University Attended:
Loyola Marymount University, B.A., Political Science & Computer Science, 1997; Loyola Marymount University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1997
Law School Attended:
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2000
Year of First Admission:
2000
Admission:
2000, Texas; 2006, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
Dallas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Antitrust; Business Litigation) and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); Texas Association of Young Lawyers (Member); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Dallas Volunteer Attorneys Program.
Reported Cases:
Represented a real estate investment company in complex litigation against its partner and an investor, the proceedings encompassed multiple lawsuits in state and federal court, along with arbitration proceedings; Defended a telecommunications provider against alleged violations of the partnership agreement and breaches of fiduciary duty in a case filed by its partners; Obtained dismissal of all claims against the former chief financial officer of a Fortune 100 company in an SEC civil enforcement action and a related private class-action lawsuit; Defended a telecommunications provider in a consumer fraud suit filed by hundreds of plaintiffs involving errors in publishing unlisted telephone numbers; Persuaded a court to grant summary judgment against a liability insurer for attorneys' fees in the underlying litigation, along with penalties for wrongfully denying the claim; Persuaded a court to grant summary judgment against a purchaser of several natural gas wells asserting claims for breach of contract; Won a take-nothing verdict in favor of a musical instrument manufacturer in a bench trial against a former employee claiming violation of his employment agreement.