Chelby Sterling
Biography
Chelby Sterling is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Houston office. She is also a member of the firm’s Nuclear Verdicts and Trials Practice Groups.
Chelby’s practice focuses on a broad range of complex litigation matters. She focuses on employment litigation, representing energy companies, and oil and gas matters.
During her final year of law school, Chelby served as a Managing Editor on the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and was awarded the Robert Force Award for Outstanding Managing Editor.
Chelby Sterling is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Houston office. She is also a member of the firm’s Nuclear Verdicts and Trials Practice Groups.
Chelby’s practice focuses on a broad range of complex litigation matters. She focuses on employment litigation, representing energy companies, and oil and gas matters.
During her final year of law school, Chelby served as a Managing Editor on the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and was awarded the Robert Force Award for Outstanding Managing Editor.
- Second chair in a two-and-a-half-day jury trial in Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3. Handled motions in limine, evidentiary objections, exhibit preparation, and prepared demonstratives for opening and closing. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the client on all issues after two hours of deliberation.
- Successfully argued a motion to strike a jury demand in Harris County District Court.
- Successfully second-chaired a motion to transfer venue for convenience argument in Dallas County Court-at-Law.
- Houston Young Lawyers Association Member
- Houston Bar Association, Special Olympics Committee Member (2025-2026)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated.
- "The Escalation of Nuclear Verdicts and Actions to Curb Them," co-author, Litigation Commentary, April 9, 2025.
- “Working with Emergency Services: Tips for Frontline Attys,” contributor, Law360, Nov. 2, 2023.
Education
J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2024
B.A., Tulane University, 2021, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Extern to the Honorable Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, Eastern District of Louisiana Court, 2023-2024
Admissions
Texas
