Honors and Awards:

• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Texas Super Lawyer – 2003-2009; Texas Super Lawyer – “Top 100 Lawyers in Texas” – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009; D Magazine – “Best Lawyers in Dallas” – 2008, 2009; D Magazine –“Best Lawyers Under 40” – 2002, 2004; Dallas Business Journal – “The Defenders” – Dallas’s Top 15 Business Attorneys – 2006; Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for Dallas – 2001; Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for Texas – 2001; Outstanding Director – Dallas Association of Young Lawyers – 1994, 1995; Texas Young Lawyers Associations Award of Merit – 1999, 2000.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

• BAR ADMISSIONS: State Bar of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas.    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Master, William A. “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court; American Bar Association, Business Tort Section; State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section) (Technology Committee); Texas Young Lawyers Association, Director, 1997 to 2000; Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, 2001 to 2005; Dallas Bar Association - Director, 1999, 2005-2006; Chair, DBA Finance Committee, 2006; Chair, DBA Education Symposium, 2006; Business Litigation Section; Judiciary Committee; Law In The Schools Committee; Law Day Committee; By-Laws Committee; Board Member, 50th Anniversary Initiative for Brown v. Board of Education; Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation, 1998 to Present; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1999 to Present; Founding Life Fellow, DAYL Foundation; President, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1999; Chair, DAYL Professionalism and Mentoring Committee, 2001-Present; Director, South Texas College of Law.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• PRESENTATIONS: Presenting Damages Claims at Trial (2007); The "E" Word – Handling Electronically Stored Information with Confidence (2007); Texas Supreme Court Helps Enforceability of Non-Competes (2006); “Its Not Just About Money" (2006); “Knowledge is Power: Litigating Trade Secrets in Texas” (2006); “Recent Amendments to the Federal Rule of Evidence” (2004); “Choosing and Courting a Jury" (2004).

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Obtained numerous judgments on behalf of company clients for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practices, and other causes of action via arbitration, jury trial, bench trial, and summary judgment; Prosecuted important trade secret case, published at 965 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. App-Houston [1st Dist.] 1998); Obtained $11 million jury verdict on behalf of entrepreneur against a publicly traded high finance company (settled for a lesser sum); Obtained $2.3 million dollar trial verdict/recovery in bankruptcy court for large energy construction contractor against landfill project and private equity group; Negotiated settlements related to several high profile and high dollar disputes, including recent business and employment suits; Awarded substantial verdict and subsequent settlement after 2 weeks to a jury for a breach of a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement on behalf of an entrepreneur against a publicly traded financial company and west coast fund managers and venture capitalists; Representation of physician practice for breach of a service agreement and conversion against radiology center and physician practice management company after prevailing on a summary jury trial; Defense of large retail/wholesale product manufacturer against hotel chain that claimed products were defective through multi-week trial; Representation of publicly traded food manufacturer/distributor in defending claims and prosecuting counterclaims related to acquisition of subsidiary company; Arbitration on behalf of purchaser of steel company against seller of the company related to post-acquisition covenants and seller misrepresentations; Conducted trial and settlement on behalf of national equipment distributor against former consultant; Representation of physician practice management company in breach of contract claim against optometrists; Defense of large real estate company on claims that large real estate development idea and plan was stolen; Defense of large private equity and financial company on alleged breach of contract and tortious interference related to refusing continuing funding of a start up company; Defense of publicly traded software manufacturer and seller against claims of defective product filed by large employment organization; Handled numerous partnership and corporate disputes, breakups and dissolution; Defended large retail chain in age and FMLA claims; Defended large executive search firm in FLSA claims; Defended large equipment seller in sexual harassment and intentional infliction claims; Defended large retailer in ADA suit; Defended food manufacturer in age, national origin and gender discrimination claims; Represented woman in trying age discrimination and intentional infliction matter that resulted in large jury verdict (on appeal); Represented companies in negotiations and litigation involving former executives and other employees in employment contract and related disputes; Represented former executives and consultants on employment agreements and related employment and tort claims; Represented clients and tried numerous non-competition and non-solicitation matters and theft of trade secrets matters including important trade secrets case:  Hennessy v. TNT Motorsports. et al; Represented FORTUNE 100 oilfield services company in cases involving largest well blowout on land in U.S.