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Dallas, Texas, Us

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Represented design professionals in contracts, drafting, business disputes, and defense of professional negligence and breach of contract claims. Majority of projects at issue involve multi-millions of dollars. Projects include educational facilities, department stores, shopping centers, automotive dealerships, entertainment venues, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, municipal drainage systems, public transportation and infrastructure, apartment buildings, and mixed-use developments.

Garland, Texas, Us

-Represented individuals and corporations in construction defect cases, premises liability actions, catastrophic trucking accidents, suits involving fatalities, gross negligence claims, and general negligence actions. -Successfully obtained summary judgment for the defense in premises liability action where Plaintiff sought damages in excess of $500,000.00. -Presented clients for deposition and deposed adverse parties and fact witnesses. -Designated both liability expert witnesses and damages expert witnesses. -Assist lead counsel in trial preparation.-Experienced in all phases of discovery, motion practice, and pre-trial preparation.

-Represented hundreds of governmental entities in the collection of delinquent property tax receivables.-Administered tax foreclosures of real property, from judgment to sale to transfer of title. Also coordinated the resale of real property held in trust by governmental entities. Executed writs of seizure when necessary. -Drafted memorandum opinions regarding property tax issues for title companies issuing title commitments. Interpreted chains of title. -Representation included representation of creditors in Chapters 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcy proceedings.-Experienced in client retention and networking. Received one-on-one tutelage from Firm’s marketing consultants.

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-Analyzed discovery to substantiate defenses in construction defense litigation.-Analyzed medical records for insurance defense litigation.

Dallas, Texas, Us

-Assisted litigation and transactional practice groups.-Assisted appellate counsel by analyzing trial record of $239 million judgment to prepare detailed memorandum analyzing the applicable law and chances of success on appeal. -Assisted prominent Dallas trial lawyers in obtaining largest verdict in Texas for breach of contract in 2011. The judgment was a culmination of four years of litigation involving claims of fraud, misapplication of fiduciary property, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract.

-Assisted indigent individuals in a wide variety of matters, including property, contracts, employment and family law.-Drafted written discovery, answers, petitions, motions, orders, and decrees. -Researched substantive and procedural issues, including issues under the Federal and Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Social Security Act.

Juris Doctor, Law

B.B.A., Finance, Economics