)
- Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2017-Present)
Professional Recognitions & Awards
- Texas Young Lawyers Association: Outstanding First Year Director 2021-2022
- Lubbock Area Bar Association: Outstanding Young Lawyer 2020-2021
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lubbock Class of 2020
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas: 2019 Pro Bono Young Lawyer Award
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals of Lubbock Twenty Under Forty Award Recipient (2018)
- Texas Bar College: Member (2018-Present)
- Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honor Society (2015-Present)
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Recipient & Scholars Alumni (2010-Present)
- Episode #146 – Garrett Couts (Ancillary Probate)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 19, 2023
- Agricultural – Transition & Succession Planning
- Texas Grazing Lands Coalition: The Next Generation of Ranching: A Generational Transition Conference – October 10, 2022
- “Telelaw” – The [Next] Frontier
- State Bar of Texas 24th Annual Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – July 21-23, 2022
- Ancillary probate: ‘Anci-what-now?’
- Progressive Cattle magazine – June 2022
- Eminent Domain Update – Legislation 2021 Session
- State Bar of Texas 15th Annual John Huffaker Agricultural Law CLE – May 26-27, 2022
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo –Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 21, 2022
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- LCYLA Membership, Mentoring, & CLE Event – May 2021
- McDonald v. Firth
- Lubbock County Young Lawyers Assoc. – March 2022
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – March 2022
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- LCYLA Membership, Mentoring, & CLE Event – May 2021
- Landowners’ Perspectives in Negotiating Leases (Co-Author: Zachary S. Brady)
- University of Texas Law CLE – 17th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute – Feb. 2022
- 2020-2021 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Hale County Bar Association – September 2021
- Texas Landowner-Liability Statutes – What They Are & Why You Need Them (Co-Author: Brent Hamilton)
- Texas Wildlife Association – 8th Annual Private Lands Summit · Jul 15, 2021
- 2020 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Lubbock Lawyers’ Mentor Group – May 2021
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo –Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 15, 2021
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2021
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – April 2021
- 2020-2021 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Texas Young Lawyers Association Roadshow – December 2020
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Leadership Lubbock Class of 2020 – November 2020
- Tech Basics – Tools for Solo and General-Practice Practitioners (Co-Author: Alvin “Al” Harrison)
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2020
- The Other Estate Planning Docs. & Estate Property Conveyances
- Hale County Bar Association – March 2020
- Mental Health & Wellness in the Bar (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2020
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Westmark Realtors – February 2020
- Episode #73 – Garrett Couts (Transfer on Death Deeds v. Lady Bird Deeds)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 30, 2020
- Estate Planning Docs 101 The Basics
- Texas Farm Bureau (Lubbock) – July 2019
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Lubbock Association of Realtors – “Business Builder” – July 2019
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2019
- Business Entities & Intellectual Property: An Introduction
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy – December 2018
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2018
- Texas Legislative Update 2017 – 85th Legislative Session (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – March 20, 2018
- The Electoral College “One Person, One Vote[?]” (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2016
- Ancillary probate: ‘Anci-what-now?’
