Brett Govett, a partner, joined the Dallas office of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 1991. Brett practices in the firm's Litigation Department. He has broad litigation experience and has tried commercial, intellectual property and tort cases. 

Brett is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

• American Bar Association
• Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
• Sustaining Life Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation

• Master, The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court
• "Intellectual Asset Management," IAM Magazine IAM Patent Litigation 250 - The World's Leading Patent Litigators (2011)
• "Best Lawyers in America,"  Intellectual Property Law and Commercial Litigation (2006 - Present)
• Chambers & Partners USA, ranked among the top attorneys in the Intellectual Property Practice Field in Texas (2004 - Present)
• "Texas Super Lawyer," Law & Politics (2003 - Present)
• "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas," D Magazine (2002)
• The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Barrister (2000 - 2003)

• "Damages Awards: How to Make Them Stick," 48th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, The Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, November 8, 2010
• "Damages, Litigation Strategies," 15th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Austin, Texas, October 28, 2010
• "An Enforceable Claim, What It is and How to Build a Winning Portfolio," 2009 Spring Meeting of the Licensing Executive Society (U.S. and Canada) and Licensing Executive Society International in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Co-Presenter, May 8, 2009
• "Patent Litigation: What you Need to Know Now," 46th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, The Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, November 10, 2008
• "Jury-Oriented Patent Prosecution and Presentation," 13th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Austin, Texas, October 30, 2008
• "Patent Valuation, Is There One or Many," Joint Meeting of the Licensing Executive Society (U.S. and Canada) and Licensing Executive Society International in Chicago, Illinois, Co-Presenter, May 7, 2008
• "Patent Remedies," 12th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Austin, Texas, October 24, 2007
• "Injunctions and Damages after eBay," 11th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Austin, Texas, October 25, 2006
• "A Dialogue on Remedies and Damages," 10th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Austin, Texas, October 26, 2005
• "Damages (Trade Secrets, Lost Profits, Evaluation)," Business Disputes and Litigation in the Digital Age, Texas Bar CLE, Dallas, Texas, May 19, 2005
• "Patent Damages Overview," The Damages Institute, University of Texas School of Law CLE, Dallas, Texas, October 1, 2004

1990 - J.D., cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law
1987 - B.A., cum laude, Chemistry, The Citadel

While in law school, Brett was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review and the Order of the Coif. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1990 and is admitted to practice in all federal district courts located in Texas, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Federal and Fifth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.

When not in the courtroom, Brett works out to stay fit so he can keep up with his children's sports activities. 

• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), legal support
• Board Member Park Cities YMCA