Biography
Baker Howry is an attorney in the Trial & Appellate Litigation practice of Jackson Walker’s Houston office.
In 2020 and 2021, she served as a summer associate at the firm, preparing memoranda involving CERCLA lessee liability and real estate foreclosure and working on internal contract documents regarding nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Prior to Jackson Walker, Baker worked in the Government Affairs office of the American Dental Association as the Lead Project Assistant for the Regulatory and Congressional Affairs team and as the ADPAC Senior Project Assistant. She also worked in the Washington, D.C. offices of Congressmen Lloyd Doggett (Texas) and Ben Ray Lujan and served as an intern for the Government Relations team of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Education
B.S., Health Promotion, University of Georgia
J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston
- South Texas Law Review, Executive Editor
- Student Bar Association, Secretary and 1L Representative
- ABA Regional Arbitration Competition, Champions
- ABA National Arbitration Competition, Semi-Finalist
- University of Texas Judge John R. Brown Moot Court Tournament, 2021 Semi-Finalist
- CALI Award for Legal Research & Writing I; Comparative Law; Transactional Skills Real Estate
Bar Admissions
Texas
- Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) Leadership Academy, Class of 2022-2023
March 30, 2023
InsightsWhat’s in an Emoji? How Generational Differences in Communication Impact the Workplace and Can Increase Liability
By Baker Howry, Shannon Wright, and Jamila Brinson
To meme or not to meme, that is the question. With millennials comprising 35% of the workforce and Gen Z expected to reach 30% by 2030, the use of emojis, emoticons, and memes in the workplace is inevitable. This article provides an overview of what emojis mean for employers, including the potential for miscommunication, how courts have analyzed them, and key considerations for risk management.
November 17, 2022
NewslettersJW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – November 2022
View Jackson Walker’s November 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
October 3, 2022
Attorney NewsJackson Walker Welcomes 2022 New Fall Associates
This year, the firm proudly welcomes 18 law school graduates to expand our Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery, Corporate & Securities, Energy, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (ERISA), Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, and Trial & Appellate Litigation practices.