Carey Worrell, J.D., is the founding attorney of SimpleLawTX, a Houston law firm serving business owners, investors, and families in matters involving business law, real estate law, estate planning, and probate. With more than 23 years of legal experience, Carey brings a practical, straightforward approach to complex legal matters, helping clients protect what they have built and make informed decisions about what comes next.
Contact SimpleLawTXExperience is more than time spent practicing law. It is the perspective gained from thousands of matters, the trust built with clients, and a reputation earned over the course of a career. Carey’s record speaks to all three.
23+
Years of Experience
5000+
Cases Handled
200+
Five-Star Google Reviews
Carey’s legal career spans private practice, federal courts, litigation, legal education, and more than two decades of advising clients. Before founding SimpleLawTX, she practiced in the litigation section of a large Texas law firm, handling matters that included commercial disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. She also served as a federal law clerk for two judges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Her connection to legal education has continued throughout her career. Carey previously taught economics at Harvard University and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Houston Law Center, where she helps supervise the Judicial Externship Program.
Meet Carey
Founding Attorney, SimpleLawTX
Business • Real Estate • Estate Planning • Probate
Houston-Based • Serving Clients Across Texas
Education & Credentials
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2003
Cum Laude
Harvard Law School
BS Political Science & Economics, 2000
Summa Cum Laude
University of Houston
Teaching & Clerkships
University of Houston Law Center
Continuing Education Instructor — Current
Realtor Education
Economics Instructor — Former
Harvard University
Federal Judicial Law Clerk — Former
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Community Engagement
Bay Area Turning Point
Board Member
Silambam Houston
Admissions & Jurisdictions
State of Colorado, 2024
Professional Memberships
Member
Texas Bar College
Member
Houston Bar Association
Editorial Board Member
The Houston Lawyer
Legal & Professional Profiles
Carey advises Houston-area business owners, investors, and families on legal matters involving businesses, property, estates, and the transfer of assets. Her practice is particularly focused on helping clients anticipate problems, structure important transactions, and protect the businesses and assets they have worked to build.
Business Law
Probate
Estate Planning
Real Estate
Built to Protect What Matters.
Focused on What Comes Next.
Carey’s philosophy is rooted in a simple idea: legal counsel should help people protect what they have built without making the process more complicated than it needs to be.
That is especially important for business owners. A company is rarely just a company. It can represent years of work, financial investment, family security, property, employees, and plans for the future. Carey works with clients to understand that larger picture before recommending a legal strategy.
Her approach is practical rather than performative. Clients should understand their options, the risks involved, and why a particular course of action makes sense. That means explaining complicated legal issues clearly, identifying potential problems early, and focusing legal work on the client's actual goals.
Whether Carey is helping structure a business transaction, address a real estate matter, develop an estate plan, or navigate probate, the objective remains the same: protect what the client has built and create a clear path forward.
That philosophy is also central to SimpleLawTX. The firm was created around straightforward legal guidance, transparent communication, and making complex legal matters easier for clients to understand and manage.
We love working with business owners to protect what they have built.
CAREY WORRELL, J.D.
FOUNDER & LEAD ATTORNEY
SIMPLELAWTX
