About Paige Martin
Legal Assistant: Betsy Maggard | 713-554-6754 | pmartin@thompsonhorton.com
Paige is originally from Leesburg, Georgia, where her mom was chair of the local school board and went on to become President of the Georgia School Board Association. From an early age, Paige developed a love of learning and athletics which gave her a firm foundation for practicing School Law in Texas. Paige has spent much of her life in the classroom as both student and teacher, and her dedication and passion for strengthening education in Texas is evident in all the work she does.
Paige is an Associate in the Houston office. She counsels and represents public school districts, junior and community colleges, and universities on a broad range of practice areas, including state and federal litigation, labor and employment, special education law, student discipline matters, and public and government law.
Prior to joining Thompson & Horton, Paige was an associate at Tritico Rainey, PLLC, where she specialized in litigation involving students, teachers, and other school district employees. Paige received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center where she was awarded the Gus A Schill, Jr. Ethics in Representation full tuition scholarship. At UHLC, Paige clerked for Federal Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, and Sysco Corporation. Before law school, Paige was a United Methodist pastor and an administrator at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina.
Education
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2019
- M.Div., Duke Divinity School, 2008
- B.S., Samford University, 2003, cum laude
Licensing & Court Admissions
- Licensed in the state of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Memberships & Recognitions
- Texas Association of School Boards – Counsel of School Attorneys
- State Bar of Texas Sections – School Law, Litigation, LGBT Law, Labor and Employment
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Gus A. Schill, Jr. Ethics in Representation Scholarship Committee
Representative Speeches & Presentations
- “Mentoring in School Law”, 2021 School Law Section Summer Retreat
- “What Not to Say in School Law” Handling Your First (or Next) School Law Case CLE, October 2021