Biography
Gabriela Barake is an attorney in the Trial & Appellate Litigation section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. She offers experience in the areas of fiduciary litigation, probate and trust administration, general business litigation, and employment disputes.
Gabriela’s practice concentrates on the representation of trustees, administrators, guardians, and executors in probate, trust, and guardianship matters. She is passionate about helping individuals who suffer from dementia, mental illness, physical and mental limitations, and other disabilities, and makes it a priority to ensure they have a guardian to protect their needs.
Gabriela also represents individuals and companies in general business litigation and employment disputes in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. She handles claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. She also has experience with mediations, workplace investigations, unemployment and wage claim hearings before the Texas Workforce Commission, and collective action trials.
Additional Languages
Spanish
Education
B.A.H., University of Guelph
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2020-2023
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2021-2023
- Top 40 Under 40, American Academy of Attorneys, 2019
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association

March 23, 2023
Attorney NewsJackson Walker Congratulates Its 2023 Texas Rising Stars
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list, which recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.

August 18, 2022
Attorney News‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

August 1, 2022
NewslettersJW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – August 2022
View Jackson Walker’s August 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.