Shayna Goldblatt Proler
Biography
As counsel in Haynes Boone's Appellate Section, Shayna Goldblatt Proler focuses on high-stakes appeals in state and federal courts. Drawing on her experience at an elite litigation boutique and two federal clerkships, she crafts compelling, concise briefs with an eye towards helping busy courts resolve complex issues.
Beyond written work, Shayna embeds with trial teams to strengthen clients' appellate positions from the outset.
She also serves clients by presenting oral argument and routinely helping prepare others to argue at podiums across the nation.
Shayna’s contributions have been recognized by colleagues and peers through rising-star-type awards and opportunities, both in writing and in person, to share her experience.
Inspired by her service-minded mentors, Shayna gives back to the legal community by mentoring aspiring judicial law clerks and junior appellate colleagues. As a proud graduate of Tel Aviv University, she champions the university as a member of the American Friends of Tel Aviv University’s Alumni Committee.
As counsel in Haynes Boone's Appellate Section, Shayna Goldblatt Proler focuses on high-stakes appeals in state and federal courts. Drawing on her experience at an elite litigation boutique and two federal clerkships, she crafts compelling, concise briefs with an eye towards helping busy courts resolve complex issues.
Beyond written work, Shayna embeds with trial teams to strengthen clients' appellate positions from the outset.
She also serves clients by presenting oral argument and routinely helping prepare others to argue at podiums across the nation.
Shayna’s contributions have been recognized by colleagues and peers through rising-star-type awards and opportunities, both in writing and in person, to share her experience.
Inspired by her service-minded mentors, Shayna gives back to the legal community by mentoring aspiring judicial law clerks and junior appellate colleagues. As a proud graduate of Tel Aviv University, she champions the university as a member of the American Friends of Tel Aviv University’s Alumni Committee.
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Member
- Bar Association of the Eighth Federal Circuit, Member
- Federal Bar Association – Southern District of Texas, Member
- Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Houston Bar Association – Appellate Section, Member
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow and Nominating Committee Member
- Included in “Ones to Watch” in Appellate Practice & Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2026
- “Texas Rising Star” in Appellate Law by Super Lawyers, 2025
- “Appellate Toolkit: Amicus Briefs”, Author, Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit, April 2023
- “Lessons Learned from my First Appeal,” Panelist, Houston Bar Association, October 2022
- “From Law Clerk to Advocate,” Panelist, Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas, August 2022
Education
University of Houston Law Center, 2017, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Houston Law Review, Articles Editor
M.A., Political Science, Tel Aviv University, 2012
B.A., in Plan II Honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011, with special honors
Clerkships
Law Clerk to the Honorable L. Steven Grasz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2020-2021
Law Clerk to the Honorable Gray H. Miller, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2017-2018, 2020
Legal Intern to the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Legal Intern to the Honorable Melinda Harmon and the Honorable Gray H. Miller, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Languages
Hebrew (Conversational)
Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
A Timeline of Shayna Goldblatt Proler
