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Baker Botts L.L.P. is an American law firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, at One Shell Plaza. [3] [4] It has approximately 725 lawyers and primarily handles matters involving technology and energy companies. [5] [6] It is the second-oldest law firm west of the Mississippi. [7]
After returning to Houston he joined the law firm of Baker & Botts (Baker, Botts, Parker & Garwood, now Baker Botts) in 1924 (with James A. Baker Jr., father of James Addison Baker III), and served as chairman of the Rice University board of trustees 1967 to 1973. He served on the Board of Advisors of Harvard Law School from 1965 to 1971.
James Addison Baker III was born in Houston at 1216 Bissonnet St., [3] the son of James A. Baker Jr. (1892–1973) and Ethel Bonner (née Means) Baker (August 6, 1894 – April 26, 1991). His father was a partner of Houston law firm Baker Botts. Baker has a sister, Bonner Baker Moffitt. [4]
Alice Graham Baker ( née Graham; October 18, 1864 – May 9, 1932) was an American civic leader, social worker, and philanthropist. She was the founding president of the Houston Settlement Association. She was married to Captain James A. Baker, who collaborated with her in civic ventures. She was the grandmother of James Addison Baker III ...
One Shell Plaza. One Shell Plaza ( OSP) is a 50-story, 218 m (715 ft) skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the pinnacle height of the building to 304.8 m (1,000 ft). At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city.
Baker was a partner for a law firm started in 1840 by Peter Gray, later known as Baker, Botts and Baker, and more recently known as Baker Botts, having celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2015. [13] Baker was the father of Houston banker, lawyer, and original Rice University trustee James A. Baker (born 1857) and the great-grandfather of the ...
James Addison Baker Jr. (November 3, 1892 – May 21, 1973) was an American attorney, [1] banker, real estate developer, and United States Army officer from Houston, Texas. He was the third in a succession of men named James Addison Baker, all of whom were attorneys for Baker Botts or its antecedents. [2] [3] His son is James Addison Baker III ...
The Houston-based law firm Baker Botts joined Chevron Technology Ventures and Microsoft as a founding partner in March 2021. According to Community Impact Newspaper , the energy, life sciences, and technology-focused firm "has supported The Ion since its inception and has provided programming over the last few years". [56]