David Barranco Email & Phone Number

David Barranco graduated with honors from the University of Texas’ Plan II Program in 1994 and from UT’s Law School in 1997. Based in Alamo Heights, Texas, and a resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, David helps artists, writers, investors, designers, and other innovators reap (and retain) the financial rewards from their original creations. In 1993, David was named an outstanding liberal arts student; in 1997 he won the Willie Morris Award, which recognizes a superlative “call to intellectualism, vigorous defense of civil liberties, and overall pursuit of excellence.” After covering Microsoft's antitrust trial for the London Sunday Times, Mr. Barranco began his legal career clerking under Chief U.S. District Judge Hayden W. Head, Jr. in Corpus Christi. Based on David's subsequent courtroom victories, AVVO Legal characterized him as a “superb” practitioner, rated 10/10, and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel welcomed David into the “Top 1%” of American trial lawyers. Mr. Barranco is especially proud of his 2001 Wall of Tolerance recognition as it provided the opportunity to shake hands with a true American hero, Rosa Parks. In 2004, the MacArthur Foundation offered David a Post-Graduate Fellowship in Public Policy. David’s 2013 book, called “brilliant” by Mensa Magazine, “thrilling” by Cambridge Day, and a “Blockbuster” by the Times of Malta, garnered a national literary prize from the IPBA. In 2015, David was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus and named one of Texas' "Top 10" family law attorneys.

Listed skills include Litigation, Civil Litigation, Appeals, Trade Secrets, and 45 others.