• Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator (2022)
• Lawyer Limelight, Lawdragon (July 2022)
• Lawdragon, Top 500 Plaintiff Financial Lawyers (2021, 2022)
• Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame, (2013, VerdictSearch)
• Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas, Texas Super Lawyers (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 Thomson Reuters)
• Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers (2005, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Thomson Reuters)
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, (DMagazine)
• Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, (DMagazine)
• Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation (2007 – 2023), Litigation – Antitrust, IP and Patent (2011 – 2023) (Woodward White, Inc.)
• Texas Super Lawyers,  (2003 – 2022, Thomson Reuters)

• Litigator of the Week, Texas Lawyer (December 8, 2014)
• The Accidental Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers (2011)
• David v. Goliath, Dallas Business Journal (2008)

• $15 million jury verdict in GlobeRanger vs. Software AG, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas (theft of trade secrets) (pending resolution).
• $239 million jury verdict in Dillard’s, Inc. vs. i2 Technologies, Inc., Dallas County, Texas (fraud in connection with the sale of software products) (case settled for $57 Million; client received $44.5 Million net of attorney’s fees).
• $33 million jury verdict in Sunrise Systems vs. Xerox Corporation, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas (breach of contract) (case settled for $25 Million; client received $15 Million net of attorney’s fees).
• Settlement in ADAPT vs. Arthur Anderson, Dallas County, Texas (theft of trade secrets).
• Settlement in Fidelity vs. Coopers & Lybrand LLP, Tarrant County, Texas (accounting malpractice).

• Stephen Clark vs. Dillard’s, Inc., Dallas County, Texas (misappropriation of likeness).
• Positive Software vs. New Century, AAA arbitration (copyright infringement).
• Noe vs. McLendon, Denton County, Texas (breach of contract).
• Colter’s vs. Famous Dave’s, Dallas County, Texas (theft of trade secrets).

• Master, Mac Taylor American Inn of Court
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America^TM
• Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
• Past Member, Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission
• Past Director, State Bar of Texas
• Past Chair, Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows
• Past Director, North Texas Legal Services

FRAUD

Dillard’s, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas

• Case: Dillard’s, Inc. v. i2 Technologies, Inc., Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Fraud in connection with sale of software products
• Client contact: Dean Worley (501) 376-5420
• Opposing counsel: Anthony Avey & Jeff Hawkins, Prichard Hawkins (512) 477-7400

MRT, Inc. d/b/a International Magnetic Technologies, Inc., Dallas, Texas

• Case: MRT  v. Ivan Darius, Roger Vounckx and IMEC, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Fraud in connection with a start-up business
• Client contact: Jeroen Van Cauwelaert (972) 960-7227
• Opposing counsel: Mark Josephs & Ross Forbes, Jackson Walker (214) 953-6000

Kmart Corporation, Troy, Michigan

• Case: Kmart Corporation v. i2 Technologies, Inc., et al., Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Fraud in connection with sale of software products
• Client contact: Robert Rathke (248) 463-5597
• Opposing counsel: John Henderson, Brown McCarroll (214) 999-6100

Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas

• Case: Catholic Diocese v. A.G. Edwards, USDC, Southern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Fraudulent practices in connection with pension funds
• Client contact: David Garza (956) 541-4914
• Opposing counsel: Richard Rohan, Carrington Coleman (214) 855-3000

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Dillard’s, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas

• Case: Stephen Clark v. Dillard’s, et al, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Misappropriation of likeness
• Client contact: Dean Worley (501) 376-5420
• Opposing Counsel: Stephen Kennedy (214) 716-4343

Westmoor Mfg. Co., Fort Worth, Texas

• Case: Ganga, Inc. v. Westmoor Mfg. Co., USDC, Central District California
• Nature of dispute: Copyright infringement
• Client contact: Tom McCollough (817) 625-2841
• Opposing counsel: Milord Keshishian (310) 226-7878

DDR Holdings, Atlanta, Georgia

• Case: DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com, et al, USDC, Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: Danny Ross (404) 932-3281
• Co-counsel: Michael Smith, Siebman, Burg (903) 938-8900
• Opposing Counsel: Tom Melsheimer, Fish Richardson (214) 292-4051; Brett Govett, Fulbright (214) 855-8118

NetworkFleet, Inc., San Diego, California

• Case: Innovative Global vs. Turnpike Global, et al., USDC,Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Co-counsel: Larry Nodine, Ballard Spahr (678)420-9300
• Opposing counsel: Michael Cooke, Friedman Suder (817) 334-0400

