Rex VanMiddlesworth
Partner
rexvanmiddlesworth@andrewskurth.com
Suite 1700
Austin TX 78701
P: 512.320.9201
F: 512.542.5218
Download v-cardRex is the Managing Partner of the Austin office. His practice includes commercial litigation, administrative law, civil rights litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Rex has represented numerous public and private entities in breach of contract disputes, tortious interference cases, and other forms of commercial litigation and arbitration. He handles all types of contested proceedings before state agencies and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, including licensing and rate setting disputes. He has also represented a number of cities and other governmental entities in constitutional and voting rights litigation.
Rex is recognized in the 1995 and all subsequent editions of The Best Lawyers in America. The Austin Business Journal recognized him as the best public law and administrative law attorney in Austin in its inaugural “Best of the Bar” Awards in 2005. He has been recognized by Texas Monthly and Austin Magazine as a “Super Lawyer” each year since the inception of those awards, and he has been named among the nation's top business litigators in the Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers. Rex was awarded a Teaching Fellowship in Constitutional Law at Harvard University.
Articles / Publications
Rex has written and lectured extensively on constitutional issues, including articles in Texas Lawyer and Texas Bar Journal. He has also written and lectured for the State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education seminars on the topics of Evidence, Ethics, Constitutional Litigation and Electric Deregulation.
Professional / Civic Affiliations
Member
- Travis County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- University of Texas McDonald Observatory, Board of Visitors
Life Fellow-Texas Bar Foundation
Headline News
- Bob Jewell Becomes New Andrews Kurth Managing Partner (June 25, 2007)
- Thirty-Six Andrews Kurth Partners Named in Texas Super Lawyers 2007 (October 2, 2007)
- Andrews Kurth Announces Policy Committee Election (August 16, 2007)
- VanMiddlesworth Recognized for Public Law Expertise, Representation (September 29, 2005)
- Firm Receives A+ on Diversity Progress Report (July 29, 2005)
- Andrews & Kurth Adds Litigation Partner to Austin Office (March 3, 2003)
- Brobeck's Austin Business & Technology Team Joins Andrews & Kurth (February 12, 2003)
- Andrews & Kurth and Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton Announce Intention to Merge (June 19, 2001)
Practice Areas
Education
- JD, 1980, cum laude, Harvard Law School
- BS, 1977, summa cum laude, Indiana University
Admitted
- Texas 1980
