Travis is a trial lawyer who loves being in the courtroom. Within the last two and a half years alone, he has tried ten jury trials where he conducted direct and cross examinations of key corporate representatives and expert witnesses, picked juries, and gave closing arguments in cases with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake.

One thing Travis enjoys about his practice is its variety. Over the course of his career he has litigated complex commercial disputes, patent cases, trade secrets and unfair competition cases, False Claims Act cases, copyright cases, employment disputes, probate disputes, products liability cases, class actions, and personal injury and wrongful death cases. Travis has appeared as counsel of record in 143 cases in the Eastern District of Texas and 61 cases in the Western District of Texas.

Travis was recently appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Eastern District of Texas Local Rules Advisory Committee, which is responsible for providing the court with analysis and recommendations regarding the local rules of court.

After graduating from Lorena High School in Lorena, Texas, Travis attended the University of Arkansas, where he received a B.A. in Political Science and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree summa cum laude from Baylor Law School, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Law Review as the Managing Senior Executive Editor. During law school, Travis served as an intern to the Honorable Catharina Haynes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After graduating, Travis clerked for the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Travis and his wife Lindsey live in Tyler, Texas with their three young children.