Business Litigation Section
The Business Litigation Section focuses on non-personal injury litigation issues. The Section's members practice in all areas ranging from employment litigation, antitrust, trademark, trade secrets, contract disputes, RICO, franchising litigation, securities litigation, intellectual property litigation, banking, and D&O liability, to business torts, generally. The Section's meetings and programs focus on procedural and trial skills as well as substantive legal subjects.
Meeting Schedule:
Second Tuesday of each Month at the Belo at Noon. Program begins at noon (lunch buffet available for purchase) and normally concludes by 1:00 PM and one hour of CLE is typically provided.
Section News:
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at noon at the Belo. Robert Tobey will speak on "The Ethical Lawyer: Honoring the Practice of Law and Avoiding Malpractice" Mr. Tobey will discuss how to avoid malpractice and ethics traps, such as conflicts of interest, lateral conflicts, non-client problems, liability insurance and the attorney-client privilege. Ethics credit is being sought for this presentation.
Tuesday, January 10, 2011 at noon at the Belo. Barry Richard of Greenberg Traurig, PA, will speak on "Security, Pseudo-Patriotism, and the Erosion of American Liberties." This topic will cover the history of United States Supreme Court decisions and the erosion of civil liberties over the past 200 years.
Section Officers:
Name: Chris Kratovil
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: Dykema Gossett PLLC
Firm Address: 1717 Main Street, Suite 5400
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-939-5817
Email: ckratovil@dykema.com
Name: David Kent
Officer Position: Vice-Chair
Firm: Sedgwick, LLP
Firm Address: 1717 Main Street, Suite 5400
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 469-227-4658
Email: david.kent@sedgwicklaw.com
Name: Charles Sartain
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm: Looper, Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Firm Address: 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-954-4135
Email: csartain@lrmlaw.com
Name: Craig Haynes
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm:Thompson & Knight LLP
Firm Address: 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-969-1239
Email: craig.haynes@tklaw.com
Name: Aimee Fagan
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: McKool Smith PC
Firm Address: 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-978-4203
Email: afagan@mckoolsmith.com
Name: Scott McElhaney
Officer Position: Board Advisor
Firm: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 600
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: 214-953-6000
Email: smcelhaney@jw.com
Section Membership:
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Business Litigation section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
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