Overview
Community & Professional
Dallas Marathon (formerly Dallas White Rock Marathon) Board of Trustees, 2011-2017
Dallas Bar Association
DRI Professional Liability Steering Committee
DRI Professional Liability Program Marketing Co-Chair
Experience
Summary Judgment for servicer and lender on constitutional lien claim in Western District, San Antonio Division
Unanimous verdict for commercial real estate purchaser for fraudulent liens and trespass to try title claims against seller, affirmed by Fort Worth Court of Appeals, Barron v Al Shmaisani 2021 WL 2253301
Take Nothing Judgment on behalf of Lloyd’s broker in suit alleging damages in excess of $20 million affirmed by Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. Insurance Alliance v. Lake Texoma Highport, LLC and Bowood Partners, Limited, 452 S.W.3d 57.
Obtained Directed Verdict in products liability suit against manufacturer.
Lead counsel in Federal Court in products liability case involving four fatality fire. Case settled after three days of trial.
Lead counsel in numerous cases on behalf of overseas insurance brokers.
Lead counsel in shareholder derivative suit on behalf of foreign shareholders in U.S. litigation. Lead counsel on behalf of lender in breach of contract case where $1.9 million settlement achieved.
Obtained Judgment N.O.V. in suit awarding damages against real estate professional.
Successfully pursued multiple cases involving unfair competition claims, achieving equitable and legal relief for clients harmed by theft of trade secrets, breach of nondisclosure agreements, and breach of covenants not-to-compete.
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Practice Areas
Education
St. Mary’s School of Law (J.D., 1991)
The Order of Barristers
Board of Advocates
The Inns of Court
Texas Christian University, (B.A., 1986)
Bar admissions
- Dallas County Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Court admissions
- Admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.