Joseph F. Brophy - an Austin, TX Civil & Business Litigation Lawyer

Austin Civil & Business Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil & Business Litigation
Labor & Employment
Commercial & Residential Real Estate
Shareholder Representation & Litigation
Construction
Securities Litigation & FINRA Arbitration
Strategic Counsel, Corporate Work & Transaction
Family Law

Attorney Information

Overview

With 27 years of substantial transactional and litigation experience, Joseph F. Brophy has taken his diverse clientele from the boardroom to the courtroom in virtually all civil lawsuits as lead counsel. This includes, without limitations: contract and fraud, fiduciary duty, real estate, construction, securities, directors and officer's liability, professional malpractice, energy, insurance, personal injury, unfair competition, intellectual property and trade secrets.

His diverse clientele includes individuals, small and large businesses, former senior government officials, law professors, local and national businesses, an owner of the NFL franchise, construction companies, franchisors and franchisees, and business executives.

Before Brophy & Bland, PLLC, he was an equity partner in two high profile Austin law firms and has served as General Counsel to holding companies in the commercial real estate development and financial advisory industries.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Joseph F. Brophy included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Princeton Global Networks’ Top 100 Lawyers in America
BL Ranking's Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
BL Ranking's Best Lawyers, Texas Best Lawyers, Austin and San Antonio editions
Thomson Reuter's Texas Super Lawyers Top Rated Business & Securities Litigation Lawyers-Austin
Texas’ Best Lawyers in the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, the Wall Street Journal
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph F. Brophy

Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
2005 Texas Super Lawyers list
2004 Texas Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1993
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: John Harlan Honor Society
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi Academic Honor Fraternity
  Law Journal: St. Mary's University Law Journal, Senior Associate Editor, 1992 - 1993
Non Legal Education
- University of Texas, Austin, 1989
  B.B.A.
  Major: Finance

Current Employment Position(s)

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Pro Bono Activities

Texas Bar Foundation, Nominations Co-Chair for District IX
Volunteer Legal Services, volunteer at legal clinics for the poor

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1993

Other Affiliations

San Antonio Bar Association (Member)
State Bar of Texas (Member)
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (Member)
Travis County Bar Association (Member)
Austin Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors)
Dallas Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
Austin Bar Association, Litigation, Business Law & Real Estate Sections
Austin Bar Association Litigation Council, 2009 - 2010 (Past Chair)
Austin Bar Association Litigation Council, 2007 - 2008 (Chairman of the Board)
Austin Bar Association Litigation Council, 2006 - 2007 (Vice Chair)
Austin Bar Association Litigation Council, 2001 - 2005 (Board Member)
Barrister, Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court CXVIII, 2004 - 2007
State Bar of Texas Litigation Council, 2001 - 2004 (TYLA Liaison)
Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2000 - 2004 (Board Member)
TYLA/ACTL National Trial Competition, 2000 - 2004 (Co-Chair and Vice Chair)
American Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Texas Delegate)

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Contact

Austin, TX

327 Congress Ave.
Suite 490
Austin, TX 78701

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Phone: 512-764-3895

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Website: https://www.bdlawpllc.com

Credit Cards Accepted

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