Biography
Brian A. Kilpatrick has nearly 20 years of experience representing clients in civil litigation, arbitration and appeals.
Mr. Kilpatrick specializes in commercial and business litigation and has handled lawsuits in a number of substantive areas including banking and lending liability; fair credit reporting; truth in lending; fair debt collection practices; intellectual property; securities fraud; securities class actions; real estate defense; and other business litigation. He is also a member of the Special Investigations practice at Jackson Walker and serves as an independent investigator in Sarbanes-Oxley type special investigations involving a variety of accounting issues. He has represented individuals, as well as local, national and international companies, partnerships and financial institutions, in both state and federal courts, and before various arbitration forums, including the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Kilpatrick was a law clerk to Judge Walter S. Smith, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division.
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Representative Matters
- Represented a national bank alleging that the defendant borrower had converted collateral worth over $3 million. Mr. Kilpatrick tried the case before three arbitrators and obtained a unanimous verdict in favor of his client for approximately $4 million in damages and attorneys' fees. The borrower's $6 million counterclaim against the bank was dismissed with prejudice.
- Represented a corporate landlord against individual shareholders of a corporate tenant, alleging breach of the lease and fraud. Mr. Kilpatrick tried the case before a jury and obtained a unanimous verdict on all grounds alleged, including an award of actual damages, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees.
- Represented an international telecommunications company in a trademark dispute alleging that a competitor had misappropriated its intellectual property rights. Mr. Kilpatrick obtained an agreed permanent injunction against the competitor.
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Organization Membership
Mr. Kilpatrick is a member of the Texas Association of Bank Counsel, the American Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a Fellow with the Dallas Bar Foundation. He has served on several bar committees in Dallas, including the judiciary committee, the fee dispute committee, and the pro bono committee.
Community Involvement
Mr. Kilpatrick is actively involved in community service. His civic and charitable activities include: Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas (Big Brother, 2005-2007; Eastern Region Board, 2001-2006; Executive Committee 2004-2006); Dallas Summer Musicals (Board, 2002-Present); Austin College "L" Association (Board Vice-President – Fundraising, 2009-Present); Hatton W. Sumners Scholar Alumni Association (Board, 2005-Present); and TITAS (Board, 2002-2004). Mr. Kilpartrick was also a member of the 2001-2002 Leadership Dallas Class and the Dallas Business Committee for the Arts Leadership Arts Institute.
Mr. Kilpatrick has also been a regular volunteer of pro bono services to the poor, and has represented numerous clients in court actions without charge through Legal Aid of Northwest Texas. He has been recognized for his pro bono contributions, and has been elected as a member of the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas. He also actively serves as Chair of Jackson Walker's statewide Pro Bono Committee.
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Peer Recognition
Mr. Kilpatrick was named a "Rising Star" by Thomson Reuters (2006-2007).
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Speeches / Publications
Mr. Kilpatrick has spoken and written on a wide variety of legal topics including discovery and procedural matters, lender liability, and electronic data and discovery.
Mr. Kilpatrick is the author of an article entitled "Right to Grand Jury Indictment: Does It Survive After Studer v. State and the 1985 Constitutional and Statutory Amendments," which was published in the Spring 1992 Baylor Law Review.
Mr. Kilpatrick is the co-author of an article entitled "E-Mail Discovery and Privilege." This article was published in the November 2004 issue of Corporate Counsel Review, a publication of South Texas College of Law. This article was also published in the August 2005 issue of The Advocates' Quarterly, a widely circulated Canadian legal publication.
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