Skylar Holland’s practice focuses on commercial litigation with additional experience in construction, oil & gas, products liability and more. A strategic thinker and creative problem-solver with a passion for the courtroom, Skylar is skilled at taking complex legal issues and turning them into narratives judges and juries find compelling.
Skylar’s peers know her as a hard worker who can always be counted on to get the job done. As a young lawyer, she was given a large amount of autonomy to handle cases on her own; an opportunity many lawyers aren’t afforded. She quickly showed that trust wasn’t misplaced, securing numerous favorable results for her clients.
In her position, Skylar has found communication and efficiency are imperative. She understands the legal world is complex and unfamiliar to many, and she’s skilled at keeping those she works with apprised of what’s happening, what comes next, and how each occurrence impacts the overall strategy of a case.
Skylar earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. A Lone Star native, Skylar is a Longhorn football fan, born and raised. She enjoys running and sampling all the food Houston has to offer.
- J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2024
- Graduated with honors
- Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Staff Editor
- Domestic Violence Clinic, Spring 2024, Student Attorney
- Children’s Rights Clinic, Fall 2022/2023, Student Attorney
- Women’s Law Caucus, Member
- B.A., The University of Texas, 2021
- Earned degrees in Government and Iberian and Latin American Language and Culture
- Semester Abroad, La Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Studied Political Sciences and Human Rights
- Adams & Reese, LLP
- Litigation Associate, September 2024 – October 2025
- Summer Associate, May 2023 – June 2023
- Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families
- Legal Intern, May 2022 – July 2022
- Texas Star Alliance
- Legislative Intern, August 2020 – December 2020
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Court appointed advocate for Child Advocates Inc.