Immersion Entertainment, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia

• Case: Immersion Entertainment v. NASCAR, USDC, Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: Taz Anderson (770) 434-8104
• Co-counsel: Larry Nodine, Ballard Spahr (678) 420-9300
• Opposing counsel: M. Craig Tyler, Wilson Sonsini (512)338-5400

New Century Mortgage, Irvine, California

• Case: Positive Software v.  New Century Mortgage, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Copyright infringement
• Client contact: Monika McCarthy (949) 517-1725
• Opposing counsel: Ralph Canada & Michael Shore (214) 593-9110

Pegasus Imaging Corporation, Tampa, Florida

• Case: GTX Corp. v. Kofax Image, et al., USDC, Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: Jack Berlin (813) 875-7575
• Opposing counsel: Allen Gardner & Michael Jones, Potter Minton (903) 597-8311;

• Hannah and Esha Bandyopadhyay, Perkins Coie (650) 838-4300

Davis Technologies, LLC, Weaverville, North Carolina

• Case: Autotronic v. Davis Technologies LLC, et al., USDC, Western District Texas
• Nature of dispute: Trademark and Lanham Act
• Client contact: Shannon Davis (828) 645-1505
• Co-counsel: Mark G. Briggs, Porras, Stephens & Briggs (915) 779-0039
• Opposing counsel: Bryan Haynes, Locke, Liddell & Sapp (214) 740-8554

Radiant Systems, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

• Case: Verve, L.L.C. v. Hypercom Corp., et al., USDC, Western District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: Jamie Graves (800) 229-0991
• Co-counsel: Larry Nodine, Ballard Spahr (678) 420-9300
• Opposing counsel: Christopher S. Walton, Simon Galasso & Frantz (412) 306-8533

AmerisourceBergen, Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania

• Case: PDX, Inc. v. Bergen Brunswig, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: William Sprague (610) 727-7159
• Opposing counsel: Mack Ed Swindle, Whitaker, Chalk (817) 878-0500

Advanced Data Analysis and Preservation Technology, Inc., Dallas, Texas

• Case: ADAPT vs. Arthur Anderson, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Copyright infringement and theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Charles Josephs (214) 346-9933
• Opposing counsel: Ralph Miller, Weil Gotshal (214) 746-7700

Identitech, Inc., Melbourne, Florida

• Case: F.Y.I.I. v. Identitech, Inc., USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement
• Client contact: Hugh Jacobs (321) 951-9503
• Co-counsel: Larry Nodine, , Ballard Spahr (678) 420-9300
• Opposing counsel: Mark Mathie, McKool Smith (214) 978-4000

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California

• Case: Cyrix v. Intel, USDC, Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Patent infringement and monopolization
• Client contact: Tom Dunlop (408) 765-1125
• Opposing counsel: Allan Van Fleet, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (713) 374-3555

TRADE SECRETS

GlobeRanger Corp., Dallas, Texas

• Case: GlobeRanger v. SAG AG, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: George Brody (469) 330-5577
• Opposing counsel: Bill Sims, Vinson Elkins  (214) 220-7703

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Provo, Utah

• Case: Nature’s Sunshine v. Natural Health, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Anthony Kaye (801) 531-3069
• Opposing counsel: Chrysta Cantaneda, Locke Liddell (214) 740-8661

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Case: Colter’s Restaurants vs. Famous Dave’s of America, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Kenneth Stanecki (952) 294-1300
• Opposing counsel: Mark Shank, Hughes & Luce (214) 939-5500

Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Case: Valerie Strickland vs. Medtronic, Inc., Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Covenant not to compete and theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Rita McConnell (763) 505-2680
• Opposing counsel: Dan Hartsfield, Baker Botts (214) 953-6500

Nationwide Recovery Systems, Ltd., Carrollton, Texas

• Case: Randy Plemons vs. Nationwide Recovery Systems, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Covenant not to compete and theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Jerry Curtis (972) 798-1000
• Opposing counsel: Keith Clouse, Clouse Dunn Hirsch (214) 220-3888

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, Mass

• Case: LSI Logic vs. Carpenter and Whitfield, Collin County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Marty Carpenter (972) 618-5600
• Opposing counsel: Michael Maslanka, Ford & Harrison LLP (214) 256­4702

PEL Industries, LTD, Aukland, New Zealand

• Case: Twin Mountain v. PEL, Tom Green County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Covenant not to compete and theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Paul Hebberd 011-64-9-272-8841
• Co-counsel: John E. Sutton (915) 482-8470
• Opposing counsel: Robert Junell, Jackson, Walker (915) 481-2550

