Stuart W. Lapp

Stuart has been practicing law for more than 30 years and joined Stibbs & Co. as a partner in September 2015. Prior to joining the firm, Stuart was General Counsel for a multi-state energy and real estate development company based in The Woodlands. He is an accomplished trial lawyer with significant experience in complex commercial cases, and has a wide range of business experience in commercial real estate, finance, corporate governance, government relations and business management.He is a passionate and principled champion for his clients and has a deep knowledge base with skills honed during his years as a trial lawyer and as in-house counsel. Equally at home in the boardroom or the courtroom, Stuart possesses a unique skill set for a lawyer. He has been described as “a lawyer’s lawyer”. His experience as in-house counsel gives him an understanding of practical business issues while his experience as a trial lawyer allows him to analyze the same issues from a litigation perspective. He can provide clients with the information and tools necessary to make informed decisions. The result is a measured approach to finding solutions for clients.Stuart is active in the community and serves as a board member for The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership and for The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce. He also likes to share stories of the early days of The Woodlands when as a teenager he worked clearing trees for road construction and as a lifeguard at the Woodlands Athletic Center.Experience:2015 – Present – Stibbs & Co., P.C. – Partner2003 –2015 – Petroleum Wholesale, L.P./Sun Development, L.P. – General Counsel1991 – 2003 – Law Offices of Stuart W. Lapp, P.C. – Managing Shareholder1985 – 1991 – Dunn, Kacal, Adams, Pappas & Law Litigation AssociateProfessional Memberships and AffiliationsAmerican Bar AssociationHouston Bar AssociationMontgomery County Bar AssociationThe Woodlands Bar AssociationGeneral Counsel Forum National Conference on Weights and MeasuresCertified Mediator A.A. White Dispute Resolution CenterCertified Hearing Examiner – Texas Education AgencyCommunity and Civic InvolvementThe Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership (Board Member, 2007 – Present; Chairman, 2014-2015)The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce (Board Member, 2014 – Present; Vice President – Government Affairs)Voter Awareness Council – founding memberThe Woodlands BBQ Festival benefiting the Pulmonary Hypertension Association