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Jackson Walker
Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart

Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart

Partner, Houston
713.752.4219
mdupart@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation
  • Intellectual Property

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Copyrights
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Technology

Biography

Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart is a Houston based litigation and intellectual property attorney who focuses on trying cases as well as assisting clients with navigating the changing landscape of electronic discovery in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. She has been performing as first chair trial counsel for her clients since 1986.

Mary Lou assists as a member of a cohesive litigation team, the core of which has worked together for over eight years, bringing efficiency and maximum results from electronic data retention, collection, review and production using online databases, and the management, review, and use of electronic information in complex business litigation and intellectual property cases.

Education

B.S., summa cum laude, University of Houston

J.D., cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston

  • Assistant Technical Editor, South Texas Law Journal

Bar Admissions

Texas

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News
  • Michael Slagle v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al (Harris County 270th 2013) Mary Lou obtained a summary judgement on behalf of Farmers in a whistleblower claim
  • D Design Holdings, L.P. v. Lionstone Urban Investments Two, LP, et al (Dallas County, 93rd 2010) Mary Lou successfully defended Lionstone, the purchaser of commercial real-estate, against claims by D Design Holdings, the seller, that they were entitled to post closing payment made by an anchor tenant. A jury found in favor or Lionstone and awarded attorney’s fees for Defendant.
  • Sendo v. Microsoft Corporation – (E.D. Tex. 2002-2004). Mary Lou was involved the collection, production, and review of millions of pages of documents in this case alleging breach of contract and theft of trade secrets involving the development of a smart phone. The case settled favorably prior to trial.
  • Nelkin v. R&L Trucking – (Harris County, 190th 2001) Mary Lou was lead trial counsel in a truck accident that left a 16-year-old girl with permanent brain damage. Plaintiff’s first witness caused a mistrial. After talking to the jury the case was re-mediated and settled on terms favorable to the defendant.
  • Howland v. Tyler Pipe – (Smith County Court at Law 2000) Presiding Judge Thomas A. Dunn (concurrent jurisdiction with District Courts). Mary Lou and Richard Griffin were trial counsel for Swan Transportation, the parent company of Tyler Pipe, in a suit by former employees of Tyler Pipe suffering from alleged asbestosis and asbestos-related cancers. The legal defense of joint venture was on appeal when all of the asbestos cases against Swan Transportation settled.
  • AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Gulf Coast Center – Brazoria and Galveston Counties, Board Member
  • Texas Council Risk Management Fund – Statewide Pool for Community Centers, Board Chair
  • Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare – Montgomery, Liberty, and Walker Counties, Board Attorney
Jackson Walker Obtains Dismissal in Class Action Suit Regarding Dr. Oz Weight Loss Supplement Shows

December 18, 2020

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December 18, 2020

Client Results

Jackson Walker Obtains Dismissal in Class Action Suit Regarding Dr. Oz Weight Loss Supplement Shows

A Jackson Walker team led by Houston partners Chip Babcock, John Edwards, and Trey McDonald obtained a complete dismissal of a high-stakes 2016 class action suit filed against clients Dr. Mehmet Oz, his production company ZoCo Productions, Harpo Productions, and Sony Pictures Television.

December 23, 2014

Attorney News

Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart Quoted in “Texas Lawbook” on Client-Focused Holiday Events

A Texas Lawbook article featured Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart discussing family-friendly holiday parties hosted by Texas law firms.

August 13, 2014

Attorney News

Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart Speaks at General Counsel Institute’s Discovery Program Series

Jackson Walker partner Mary Lou Flynn–DuPart will speak at “The Exchange” Houston, an interactive corporate e–discovery program series hosted by Today’s General Counsel Institute.

February 9, 2004

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Announces the Election of Seven New Partners

Jackson Walker announces that the following attorneys have been elected as partners: Alexandre Bourgeois, Ray Charles Clark, Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart, W. Ross Forbes, Jr., Jeffrey G. Hamilton, James D. Prappas, and Mark Walters.

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Practice Experience

  • Michael Slagle v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al (Harris County 270th 2013) Mary Lou obtained a summary judgement on behalf of Farmers in a whistleblower claim
  • D Design Holdings, L.P. v. Lionstone Urban Investments Two, LP, et al (Dallas County, 93rd 2010) Mary Lou successfully defended Lionstone, the purchaser of commercial real-estate, against claims by D Design Holdings, the seller, that they were entitled to post closing payment made by an anchor tenant. A jury found in favor or Lionstone and awarded attorney’s fees for Defendant.
  • Sendo v. Microsoft Corporation – (E.D. Tex. 2002-2004). Mary Lou was involved the collection, production, and review of millions of pages of documents in this case alleging breach of contract and theft of trade secrets involving the development of a smart phone. The case settled favorably prior to trial.
  • Nelkin v. R&L Trucking – (Harris County, 190th 2001) Mary Lou was lead trial counsel in a truck accident that left a 16-year-old girl with permanent brain damage. Plaintiff’s first witness caused a mistrial. After talking to the jury the case was re-mediated and settled on terms favorable to the defendant.
  • Howland v. Tyler Pipe – (Smith County Court at Law 2000) Presiding Judge Thomas A. Dunn (concurrent jurisdiction with District Courts). Mary Lou and Richard Griffin were trial counsel for Swan Transportation, the parent company of Tyler Pipe, in a suit by former employees of Tyler Pipe suffering from alleged asbestosis and asbestos-related cancers. The legal defense of joint venture was on appeal when all of the asbestos cases against Swan Transportation settled.

Recognition & Accolades

  • AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

Community Involvement

  • Gulf Coast Center – Brazoria and Galveston Counties, Board Member
  • Texas Council Risk Management Fund – Statewide Pool for Community Centers, Board Chair
  • Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare – Montgomery, Liberty, and Walker Counties, Board Attorney

Practice Areas

  • Intellectual Property
  • Trial & Appellate Litigation

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Copyrights
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Technology
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