Taitum Aland is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Houston office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and appeals. Prior to joining the firm in 2026, Taitum clerked for Judge Irma C. Ramirez in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Alfred H. Bennett in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Taitum received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was an Articles Editor for the Texas Law Review, worked as a clinical student in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, and served as a student attorney in the Immigration Clinic. She received her B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Oklahoma.
- The University of Texas School of Law
(J.D., honors, 2023)- Texas Law Review:
- Articles Editor, Vol. 101
- Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights:
- Staff Editor, Vol. 26
- Texas Law Review:
- The University of Oklahoma
(B.A. Journalism and Political Science, summa cum laude, 2020)
- The State Bar of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals:
- Fifth Circuit
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Irma C. Ramirez:
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Alfred H. Bennett
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2023-2025