Dallas County Lawyers

Zac Duffy is a technology and intellectual property attorney. Texas Monthly Magazine has consistently named Zac a “Texas Rising Star” since 2011. Zac has experience in software, electronics, trademarks, and trade secret litigation.

We provide business advice concerning business formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and other business law matters. We prepare, review, and negotiate all types of commercial contracts. We also help business owners and executives plan for growth and expansion.

We also provide legal services in virtually all aspects of commercial real estate. Our firm has extensive experience in real estate development activities, particularly in the development of office, shopping centers, and retail facilities. Additionally, we provide advice and services regarding commercial leases to property owners and tenants, including the preparation of legal opinions for commercial closings.

Mike Killough was certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law from 1983, the first year the certification was available in Texas, until 2023 . He is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas and was selected a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Texas Supreme Court. A Distinguished Military Graduate in 1964, Mike served on active duty from 1967 to 1969. He attained...

Fatima Hassan Salam is a Texas attorney with over 23 years of experience in personal injury cases. Ms. Salam graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with degrees in Sociology, Journalism, and Criminal Justice. Her interest in the law combined with her determination to increase access to legal assistance for underrepresented communities motivated her to become an attorney. Ms. Salam obtained her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in 1991 and after two years as a criminal defense attorney in Michigan, she moved permanently back to Texas in order to practice personal injury law. Ms. Salam...

Houston Texas Based Immigration Attorney specializing in Green Cards, Naturalization, Employment and Investment Based Visas, and Family Based Petitions.

A founding partner of Steckler Wayne Cochran PLLC (“SWC”), Stuart Cochran is a civil trial lawyer with almost twenty years of experience litigating, trying, arbitrating, and mediating complex commercial, class action, and personal injury cases in state and federal courts across the nation. Stuart has a nationally-recognized consumer class action practice, and he is frequently brought in to cases outside of Texas due to his experience. More locally, Stuart handles complex commercial cases and catastrophic personal injury cases. Stuart’s practice is unique in that he handles cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Stuart has helped recover...

Grady K. Bergen is a partner at Griggs Bergen LLP, a law firm specializing in intellectual property with offices in Dallas, Texas. He is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is licensed to practice in Texas and Missouri. Mr. Bergen earned his Juris Doctorate from Baylor University School of Law in 1992, and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, completed in 1988. His legal practice focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and related intellectual property matters. With a background in engineering, Mr. Bergen is experienced in handling cases across various technology...

Ms. Hennessee was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in the Austin area. She earned her degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with honors in December of 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. In May of 2006, she graduated from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas. While attending law school, Ms. Hennessee served as Articles Editor of The Texas Wesleyan Law Review. Upon graduation, she began practicing in Dallas, Texas at a full-service immigration firm. Since 2006,...

Justin Martin – Lawyer, Marketing & Sales Executive, Entrepreneur.
Mr. Martin spent most of his early professional career in ownership, sales, and operations roles. After many successful years, Mr. Martin decided to pursue his law license, which required returning to complete his undergraduate degree. While working fulltime, he received his BA and was accepted into and completed what is now known as Texas A&M School of Law. In 2010, Mr. Martin joined his childhood best friend, in the formation of Godsey Martin, P.C., where he is a shareholder and serves as CEO of IJustGotHit.com. Since 2010, the law firm has...

Mr. Sessions is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Leagal Specialization since December, 1991. He is experienced in handling complex litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and arbitrations. His practice includes prosecution and defense of claims, primarily in business-related litigation. In 2008, Mr. Sessions obtained a $22,178,403 unanimous jury verdict in the case of Sovereign Cherokee Nation Tejas v. Frank P. Hernandez, which ranked No. 98 in VerdictSearch's top 100 Verdicts of 2008. Mr. Sessions has been counsel of record in multiple litigation matters involving more than $10 Million in...

Our practice is limited to serious injury and death claims, injuries from riding lawnmowers, and other dangerous products, traumatic brain injuries, injuries at amusement parks, injuries on dangerous premises, chemical exposure injuries, train derailments, and other railroad related injuries to person and property. Although our practice focuses on cases primarily in Texas, we also have pursued cases in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Main, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. We are fully licensed in Texas and Montana. It is our belief that when...

I'm a native Texas who is passionate about attaining the best result possible for my clients under the given facts and law; I do not practice law for any other reason than to relentlessly give my clients the professionalism they are owed- but also to be a counselor in a time of strife. If I take your case, it means as much to me as it does to you. Because, I know nobody wants to face criminal jeopardy, whether it be a criminal charge against them, or a civil matter that may require litigation or a simple workout...

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We have limited our practice to Estate Planning and Taxation. And we are dedicated to giving you the legal solutions and tools you will need to plan and build for your future with confidence.


Member of The College of the State Bar of Texas
The College of the State Bar of Texas is an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best trained attorneys in Texas. Members are qualified attorneys who are interested in both high ethical standards and improved training for...

Lawrence Youst counsels clients regarding management of their intellectual property assets focusing on portfolio development, patent evaluation, business transactions, dispute resolution and patent monetization. He has been a principal at Patton Boggs LLP, Danamraj & Youst, P.C. and Lawrence Youst PLLC.

Trial and litigation practice focusing on business disputes and white-collar criminal defense. Past cases have involved breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, business divorces, non-competition agreements, legal malpractice, intellectual property matters, and assorted real estate matters. Representation of select clients in personal injury and family law and cases, especially when a trial is anticipated. Representation of attorneys in professional discipline (state bar grievance) cases. Representation of aircraft owners in connection with a wide variety of aviation and operational issues.

I am a personal injury lawyer in Texas who handles serious accidents invloving products liability, aviation, airplane, helicopter, truck wrecks, motorcycle wrecks, bus wrecks and similar significant injury matters.

David Wishnew represents clients in litigation, including complex commercial, bankruptcy, labor and employment, insurance defense, construction, and collection matters. Prior to law school, Mr. Wishnew worked primarily in financial services, holding multiple securities and insurance licenses. Born and raised in Texas, Mr. Wishnew is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

Steven Laureanti is an attorney and shareholder at JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law, one of the largest full-service firms in Phoenix's East Valley. Steven focuses his practice on intellectual property, including patent law, IP consulting and auditing, IP litigation and outside counsel, international IP and related areas. He has extensive experience in the areas of patent preparation, appeals, prosecution and reexaminations. With his background in engineering, Steven is extremely familiar with mobile technologies, telecommunications, medical technologies and other high-tech industries. To learn more about Steven's comprehensive intellectual property services, visit his website with the link in the left-hand sidebar.