- Progressive Cattle magazine – June 2022
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo – Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 21, 2022
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – March 2022
- Landowners’ Perspectives in Negotiating Leases (Co-Author: Zachary S. Brady)
- University of Texas Law CLE – 17th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute · Feb. 2022
- 2020-2021 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Hale County Bar Association – September 2021
- Texas Landowner-Liability Statutes – What They Are & Why You Need Them (Co-Author: Brent Hamilton)
- Texas Wildlife Association – 8th Annual Private Lands Summit · Jul 15, 2021
- 2020 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Lubbock Lawyers’ Mentor Group – May 2021
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo – Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 15, 2021
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2021
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – April 2021
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Leadership Lubbock Class of 2020 – November 2020
- Tech Basics – Tools for Solo and General-Practice Practitioners (Co-Author: Alvin “Al” Harrison)
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2020
- The Other Estate Planning Docs. & Estate Property Conveyances
- Hale County Bar Association – March 2020
- Mental Health & Wellness in the Bar (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2020
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Westmark Realtors – February 2020
- Episode #73 – Garrett Couts (Transfer on Death Deeds v. Lady Bird Deeds)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 30, 2020
- Estate Planning Docs 101 The Basics
- Texas Farm Bureau (Lubbock) – July 2019
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Lubbock Association of Realtors – “Business Builder” – July 2019
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2019
- Business Entities & Intellectual Property: An Introduction
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy – December 2018
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2018
- Texas Legislative Update 2017 – 85th Legislative Session (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – March 20, 2018
- The Electoral College “One Person, One Vote[?]” (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2016
- Growing Justice
- The Agriculturist – Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Jan 1, 2014
- State Bar of Texas
- All Texas State Courts
- All U.S. District Courts of Texas (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts)
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas: Advisory Committee (2021-Present)
- Serve Lubbock non-profit: Director, Board of Directors (2021-Present)
- Milestone Leadership: Mentor (2021-Present)
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Scholarship Alumni Mentor (2021)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Committees, Ambassador, Young Entrepreneurs Mentor, guest speaker, etc.
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dept. of Ag. Education & Communications: Guest speaker
- Texas Tech University School of Law: Guest speaker, BoB Judge, Energy-Law Moot Court Team Coach, Mock Interviewer, etc.
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Alumni Task Force (2018-June 2021)

GARRETT COUTS
ASSOCIATE
- Education
- Pro. Assoc./Memberships/Awards
- Speaking Engagements
- Publications
- Bar & Court Admissions:
- Community Service & Interest:
- J.D., magna cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law (2017)
- B.S. Agricultural Communications, magna cum laude, Texas Tech University (2014)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Texas Bar Foundation: Fellow (2021- Present)
- Texas Young Lawyers Association (2016-Present / Director – 2021- Present)
- Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (2017-Present / Director–2019-2021)
- Lubbock Area Bar Association (2017-Present / Director–2022-Present)
- Texas Bar College (2018-Present)
- American Inns of Court (2017-2022)
- American Agricultural Law Association (2017-Present)
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, Lindsey Senate (2014-Present)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Young Professionals of Lubbock (2017-Present)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Agriculture Committee (2017-Present / Chairman – 2023)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Ambassadors (2017-Present)
- Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2017-Present)
Professional Recognitions & Awards
- Texas Young Lawyers Association: Outstanding First Year Director 2021-2022
- Lubbock Area Bar Association: Outstanding Young Lawyer 2020-2021
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lubbock Class of 2020
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas: 2019 Pro Bono Young Lawyer Award
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals of Lubbock Twenty Under Forty Award Recipient (2018)
- Texas Bar College: Member (2018-Present)
- Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honor Society (2015-Present)
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Recipient & Scholars Alumni (2010-Present)
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them & Estate-Property Conveyances
- Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council: Thirty-first Annual Spring Institute – May 10, 2023
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – April 2023
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them & Estate-Property Conveyances
- Midland County Bar Association – February 23, 2023
- Episode #146 – Garrett Couts (Ancillary Probate)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 19, 2023
