Joe R. Basham
Partner

jrb@aaplaw.com 

Mr. Joe Basham practices primarily in the area of construction law and construction litigation. He frequently represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers. Joe Basham joined the firm’s construction law practice as an Associate in 2002. Mr. Basham graduated from Texas A&M University, cum laude, in 1998, with a B.S. in Construction Science. While at Texas A&M, Mr. Basham was a charter member of Tau Sigma Delta, the international honor society for Architecture and the Allied Arts, and a member of Sigma Lambda Chi, the international honor society for Construction. Joe Basham graduated from Texas Tech School of Law Order of the Coif, magna cum laude, in 2002, where he was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review, and Technology Editor, 2001-2002.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Litigation
• Construction Contracts
• Professional Liability
• Commercial Litigation

Licensed By

• The Supreme Court of Texas
• The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education

• J.D. magna cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2002 (Order of the Coif; Technology Editor, Texas Tech Law Review)
• B.S. cum laude, Construction Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1998

Memberships

• State Bar of Texas (Construction Law Section)
• Austin Bar Association (Construction Law Section)
• Austin Young Lawyer's Association
• Tau Sigma Delta - Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts
• Sigma Lambda Chi - International Honor Society for Construction
• Real Estate Council of Austin
• Texas "Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
• Rotary Club of Austin