Eli Barrish*

*not yet licensed to practice in Texas

Eli is a trial and appellate lawyer who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court.

Before joining Scott Douglass & McConnico, Eli received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. There, Eli was selected to join the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, through which Eli worked on numerous U.S. Supreme Court cases argued in the October 2023 Term. During his time at Stanford, Eli received class prizes for top marks in multiple classes, including for the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. On campus, Eli was involved in the Jewish Law Students Association and OutLaw, and participated in the Dean’s Panel on free speech and classroom discourse. Between terms, Eli worked as a summer associate at Scott Douglass & McConnico and at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Prior to law school, Eli graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with honors before beginning his career in consulting. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Eli produced cost analysis and corporate strategy for Fortune 500 utility companies. During the pandemic, Eli transitioned to a role at a housing-focused thinktank, researching how local governments in Texas responded to Covid-19. Eli’s background in corporate strategy and data analysis gives him a valuable perspective when working to solve complex problems for clients.