Croda Adhesives, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

• Case: Croda v. Jack Greenberg, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Covenant not to compete and theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Frank Bozich (630) 773-1419
• Opposing counsel: John Sherwood (214) 696-1100

Nova Information Systems, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

• Case: Nova Information v. ACS, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets
• Client contact: Cathy Harper (404) 698-1018
• Opposing counsel: Eric Cromartie, Hughes & Luce (214) 939-5500

ANTITRUST

Standard Aero, San Antonio, Texas

• Case: Standard Aero v. Kelly Aviation Center, LP, Bexar County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Theft of trade secrets and monopolization
• Client contact: Edward Richmond (210) 334-6105
• Co-counsel: Ed Shapiro, Latham & Watkins (202) 637-2200
• Opposing counsel: Kevin Sadler, Baker Botts (512) 322-2500

Electrodes Incorporated, Milford, Minnesota

• Case: Poco Graphite, Inc. v. Electrodes, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Lanham Act
• Client contact: Dave Dudas and Mike Dudas (203) 878-7408
• Co-counsel: Kathleen Galloway (817) 850-758-1078
• Opposing counsel: Christopher Rentzel, Bracewell Guillani, (214) 758­1078

Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Case: American Airlines v. Northwest Airlines, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Monopolization
• Opposing counsel: Donald E. Herrmann. Kelly, Hart & Hallman (817) 878-3548

Act III Theatres, Los Angeles, California

• Case: Cinemark v. Act III Theatres, USDC, Western District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Monopolization
• Client contact: Norman Lear (310) 553-3636
• Opposing counsel: Luke Soules, Soules & Wallace (210) 224-9144

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California

• Case: Cyrix v. Intel, USDC, Eastern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Monopolization
• Client contact: Tom Dunlop (408) 765-1125
• Opposing counsel: Allan Van Fleet, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (713) 374­3555

ENVIRONMENTAL

Texas Cities for Clean Air Coalition, Dallas, Texas

• Case: Consolidated Applications of TXU for State Air Quality Permits
• Nature of dispute: Applications for coal fired power plants
• Client contact: (Former) Mayor Laura Miller (214) 670-0656
• Co-counsel: David Frederick, Loweree & Frederick (512) 469-6000
• Opposing counsel: John Riley, Vinson & Elkins (512) 542-8400

BREACH OF CONTRACT

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Case: NHS Inc. v. Bergen Brunswig Drug Company, AAA Arbitration
• Nature of dispute: Breach of software development and license agreement claims
• Client contact: William Sprague (610) 727-7159
• Opposing counsel: Mack Ed Swindle, Whitaker, Chalk (817) 878-0500

Phillips N.V., Belgium

• Case: Super Club v. Mauritis De Prins & Phillips, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Garrard A. Beeney (212) 558-3737
• Co-counsel: Jeffrey Levinger, Carrington, Coleman (214) 855-3000
• Opposing counsel: David Taylor, Thompson, Coe (214) 871-8200

Sunrise Systems, Inc., Dallas, Texas

• Case: Sunrise Systems, Inc. v. Xerox, USDC, Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Ed De Young (214) 220-4800
• Opposing counsel: George Bowles, Locke Liddell & Sapp (214) 740-8000

Endispute

• Case: Embotelladora v. Sharp and Endispute, Inc., USDC Northern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Michael Young (212) 605-9203
• Opposing counsel: Molly Steele, Thompson & Knight (214) 969-1700

Bank One, Dallas, Texas

• Case: Kuhler & Associates, Inc. v. Bank One, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Matt Julius (214) 290-7898
• Opposing counsel: Edward Malouf (214) 969-0192

Broadcast Equities, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Case: Florida Radio Networks v. Broadcast Equities, USDC, Middle District of Florida
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Bruce Hausknecht (804) 523-7016

Continental Airlines, Inc., Houston, Texas

• Case: Brighton Square Publishing v. Continental Airlines, Harris County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: John Williams (713) 834-5152
• Opposing counsel: Joe Jamail (713) 651-3000

Bear Stearns Companies, New York, New York

• Case: TMC Thanksgiving Ptrs v. BSC Thanksgiving Ptrs, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of contract
• Client contact: Joe Jacobs (212) 272-3186
• Opposing counsel: Eldridge Goins, Goins Underkofler (21) 969-5454