- Agricultural – Transition & Succession Planning
- Texas Grazing Lands Coalition: The Next Generation of Ranching: A Generational Transition Conference – October 10, 2022
- “Telelaw” – The [Next] Frontier
- State Bar of Texas 24th Annual Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – July 21-23, 2022
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo –Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 21, 2022
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – March 2022
- McDonald v. Firth
- Lubbock County Young Lawyers Assoc. – March 2022
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – March 2022
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- LCYLA Membership, Mentoring, & CLE Event – May 2021
- Landowners’ Perspectives in Negotiating Leases (Co-Author: Zachary S. Brady)
- University of Texas Law CLE – 17th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute – Feb. 2022
- 2020-2021 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Hale County Bar Association – September 2021
- Texas Landowner-Liability Statutes – What They Are & Why You Need Them (Co-Author: Brent Hamilton)
- Texas Wildlife Association – 8th Annual Private Lands Summit · Jul 15, 2021
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- LCYLA Membership, Mentoring, & CLE Event – May 2021
- 2020 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Lubbock Lawyers’ Mentor Group – May 2021
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo –Scholarship Alumni Association: Prelaw Webinar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Alumni Association – May 15, 2021
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2021
- Law 101 The Basics
- Frenship High School INCubatoredu – April 2021
- 2020-2021 Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Co-Author: Laura Pratt)
- Texas Young Lawyers Association Roadshow – December 2020
- Our Perfection Complex (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Leadership Lubbock Class of 2020 – November 2020
- Tech Basics – Tools for Solo and General-Practice Practitioners (Co-Author: Alvin “Al” Harrison)
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2020
- The Other Estate Planning Docs. & Estate Property Conveyances
- Hale County Bar Association – March 2020
- Mental Health & Wellness in the Bar (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2020
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Westmark Realtors – February 2020
- Episode #73 – Garrett Couts (Transfer on Death Deeds v. Lady Bird Deeds)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 30, 2020
- Estate Planning Docs 101 The Basics
- Texas Farm Bureau (Lubbock) – July 2019
- Estate Planning Docs. & Probate Properties 101 The Basics
- Lubbock Association of Realtors – “Business Builder” – July 2019
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2019
- Business Entities & Intellectual Property: An Introduction
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy – December 2018
- Law 101 – The Basics: What Ag. Communicators Need to Know
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Spring 2018
- Texas Legislative Update 2017 – 85th Legislative Session (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – March 20, 2018
- The Electoral College “One Person, One Vote[?]” (Co-Authors: multiple)
- Texas Tech University School of Law Inn of Court – 2016
- Nonprobate transfers: Planning pays off
- Progressive Cattle magazine (Ag Proud) – May 2023 (online April 26, 2023)
- Episode #146 – Garrett Couts (Ancillary Probate)
- Ag Law in the Field Podcast Episode with Tiffany Lashmet – January 19, 2023
- “Telelaw” – The [Next] Frontier
- State Bar of Texas 24th Annual Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – July 21-23, 2022
- Eminent Domain Update – Legislation 2021 Session
- State Bar of Texas 15th Annual John Huffaker Agricultural Law CLE – May 26-27, 2022
- Ancillary probate: ‘Anci-what-now?’
- Progressive Cattle magazine – June 2022 (online May 24, 2022)
- Landowners’ Perspectives in Negotiating Leases (Co-Author: Zachary S. Brady)
- University of Texas Law CLE – 17th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute · Feb. 2022
- Texas Landowner-Liability Statutes – What They Are & Why You Need Them (Co-Author: Brent Hamilton)
- Texas Wildlife Association – 8th Annual Private Lands Summit · Jul 15, 2021
- Tech Basics – Tools for Solo and General-Practice Practitioners (Co-Author: Alvin “Al” Harrison)
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- The ‘Other’ Estate Documents – What They Are & Why You Need Them
- State Bar of Texas – Summer School: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner – Jul 1, 2020
- Episode #73 – Garrett Couts (Transfer on Death Deeds v. Lady Bird Deeds)
- Ag Law in the Field – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (Tiffany Lashmet) – Jan 30, 2020
- Growing Justice
- The Agriculturist – Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Jan 1, 2014
- State Bar of Texas
- All Texas State Courts
- All U.S. District Courts of Texas (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts)
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas: Advisory Committee (2021-Present)
- Serve Lubbock non-profit: Director, Board of Directors (2021-Present)
- Milestone Leadership: Mentor (2021-Present)
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Scholarship Alumni Mentor (2021)
- Lubbock Chamber of Commerce: Committees, Ambassador, Young Entrepreneurs Mentor, guest speaker, etc.
- Texas Tech University Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dept. of Ag. Education & Communications: Guest speaker
- Texas Tech University School of Law: Guest speaker, BoB Judge, Energy-Law Moot Court Team Coach, Mock Interviewer, etc.
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Alumni Task Force (2018-June 2021)