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SELECTED OUTCOMES

Proof under
pressure.

CONFIDENTIAL

Business-control judgment preserved on appeal

$0

Damages awarded against our client after an eight-figure claim

11 days

Emergency injunction secured

Representative matters / illustrative

The work behind the numbers.

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Trial / energy

Royalty underpayment claim

Represented a mineral owner group against a midstream operator. Jury found breach and awarded the full damages model.

Appeal / founders

Control of a family company

Defended a judgment preserving the majority owner's voting rights; affirmed on every issue.

Emergency / trade secrets

Departing executive

Temporary injunction secured in 11 days to stop use of a pricing model at a competitor.

Trial / commercial

Eight-figure fraud claim

Defended a manufacturer at a three-week trial; the jury returned a take-nothing verdict.

Appeal / infrastructure

Construction delay award

Reversed an arbitration award on a design-build dispute and remanded for a new hearing.

Emergency / founders

Deadlocked board

Receivership avoided through an expedited hearing and a negotiated buy-out within 60 days.

Every matter on this page is fictional. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Matters, people, credentials and outcomes are fictional. This is not a law firm; no attorney-client relationship is created and no result is promised.
Writing / for general counsel

Notes from the courtroom.

Annotated legal publication proofs and a fountain pen on a desk
From the publication desk
Preserving error before you think you need to

Why appellate partners belong in the trial team from the first scheduling order.

The first 72 hours of a founder dispute

What to secure, what not to send, and who should be in the room.

Damages models juries actually follow

Three ways to make an expert's numbers feel like common sense.

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