Aaron
Gankofskie
Aaron Gankofskie primarily focuses on civil litigation. He is an experienced trial attorney with eight-years of providing creative and effective legal strategies to clients in a wide variety of cases. This problem solving has resulted in great success for clients across Texas. While Aaron has been successful in all phases of litigation, he prides himself on being exceptionally strong at motion practice due to his clear and effective writing style.
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2016
Meredith College, M.B.A, 2012
Hendrix College, B.A., Economics & Business, 2009
Admitted to Practice
Texas (2016)
Florida (2017)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Practice Areas
General Civil and Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Lagniappe
Fun Fact: Huge UConn Huskies fan and earn a top-20 finish in the 2013-14 ESPN Bracket Challenge out of nine (9) million brackets.
Passionate About: Boston sports – except the Patriots – and golfing.
Favorite videogame: Apex Legends
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