Represented a former Dallas City Marshal in a lawsuit against his attorney, who mishandled an administrative appeal on behalf of the client. The client was terminated from his employment by the City of Dallas, but he had the right to appeal his termination based upon the City of Dallas Personnel Rules and Regulations. Unfortunately, the client’s attorney failed to appear at the administrative hearing and the client lost his right to pursue the appeal and contest his termination. The legal malpractice case settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Represented a client against a lawyer who failed to timely file a claim in bankruptcy court on behalf of the client.  As a result of the lawyer’s negligence, the client lost his right to pursue a claim against the party who filed bankruptcy.  The case settled before trial for a confidential amount. 

Represented a bank against a national law firm which mishandled a judicial foreclosure lawsuit involving property valued in excess of $2 million dollars. As a result of the law firm's negligence at trial, the bank was unable to foreclose on the property. After losing the trial, the law firm failed to timely file an appeal. The legal malpractice case settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Represented a client against a law firm which mishandled an administrative proceeding on behalf of the client. The client, a former police officer, was suspended from his employment, but he had a right to appeal his suspension based upon the civil service commission rules and regulations. Unfortunately, his attorney failed to timely file his appeal with the civil service board, so he was denied the right to contest his suspension. As a result, he was unable to obtain employment with other law enforcement agencies. The legal malpractice case settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Represented an individual against an attorney who had provided the client with faulty advice in connection with licensing, copyright and trademark matters. As a result of the faulty advice, the client was sued for copyright and trademark infringement and lost her business which had just begun generating sales in excess of $1 million. The case settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Represented an individual against an attorney who had a conflict of interest while representing the client. The lawyer represented 2 clients with conflicting claims over a limited sum of money. As a result of a conflict of interest and the lawyers' negligent handling of her case, the client was unable to recover the full value of her claim. The case settled before trial with one of the lawyers for the amount of his insurance policy limits. The other lawyer (who did not have insurance) settled for a structured payout.

Represented an individual against an attorney who failed to file a lawsuit
before the statute of limitations expired. As a result of the lawyer's negligence, the client was unable to pursue his claim. The case settled before trial for a confidential amount.