Anthony Buzbee
Anthony Glenn Buzbeeis an American lawyer and political figure. In 2019, Buzbee ran for mayor of Houston, Texas but lost to incumbent Sylvester Turner. He also ran for Houston City Council in 2023, but lost to incumbent Mary Nan Huffman.
Career
He began his legal career as an attorney at Susman Godfrey LLP in Houston. In 2000, he founded the Buzbee Law Firm.
Buzbee appeared on the cover of The New York Times magazine in November 2010 regarding his role in the litigation against BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The article described him as "one of the most successful trial lawyers in Texas". In 2017, Buzbee represented the family of a victim of an oil rig explosion. As of April 6, 2021, Buzbee represents at least twenty-one clients alleging sexual misconduct against NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson. In 2021, Buzbee filed a $750 million lawsuit against rapper Travis Scott on behalf of 120 victims who died or were injured during the Astroworld Festival crowd crush.
Buzbee is also a property developer. He owns Buzbee Properties, a real-estate firm focused on various suburbs in the Greater Houston area. He also owns some properties in Florida.
In 2023, Buzbee was brought on to lead the legal team representing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate.
In 2023, Buzbee and Washington Ho started a line of THC-infused seltzers named HoBuzz.
Buzbee was the lead trial attorney for Rebecca Grossman, who was convicted of second-degree murder in Los Angeles in 2024 after a 2020 hit-and-run that killed two brothers. He argued that former professional baseball pitcher Scott Erickson had struck the children first while racing Grossman.
In 2024, a woman claiming to be a former client of Buzbee filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that he assaulted her while representing her in a divorce case.The woman claims to have both medical and dental records to prove her injuries.
