About David W.
David W. Miller built a legal foundation that began in the humanities and moved steadily into law and finance. He earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2001 and completed his J.D. at the University of Houston Law Center in 2009. Those years of study set the stage for work that crosses transactional and regulatory lines.
His career path passed through large financial institutions before he entered private practice. He worked at JPMorgan Chase as an associate vice president beginning in 2002 and held a similar title at Wells Fargo Bank in 2007. In 2008 he served as an ISDA negotiator for Citigroup, and the following year he moved into a contract analyst role at BP. Miller entered law firm practice as a senior associate at Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP in 2011. He became a partner at McCulloch & Miller, PLLC in 2017, where he remains a member of the firm’s leadership team.
Those years in banking and corporate contracting inform how he approaches client matters. Miller has experience handling complex financial agreements and regulatory compliance issues alongside more conventional litigation and counseling. He is admitted to practice in Texas and Florida, and he is authorized to appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Miller’s professional credentials include accreditation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and recognition as a Certified Guardianship Lawyer in Texas. He belongs to a number of professional organizations, among them the State Bar of Texas, the Florida State Bar, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, and Lawyers With Purpose. Those memberships reflect a mix of estate, financial and investor interests.
Colleagues describe Miller as a lawyer who draws on practical industry experience when advising clients. His background negotiating standardized derivatives documentation and working inside major banks gives him a working knowledge of how financial deals are structured and managed. That perspective can influence both pre-dispute planning and dispute resolution.
Today Miller practices from McCulloch & Miller, PLLC. He handles matters that span estate and guardianship law, veterans benefits, and disputes involving financial services and investor claims. He represents clients in state and federal forums across his admitted jurisdictions.
