Representative Matters

• First-chaired a jury trial involving a dispute between members of a limited liability company.  Obtained a directed verdict at the conclusion of evidence, dismissing two of the four defendants and dismissing claims for conversion, fraud, theft of services, and declaratory relief against the remaining defendants.  Successfully argued post-verdict motion for reduction of attorneys’ fees award.
• Successfully represented a limited partner in a jury trial involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
• Successfully defended a commercial real estate company in a bench trial involving claims for declaratory relief under the Texas Declaratory Judgments Act.
• Successfully represented a Part 142 flight training center in an agency appeal before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Obtained summary judgment in favor of a major air carrier on a personal injury claim.
• Obtained dismissal of a foreign manufacturer from a products liability lawsuit involving an offshore helicopter crash.
• Obtained summary judgment in favor of a roofing materials manufacturer on claims for fraud and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
• Obtained dismissal of an out-of-state aircraft fuel provider from a personal injury lawsuit involving an aircraft crash in Central Texas.
• Obtained judgment for damages on behalf of a Part 135 charter flight company for nonpayment of services.

Litigation

• Partnership disputes
• Financial services
• Breach of contract
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Fraud
• Negligence
• Products liability
• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
• Telecommunications Act of 1996

 Aviation

• Montreal and Warsaw Conventions
• Airline Deregulation Act
• Federal Aviation Act
• General Aviation Revitalization Act
• Federal Aviation Regulations

• Recognized at The Gathering for service as a pilot and commander of an Army Chinook unit in Afghanistan, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), 2018

Publications

• “Recent Developments in Aviation Law,” 83 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 193 (2018)

Speeches

• “Recent Developments in Aviation Law,” 52nd Annual SMU Air Law Symposium (April 5, 2018)

• J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall, Board of Directors
• Rockwall & Heath Lacrosse, Inc., Board of Directors