Monica Fekete Markovich

President, Director & Senior Partner   

Monica Fekete Markovich ardently believes in a forward-thinking law firm model; one that fosters performance and growth through innovation and employee satisfaction.  She takes great pride in mentoring attorneys as they grow into strategic advocates and wise business leaders.

Prior to forming Markovich Grover, Monica practiced law for over 30 years with an insurance defense firm based in Houston, serving on the Board of Directors for her last two decades at that firm.

Monica’s trial history is extensive, having argued cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in U.S. District Courts, in Texas courts, as well as in the federal and Texas workers’ compensation arenas. While her experience includes a broad range of civil litigation topics–from personal injury and bad faith to commercial and maritime–she has chosen to focus on the defense of Defense Base Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and Texas Workers’ Compensation Act claims at her new firm.

Monica regularly lends her voice to industry publications and presentations, and in-house seminars. She serves on the planning committee for industry conferences, including the Annual Longshore Conference and the Defense Base Act East Coast Symposium. Monica previously served several terms on the Board of Directors of the DOL-Joint Bar Association and was the President of that organization. She currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Benefits Review Board Service and Equal Justice America.

Monica earned both a Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas at Austin.

She became Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as part of the initial Workers’ Compensation Law class in 2004, then was recertified per TBLS’s five-year cycle in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024. She is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Monica is licensed to practice law in Texas and Montana, as well as before U.S. Courts of Appeals (Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh, Circuits) and U.S. District Courts (Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western, Districts of Texas).