Skip to content
Jackson Walker
  • People

        • View All People
  • Experience
        • Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery
        • Business Immigration & Compliance
        • Corporate & Securities
        • Cybersecurity, Data Protection, & Privacy
        • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (ERISA)
        • Energy
        • Environment & Natural Resources
        • Finance & Banking
        • Government Relations & Public Policy
        • Healthcare
        • Intellectual Property
        • International
        • Investigations & White Collar Defense
        • Labor & Employment
        • Land Use
        • Real Estate
        • Tax
        • Trial & Appellate Litigation
        • Trusts & Estates
  • News
        • All News
        • Fast Takes Podcasts
        • Future-Ready Business Podcast
        • Insights
        • Subscribe to JW News & Insights
  • Offices
        • Austin
        • Dallas
        • Fort Worth
        • Houston
        • San Angelo
        • San Antonio
  • Meet JW
    • How We Work
      • Globalaw
      • Project Management
      • Value Management
    • What We Value
      • Community
      • Diversity & Inclusion
      • Jackson Walker Women
      • Pro Bono
    • Who We Are
      • Meet JW Videos
      • Fast Takes Podcasts
      • Recognition
      • JW Alumni
  • JW Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Search



Contact | Careers
Jackson Walker
Nancy W. Hamilton

Nancy W. Hamilton

Partner, Houston
713.752.4222
nhamilton@jw.com
Email vCard Print
Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News Areas of Focus

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Digital
  • Entertainment Litigation
  • Entertainment, Digital, & Sports
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Media
  • Media Litigation

Biography

Nancy Wells Hamilton has appeared in federal and state courts in Texas, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia for clients who have included CNN, Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil, CBS, Inc., The Tribune Company, and U.S. Trust. Nancy is a frequent writer and lecturer on trial tactics and media law, including What to do When the Media Calls and Building Rapport in the Courthouse for the Texas State Bar; Trial Techniques for the Media Law Resource Center Annual Conferences in 2006 and 2008; an appearance on PBS Houston’s KUHT-TV program The Connection on videotaping jury deliberations; and a Texas State Bar Pattern Jury Charge project.

Education

B.A., Skidmore College

J.D., University of Houston Law Center

Bar Admissions

Texas

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fifth and Seventh Circuits

United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News Areas of Focus

Nancy was instrumental in securing a dismissal for Houston’s Dynamo Stadium LLC, Houston’s major league soccer venue, and the Stadium security manager, Nathan Buchanan, in a civil rights lawsuit involving the waving of a Palestinian flag by an attendee at a Honduras v. Israel soccer game. Nancy and co-counsel Joel R. Glover moved for summary judgment and in granting the motion, the judge ruled that the plaintiff did not provide evidence that the defendants acted on account of the plaintiff’s race, ethnicity or national origin or that the government was involved in the defendants’ actions, both necessary requirements for a civil rights case to go forward.

“There was no evidence of the government actually being involved in this incident,” said Nancy in an article about the case published in the Houston Chronicle on November 19, 2015. “Nor was there any evidence that the stadium personnel were enforcing any city ordinance.”  “There was no evidence that the stadium personnel were aware of her race and nationality,” and no violations of her civil rights,” as the court so found.


  • Matthew Miles Barasch v. CBS Television Distribution as a Division of CBS Studios, Inc., 2018 – In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division One
  • Buthayna Hammad v. Dynamo Stadium, LLC and Nathan Buchanan, 2015 – In the United States District Court; Southern District of Texas
  • Deepak Kalpoe et al v. Phillip C. McGraw, et al, 2015 – Second District Court of Appeals
  • Southern Chemical Corporation v. Celanese Ltd., 2012 – U.S. District Court – 190th Judicial District, Harris County, TX
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2005-2023
    • Lawyer of the Year – Houston, Litigation – First Amendment, 2023
    • Litigation – First Amendment, 2012-2023
    • First Amendment Law, 2008-2011
  • Outstanding Service Award, Skidmore College, 2017
  • Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Award, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2013
  • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2003
  • Top Lawyer, H Texas magazine
  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Skidmore College
    • Chair-Elect, Board of Trustees (Since 2019)
    • Board of Directors
    • Council of 100
    • KMV Campaign Committee
    • Alumni Board
California Appellate Court Grants Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Case Brought by Guest on ‘Dr. Phil’

August 25, 2022

California Appellate Court Affirms Win in Case Brought by Guest on ‘Dr. Phil’

October 13, 2021

Chip Babcock and Nancy Hamilton Obtain Dismissal in Defamation Suit Against CBS Studios, Inc.