ACCOUNTING MALPRACTICE

Fidelity Bankshares, Fort Worth, Texas

• Case: Fidelity v. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Tarrant County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Auditing malpractice
• Client contact: Bruce M. Davis (817) 551-9494
• Co-counsel: Beale Dean, Brown, Herman (817) 429-0851
• Opposing counsel: Warren E. Platt, Snell & Wilmer (602) 382-6000

Bull Run Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia

• Case: Bull Run v. Ernst & Young, JAMS Arbitration
• Nature of dispute: Auditing malpractice
• Client contact: Robert Prather (404) 266-8333
• Opposing counsel: John Chandler, Sutherland Asbill (404) 853-8000

ASARCO Incorporated, New York, New York

• Case: ASARCO v. Deloitte & Touche, Potter County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Auditing malpractice
• Client contact: Bill Dowd (212) 510-2222
• Co-counsel: Jerome Johnson, Underwood, Wilson (806) 379-0343
• Opposing counsel: Richard Spinogatti, Shea & Gould (212) 827-3640

INSURANCE

GasOcidente do Mato Grosso Ltda. And GasOriente Boliviano Ltda., Brazil

• Case: Gas Oriente Boliviana  v. McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Harris County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Insurance coverage
• Client contact: Michelle Blaine (713) 853-6161
• Opposing counsel: Irving Stern, Zimmerman, Axelrad  (713) 552-1234

Former Officers & Directors of American Eagle Insurance Co., Dallas, Texas

• Case: Jack M. Webb v. American Eagle, Travis County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Insurance receiver against former Officers and Directors
• Co-counsel: Harvey Cohen (800) 473-5558
• Opposing counsel: Christopher Fuller, Scott, Douglass & McConnico (512) 495-6300

Guaranty National Insurance Company, Englewood, Colorado

• Case: Guaranty National v. Circle K, Cameron County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Excess insurance coverage
• Client contact: Fred Roberts (800) 456-4642
• Opposing counsel: Arthur Glover, Hirsh, Glover (713) 224-8941

Webb County, Texas, Laredo, Texas

• Case: County of Webb v. Illinois Union, USDC, Southern District of Texas
• Nature of dispute: Insurance coverage
• Client contact: Ricardo de Anda (956) 726-0038
• Opposing counsel: Alicia Curran, Burt Barr & Associates (214) 742-8001

Great American Insurance Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Case: Deep South Surplus v. Great American, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Insurance coverage
• Client contact: Eve Rosen
• Co-counsel: Kathy Allen, Graves Dougherty (512) 480-5600
• Opposing counsel: William Johnson, Hartzog, Conger (405) 235-7000

PERSONAL INJURY

Enron Corp., Houston, Texas

• Case: In re Rio Piedras Explosion Litigation, USDC, District of Puerto Rico
• Nature of dispute: Defense of gas company after an explosion
• Client contact: Charles Cheek (713) 853-6942
• Co-counsel: Francisco Besosa, Axtmayer, Adsuar (787) 756-9000
• Opposing counsel: Francisco Bruno, McConnell Valdes (787) 759-9292

Malibu Grand Prix, Canoga Park, California

• Case: Trejo v. Malibu Grand Prix, Duval County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Defense of premises liability
• Client contact: Gina Cody (818) 887-6900
• Opposing counsel: John R. W. Cracken (214) 750-7085

Banana Workers’ Class Action

• Case: In re Banana Workers Litigation, various jurisdictions
• Nature of dispute: Mass tort case for exposure to DBCP chemical
• Opposing counsel: Terry Murphy, Jones Day (214) 220-3939

OIL & GAS

Newmont Oil & Mining Corp., Denver, Colorado

• Case: Adobe Resources v. Newmont Oil Corp., Harris County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Dispute among JV partners over drilling operations
• Client contact: Timothy Schmitt (303) 837-6073
• Opposing counsel: Stanley Krist (713) 963-8963

Valence Operating Company, Houston, Texas

• Case: Sulphar River Gathering LP v. Valence, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Breach of gas purchase agreements
• Client contact: Walter J. “Bud” Scherr (281) 359-3659
• Opposing counsel: Patrick McManemin, McManemin Smith (214) 953­1321

EEX Corporation, Houston, Texas

• Case: EEX v. Enserch, Dallas County, Texas
• Nature of dispute: Declaratory judgment concerning employee benefits
• Client contact: Chuck McDaniel (713) 243-3163
• Opposing counsel: Tom Lillard, Worsham, Forsythe (214) 979-300

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