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Invicta Law Firm: A Houston Real Estate Litigator Also Licensed as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Origin and Background

Invicta Law Firm is located at 1923 Washington Ave., Suite 2275, Houston, TX 77007, in the city’s Washington Corridor, confirmed through the firm’s own site and State Bar of Texas records. Founder Alicia M. Matsushima earned her B.A. in Psychology from Baylor University in 1994 and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1997, including a year in Notre Dame’s Concannon Programme of International Law at its London Law Centre. She founded Invicta in October 2021 after operating a predecessor practice, Matsushima Garner PLLC, from 2011 to 2021, and began her career as an associate at Shannon Martin Finkelstein Alvarado & Dunne, P.C. from 2001 to 2011, a firm one professional bio describes as having been recognized among the top 100 law firms nationally at the time — a characterization Awesome Attorneys is attributing to that bio rather than independently verifying. Beyond her Texas law license, Matsushima is admitted as a Solicitor to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority, a dual qualification Awesome Attorneys did not find at any other Houston real estate firm reviewed in this category.

Practice Concentration

Invicta describes itself as a real estate, title, and commercial litigation boutique handling complex matters in Harris County and throughout Texas. Its stated practice covers title and possession disputes, landowner rights, HOA matters, secured creditor rights, contracts, and business torts, with a client base spanning title closing agents, title insurers, homeowners associations, property owners, real estate agents and brokers, developers, investors, house “flippers,” mortgage lenders, and other secured creditors. Justia’s attorney directory lists Matsushima’s specific real estate sub-areas as commercial real estate, easements, eminent domain, homeowners association law, land use and zoning, mortgages, and neighbor disputes. Matsushima’s own bio states more than two decades of litigation experience in both Texas state and federal courts. See this Houston Real Estate & Property directory for how this litigation-focused boutique compares to other firms serving Harris County.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is typical for a real estate litigation boutique of this size, Invicta does not publish a table of case verdicts or settlements, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify one. Awesome Attorneys also did not identify a TBLS board certification held by Matsushima; the firm’s own site states that “unless otherwise specified, the attorneys listed on this website are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization,” and Awesome Attorneys is disclosing that absence directly rather than applying “specialist” language to this profile.

Client Voice

A named, dated review on Justia from Cynthia D. Rendon, posted December 3, 2021, describes Matsushima as “an excellent attorney and effective advocate for her clients” who “enjoys a good reputation in our legal community,” with a 10-out-of-10 rating across legal knowledge, analysis, communication, and ethics categories. Awesome Attorneys did not identify additional named reviews beyond this one at the time of research.

Beyond the Courtroom

Matsushima’s public profile centers on her litigation and cross-border legal credentials rather than documented nonprofit board service; her dual admission as a Texas attorney and an England-and-Wales solicitor is itself the most distinctive credential in her public bio. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a specific pro bono program or civic board service documented for her.

Recognition for This Houston Real Estate Firm

Awesome Attorneys did not identify Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, or Martindale-Hubbell peer-review recognition for Matsushima or Invicta Law Firm at the time of research. Her most substantive verifiable credential is her dual bar admission — State Bar of Texas membership alongside Solicitor status with the Senior Courts of England and Wales, regulated by the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority — which Awesome Attorneys is noting as a regulatory credential distinct from a marketing-program award, though it is not a Texas board certification and does not support “specialist” language under house policy.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Title and possession disputes — a core part of Invicta’s stated practice — typically proceed as trespass-to-try-title actions or suits to quiet title under Texas property law, while eminent domain matters proceed under Texas Property Code Chapter 21, which sets the process and compensation standards when a governmental or quasi-governmental entity condemns private property. Easement disputes are governed largely by the language of the recorded instrument and common-law principles of implied and prescriptive easements. HOA governance and enforcement issues fall under Property Code Chapter 209, the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act. None of this is legal advice; a specific real estate or title dispute should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Invicta Law Firm’s clearest differentiator is Alicia Matsushima’s unusual dual qualification as both a Texas attorney with two decades of state and federal litigation experience and a licensed Solicitor of England and Wales, paired with a boutique’s worth of hands-on attention across title disputes, HOA matters, and secured-creditor representation. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys did not identify a TBLS board certification, a broad base of published peer-review recognition, or an extensive public review history for this firm, meaning prospective clients are relying more heavily on direct consultation and referral than on third-party-verified credentials. For a client with a Houston-area title dispute, HOA matter, or secured-creditor issue — particularly one with a cross-border or international dimension — Invicta’s litigation focus and Matsushima’s dual bar admission are a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Invicta Law Firm’s official website (invictalawfirm.com), State Bar of Texas member directory records, Justia’s attorney directory and client review page, Lawyers.com’s attorney profile, and Cornell Law School’s LII attorney directory listing.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Invicta Law Firm prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.