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Representative Matters:■Obtained declaratory judgment of priority of receiver’s lis pendens claim to $1 million dollar property, quieting title in receiver over competing lien claimant, winning at every level of appeal, including the U.S. Supreme Court, securing payment of attorneys’ fees award.■Obtained judgment in a breach of lease case and litigated hotly contested, complex garnishment of connected parent and subsidiary accounts.■Obtained judgment for supplier in suit on account and to foreclose construction lien claims in Louisiana, creatively domesticating judgment in Texas for collection.■Obtained judgment in international litigation, enforcing judgment with international garnishment and domestication in Quebec.■Obtained judgment for mall in breach of lease case and defended counterclaims for wrongful eviction.■Defended South American pharmacy chain in employment and trade secret misappropriation case in federal court, resulting in settlement and dismissal of claims.■Resolved national restaurant chain’s constructive eviction claims.■Resolved breach of restrictive use covenant at regional shopping center. ■Litigated negligence claims arising from international shipment stolen from Customs Centralized Examination Station.■Defended medical clinic against tortious interference, civil theft, and misappropriation of trade secrets claims arising from physician non-competition agreements, achieving settlement and dismissal of the claims.■Obtained judgment on promissory note and order of foreclosure on luxury house boat involved in dealer fraud.■Secured injunction protecting small business from larger competitor’s wrongful interference with customer contracts/relationships through business disparagement campaign arising from a software ownership dispute.■Obtained award against French distributor of surgical lenses manufactured in U.S. in international commercial arbitration.

Chairperson of the North Texas District Export Council Board of Directors and President of the Executive Committee of the North Texas District Export Council. The North Texas District Export Council (NTDEC) is one of the nationwide networks of DEC's which make significant contributions to America's international competitiveness. It is a diverse group of volunteer International Trade Professionals representing regions throughout North Texas.Mission StatementThe District Export Councils contribute leadership and international trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service's export promotion efforts through counseling businesses on the exporting process and conducting trade education and community outreach. The primary objectives of the NTDEC are to educate the community about free trade and its benefits, and include "how to" education to promote exports by companies in our area. www.exporttexas.com

Music Making a DifferenceOur MissionTexas Winds Musical Outreach educates, enriches and entertains by bringing free musical programs to persons confined by ill health, the economically disadvantaged, isolated seniors and at-risk children. Can you imagine a world without music?No uplifting melodies of Mozart. No chance to sing along to old favorites. No toe-tapping to Dixieland jazz. Now imagine a world where no one cared enough to visit you and be your friend. At Texas Winds, we can't imagine such a world, either. That is why we take live music out of the concert hall and bring it directly to people who otherwise have little opportunity to experience it. Our professional musicians give more than 1,000 free concerts annually, reaching 40,000 persons, young and old, from nursing home residents and hospital patients to disadvantaged children. For many of them, Texas Winds is the only live music they will hear this year.www.texaswinds.org