Scott H. Fournier
Senior Associate Attorney
EDUCATION
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas Doctor of Jurisprudence, December 2012
- Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, Cum Laude, 2009
ADMISSIONS
- Chair of The State Bar of Texas Justice of the Peace Section
- State Bar of Texas, May 2013
- United States Southern District of Texas, August 2013
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Real Estate
- Civil Litigation
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
Named by Texas Monthly as a Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Star (Real Estate) for 2018. This selection is based on peer nominations and a Blue Ribbon Panel review process.
Mr. Fournier joined The Cweren Law Firm as an associate attorney in bringing with him a background in personal injury defense and civil litigation from his previous employment. While his legal practice at Cweren Law is mainly in residential and commercial real estate matters, Mr. Fournier has assisted and represented our clients with a wide variety of other legal matters including, but not limited to the following: entity formation, commercial disputes, and estate planning. Mr. Fournier is primarily responsible for our forcible detainer docket. He has successfully tried hundreds of forcible detainer (“eviction”) lawsuits in a variety of Texas venues.
Mr. Fournier serves as both a board member and the secretary for the Justice of the Peace Courts Section of the State Bar of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Young Lawyers Association and the Houston Bar Association. He is also a member of the Houston Apartment Association, as well as the Galveston County Apartment Association.
Mr. Fournier graduated with honors from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, with a bachelor’s of business administration. While at Texas State University Mr. Fournier was extremely involved in extracurricular organizations as he was the president and treasurer of his fraternity-Sigma Nu, the treasurer of Order of Omega Honor Society, the coordinator of events for Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol, and a member of Phi Eta Sigma International Honour Society and Golden Key International Honour Society.
Thereafter, Mr. Fournier attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, and graduated in the top quarter of his class. While in law school he was a member of Phi Delta Phi (South Texas College of Law’s honors fraternity) and participated in Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court).
Mr. Fournier was born and raised in the Friendswood, Texas. Mr. Fournier and his wife, reside in Houston, Texas, with their two dogs. In his free time, Mr. Fournier enjoys spending time with his wife, fostering and finding permanent homes for stray or homeless dogs, hunting, fishing and occasionally playing golf.