DeSoto Lawyers

Leslie D. Ware is a Dallas based lawyer specializing in patent management and licensing.

As a shareholder at Cowles & Thompson, P.C., I provide high-quality legal representation to businesses and employees in various civil and employment litigation matters. I have over 20 years of experience in handling complex cases involving breach of contract, wage and hour disputes, defamation, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, and COVID-19 issues. My industry expertise includes staffing, digital technology, and healthcare, where I have successfully resolved numerous disputes and achieved favorable outcomes for my clients. I also advise clients on employment policies and practices, compliance, and risk management. I am passionate about protecting the rights and interests of my clients...

Richard G Grant PC is a Dallas business bankruptcy law firm concentrating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Firm's Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 experience covers a broad spectrum of industries including Construction, Oil & Gas, Securities, Hospitality (Hotels), Medical Facilities Acquisition, Real Estate, Aerospace, Pharmaceutical Technology, Intellectual Property, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Client include individuals, corporations, general partnerships, limited partnership, LLC and LPs. Although the firmâs practice is focused on the Dallas and Fort Worth Divisions of the Northern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Texas, our practice is often nationwide.

Michael Barbee is a dynamic litigator with a diverse practice in commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Clients count on him to resolve business and intellectual property disputes of varying complexity in Texas state courts and federal courts throughout the country. He’s highly regarded for his careful preparation, strategic thinking, and relentless advocacy for clients. Michael’s been selected to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 list, published in Law360, quoted by Bloomberg, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Litigation and Commercial Litigation, and named a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine. He also serves on the...

Cynthia Hardy Smith comes to Alford, Sinkule & Lazarz LLP from the Office of the Attorney General. As a Deputy Attorney General (D.A.G.), Cynthia spent ten years vigorously defending the interests of the people of the State of Texas in a variety of personal injury actions including automobile accidents, train accidents and slip and falls. She also defended railroad claims brought pursuant to the Federal Employers Liability Act.

Having been a litigator for the Office of the Attorney General, Cynthia joins the Alford, Sinkule & Lazarz L.L.P firm bringing with her insight into litigation from a defense perspective. While serving as...

I represent financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, middle market enterprises, business executives, and defrauded investors, in disputes involving allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and claims arising under the Texas Uniform Commercial Code.

My depth of experience–which includes first chair involvement in prosecuting and defending complex class action and multidistrict litigation–centers in three primary areas: financial services litigation, commercial disputes, and oil and gas litigation. This experience includes:

Financial Services

Representation of banks, and bank holding companies, in litigation involving:

- Alleged abusive overdraft practices,
- Alleged systemic mortgage serving abuses,
- Alleged systemic violations of consumer...

Barry serves as partner for Bobbitt Law where he concentrates his focus of practice in the areas of Toxic Tort Injury and Death , Catastrophic Injury and Death , and Pharmaceutical Litigation. Barry is intensely committed to fighting for the rights and dignity of those who are the victims of injustice at the hands of companies and corporate interests. Activities & Affiliations Member : Million Dollar Advocates Forum Speaker: Toxic Law Institute, Inc.'s Litigation...

Martin Robson is a founding partner at Charhon Callahan Robson & Garza. He represents foreign and domestic companies engaged in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal and state courts nationwide.