Lauren McCollum Ondrej

Lauren was born and raised in Spring, Texas. She is a first generation college graduate and the first lawyer in her family. She graduated top of her class with a 4.0 GPA from Sam Houston State University with her Bachelor’s in accounting. She was also a game-day and competitive cheerleader for all four years at Sam Houston, captain, and helped make school history by being on the school’s first All-Girl team to win the national championship. Lauren then attended Baylor Law School, was on the Baylor Law Review, and graduated in April 2019.

She began working at Ondrej Herzog & Carp right after graduation and has taken off like a rocket. Lauren was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Katy Bar Association within her first year of being a licensed lawyer, for which she currently serves as President. In October 2021 (less than 2 years of practicing law), Lauren was selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, and again in 2023 and 2024, which is a distinction received by only 2.5% of attorneys in the State of Texas. This honor is reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Her natural talent in the courtroom and with our clients sets her apart from other lawyers her age. Her skills, raw talent, hard work, and dedication help her serve our clients in fast, efficient, and caring ways.

Education

  • Juris Doctorate — Baylor University School of Law, 2019 (Baylor Law Review)

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting — Sam Houston

  • State University, 2016 (summa cum laude, highest honors Honor’s College)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • All Texas state trial courts

  • All Texas state appellate courts (including the Texas Supreme Court)

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Memberships

  • Katy Bar Association (President)

  • Houston Bar Association

  • State Bar of Texas

  • Texas Young Lawyers Association

  • Texas Super Lawyers, 2022-2024 Rising Stars (published in Super Lawyers and Texas Monthly)