Lilia Gibson

Managing Partner
Management Committee Member

Houston, TX | Beaumont, TX | Conroe, TX | Liberty, TX | Richmond, TX | Texas City, TX

Lilia Gibson is the managing partner of the Houston office. She was promoted to the firm’s Management Committee in January 2026 and is one of twelve partners that oversee the management of the firm.

Ms. Gibson joined Linebarger in its Edinburg office as a delinquent tax attorney in June 2003. In 2006, she was promoted to partner. In that office she represented governmental entities in Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata counties. In 2012, she moved to the firm’s San Antonio office, where she managed the Bexar County docket, representing school districts and cities within Bexar County for delinquent tax collection. Ms. Gibson is bilingual in English and Spanish and has more than 25 years of experience representing governmental entities in Central South Texas. In 2016, she was selected to oversee the day-to-day operation of Linebarger’s San Antonio office. That office represents eleven counties and numerous taxing jurisdictions. She is proud to work with a team of dedicated professionals.

She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a past member of the Local Bar Services Committee and Disaster Response Committee. She currently serves on the firm’s Audit and Ethics Subcommittee and the firm’s CLE Committee. Ms. Gibson has served on the Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation, Edgewood Education Foundation of San Antonio, and the Judson Education Foundation. She currently serves as President of the Northside Education Foundation. 

Ms. Gibson earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and a juris doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1997. She began her law career in 1997 with the Law Firm of James E. Darling, representing many governmental entities such as South Texas Community College. She served as an assistant city attorney for the cities of McAllen, La Joya, Alamo, and Rio Grande City. There, she gained experience in delinquent tax collection, employment law, and representing governmental entities in a general counsel capacity.