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AREA OF PRACTICE Litigation - Commercial Litigation - General Employment REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Won a $1.9 million verdict on behalf of a manufacturer in a suit against its former distributor and subsequently pursued fraud, fraudulent transfer and alter ego claims against the distributor’s principals. The case settled less than a month before trial on terms very favorable to the manufacturer after defendants’ multiple summary judgment motions were denied. Obtained a $2.5 million dollar settlement on behalf of a manufacturer in a lawsuit against Computer Associates. The manufacturer asserted claims against Computer Associates – its software provider -- for breach of warranty and fraud resulting from defective software provided by Computer Associates. The software license agreement contained a limitation of liability provision purporting to limit the manufacturer’s damages to approximately $350,000. Successfully defended an arbitration proceeding on behalf of an estate's executrix. The claimant sought $500,000 in damages in connection with its representation of the decedent in a shareholder oppression lawsuit tried in Victoria County. The arbitrator granted the estate's declaratory judgment and awarded the claimant only $17,600. Obtained a temporary restraining order on behalf of a commercial energy brokerage firm in a suit against its former employee for breach of a non-competition agreement. The case settled prior to the temporary injunction hearing after the former employee and his new employer agreed to the restrictive covenants and reimbursed the energy brokerage firm for its legal fees. Secured a dismissal without payment of consideration on behalf of commercial energy brokers in a breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit brought by the brokers' former employer. The claimants had sought in excess of $500,000 in actual damages. Successfully defended Six Flags Theme Parks in a $2 million breach of contract suit filed by a former concessionaire at the Six Flags Astroworld and Splashtown theme parks in Houston, and obtained an award of the balance due on the concessionaire's contract with Six Flags. Successfully defended a multi-national corporation by the heirs of a woman who died at a vacation home operated in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. The claimants had sought over $30 million in actual damages, plus exemplary damages. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Texas. U.S. District Court (Southern and Northern Districts of Texas). American Bar Association. Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section). AWARDS Named a Professional on the Fast Track by H Texas Magazine. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1998 - B.A., Tulane University, Cum Laude 2001 - J.D., Tulane School of Law, Cum Laude.
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