Karl S. Furmaga

Karl Furmaga serves as Senior Counsel at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Mr. Furmaga graduated from Williams College in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, and a concentration in Legal Studies. He received his Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Houston, where he was an editor for the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal, a member of the Moot Court team, and the recipient of the Lex Highest Grade award in legal writing.

Following law school, Mr. Furmaga worked in private practice for ten years, representing clients in a wide range of civil matters including contract disputes, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, workers compensation, personal injury, and general insurance defense. Mr. Furmaga also handled transactional matters and prepared various contractual documents for his clients. In 2022, Mr. Furmaga was recognized in the Scene in S.A.’s “Best S.A. Lawyers” list and was featured in the “In Recess” section of the Texas Bar Journal (Vol. 85, No. 3). Mr. Furmaga has been admitted to the State Bar of Texas and the United States District Court for the Western, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is also a licensed All Lines Adjuster and a licensed Risk Manager by the Texas Department of Insurance.     

Outside the law, Mr. Furmaga enjoys playing, coaching and officiating tennis. He is a United States Professional Tennis Association certified coach and a United States Tennis Association certified official. Mr. Furmaga also enjoys traveling and is fluent in Polish.