September 25, 2018

Jackson Walker Successfully Defends Oprah Winfrey in ‘Own Your Power’ Trademark Appeal

November 29, 2016

Jackson Walker Wins Summary Judgment Dismissing Dynamo Stadium in Civil Rights Case

November 23, 2015

Jackson Walker Represents Roger Clemens in Defamation Settlement

April 2, 2015

Jackson Walker Successfully Defends Oprah in Trademark Suit Over ‘Own Your Power’

March 18, 2015

Jackson Walker Wins Victory for Dr. Oz in Case of First Impression Before New York Supreme Court

November 13, 2013

Jackson Walker Wins Appellate Victory for Dallas Better Business Bureau in Anti-SLAPP Case

June 28, 2013

Jackson Walker Successfully Defends Oprah Winfrey

March 2, 1998

More Client Results

JW Perspectives Newsletter 2022

November 17, 2022

Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – November 2022

View Jackson Walker’s November 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

October 4, 2022

Newsletters

JW Media | VIA ePostcard – October 2022

View the October 2022 edition of the JW Media | VIA ePostcard.

Camera media with Jackson Walker logo

August 25, 2022

Client Results

California Appellate Court Grants Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Case Brought by Guest on ‘Dr. Phil’

Chip Babcock, Nancy Hamilton, and Joel Glover obtained dismissal of a case brought against Dr. Phil McGraw, Peteski Productions, Inc., and CBS Media Ventures by a former guest of Dr. Phil.

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.

JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

October 29, 2021

Newsletters

JW Media | VIA ePostcard – October 2021

View the October 2021 edition of the JW Media | VIA ePostcard.

Chip Babcock, Nancy Hamilton, and Joel Glover with Jackson Walker logo

October 13, 2021

Client Results

California Appellate Court Affirms Win in Case Brought by Guest on ‘Dr. Phil’

Chip Babcock, Nancy Hamilton, and Joel Glover successfully represented Dr. Phil McGraw, CBS Studios, and Peteski Productions, Inc. in a case brought by a guest on Dr. Phil who claimed she had been made to look foolish and, as a result, suffered extreme emotional distress.

JW Diversity & Inclusion social image 2021

October 5, 2021

Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – October 2021

View Jackson Walker’s October 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

August 30, 2021

Newsletters

JW Media | VIA ePostcard – August 2021

View the August 2021 edition of the JW Media | VIA ePostcard.

August 19, 2021

Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 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.

JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

October 30, 2020

Newsletters

JW Media | VIA ePostcard – October 2020

Featuring “US Supreme Court Grabs Attention of Tech Giants as Past Immunity Granted by Section 230 Is Called Into Question,” “Establishment of Press Council Marks Milestone in Reform Process,” “The First Amendment Is the Soul of Our Democracy,” “Here We Are Now, Entertain Us,” and Firm-related news and highlights.

More Attorney News

  • First Amendment Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Media Litigation

Practice Experience

Nancy was instrumental in securing a dismissal for Houston’s Dynamo Stadium LLC, Houston’s major league soccer venue, and the Stadium security manager, Nathan Buchanan, in a civil rights lawsuit involving the waving of a Palestinian flag by an attendee at a Honduras v. Israel soccer game. Nancy and co-counsel Joel R. Glover moved for summary judgment and in granting the motion, the judge ruled that the plaintiff did not provide evidence that the defendants acted on account of the plaintiff’s race, ethnicity or national origin or that the government was involved in the defendants’ actions, both necessary requirements for a civil rights case to go forward.

“There was no evidence of the government actually being involved in this incident,” said Nancy in an article about the case published in the Houston Chronicle on November 19, 2015. “Nor was there any evidence that the stadium personnel were enforcing any city ordinance.”  “There was no evidence that the stadium personnel were aware of her race and nationality,” and no violations of her civil rights,” as the court so found.


  • Matthew Miles Barasch v. CBS Television Distribution as a Division of CBS Studios, Inc., 2018 – In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division One
  • Buthayna Hammad v. Dynamo Stadium, LLC and Nathan Buchanan, 2015 – In the United States District Court; Southern District of Texas
  • Deepak Kalpoe et al v. Phillip C. McGraw, et al, 2015 – Second District Court of Appeals
  • Southern Chemical Corporation v. Celanese Ltd., 2012 – U.S. District Court – 190th Judicial District, Harris County, TX

Recognition & Accolades

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2005-2023
    • Lawyer of the Year – Houston, Litigation – First Amendment, 2023
    • Litigation – First Amendment, 2012-2023
    • First Amendment Law, 2008-2011
  • Outstanding Service Award, Skidmore College, 2017
  • Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Award, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2013
  • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2003
  • Top Lawyer, H Texas magazine
  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Community Involvement

  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Skidmore College
    • Chair-Elect, Board of Trustees (Since 2019)
    • Board of Directors
    • Council of 100
    • KMV Campaign Committee
    • Alumni Board

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Digital
  • Entertainment Litigation
  • Entertainment, Digital, & Sports
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Media
  • Media Litigation
© 2023 Jackson Walker LLP
  • Terms of Use
  • Cookies & Tracking Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Attorney Advertising
  • SCAC
  • JW Login
LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram
  • Who We Are
  • What We Value
  • How We Work
Subscribe to JW News & Insights
This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. View Cookie Policy Allow Cookies
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT