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| | Address | | 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3500 | | Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | | (Tarrant Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. Commercial, Corporate, Securities, Income and Estate Taxation, Banking, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, Computer and Copyright Litigation, Patent Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Probate and Real Estate Law, Antitrust, Trade Secret, Franchise Law, Family Law, Oil and Gas, Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits and ERISA, Labor and Employment Law, Ad Valorem Taxation Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Defamation Litigation. | | Year Established: 1978 | Firm Profile:
All attorneys are members of the State Bar of Texas and the Tarrant County Bar Association. Please see the firm's website, WWW.WHITAKERCHALK.COM, for additional information about each attorney's bar memberships, sections and committees, association memberships, certifications, significant transactions, publications, reported cases and representative clients. | | Firm Size: 29 | Representative Clients:
American Association of Professional Landmen; American Commercial Colleges, Inc.; Bayco Products, Ltd.; Career Education Corporation; Chemical Lime Company; City of Fort Worth; Dallas Market Center; eRx Network, LLC; Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.; Flexible Innovations, Ltd.; Fort Worth Energy Company, LLC; Global Views, LP; Huntington Energy Services; Kennametal, Inc.; Magic Brands, LLC(Fuddruckers and Koo Koo Roo Restaurants); National Health Systems, Inc.; PDX, Inc.; Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.; Premise Media Corporation; Radio Shack Corporation; Signature Hospital Corporation; Texas Christian University; Texas Culinary Academy; Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1; U.S. Companies in the Republic of Kazakhstan. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
Discover | | PARTNERS | | Thomas S. Brandon, Jr. (Partner) born Jackson, Tennessee, July 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1975, California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1997 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (1967-1970; J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Non-Profit Tax Law; Religious Corporation Tax and Litigation; Commercial Law; Mediation Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Thomas S. Brandon, Jr. | | John Allen Chalk, Sr. (Partner) born Lexington, Tennessee, January 16, 1937; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1977, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Freed-Hardeman (A.A., 1956); Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1962; M.A., 1967); University of Texas (J.D., 1973). Special Agencies: U.S. Department of Education; Texas Workforce Commission; Texas Education Agency. Practice Areas: Project and Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Healthcare Law; International Business Transactions; Condemnation; Arbitration and Mediation Services - Domestic and International; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Regulatory - State and Federal; Employment Law; Insurance; Education Law. Email: John Allen Chalk, Sr. | | David R. Childress (Partner) born Albany, Georgia, October 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1976); Baylor Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Trade Secrets Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex Collections; Trademark Litigation; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Arbitration; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: David R. Childress | | Clark R. Cowley (Partner) born Abilene, Texas, July 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1985); Baylor University (J.D.,1988). Special Agencies: SEC and United States Patent and Trademark Office. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Corporate Law; Business Law; Franchises and Franchising; Internet and Electronic Commerce; Electronic Payments. Email: Clark R. Cowley | | Charles D. Gunter, Jr. (Partner) born Enterprise, Alabama, April 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama; 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S.Ch.E., with honors, 1972); University of Alabama (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Charles D. Gunter, Jr. | | Bruce L. James (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Commercial; Civil Trials; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Products Liability; Negligence; Lender Liability Defense; Antitrust; Contracts; Deceptive Trade Practices; Toxic Chemical Exposure; Wrongful Discharge; Employment Law. | | Kathleen D. Knight (Partner) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma; 1977, Texas. Education: Marywood College (B.A., 1971); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1975); Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program, 1995). Email: Kathleen D. Knight | | Timothy E. Malone (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Business Arbitration. Email: Timothy E. Malone | | Bruce W. McGee (Partner) born Paris, Texas, October 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Management, 1969); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Bruce W. McGee | | Hunter T. McLean (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, July 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1990); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Hunter T. McLean | | Richard L. Schwartz (Partner) born Galveston, Texas, December 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas (B.S.M.E., with honors, 1971; J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: Richard L. Schwartz | | Mack Ed Swindle (Partner) born Abilene, Texas, November 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Fourth, Second and Seventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., Business and Economics, 1971); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Trade Secrets; Litigation; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Copyrights; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Corporate Law; Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes. Email: Mack Ed Swindle | | Robert G. West (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Midwestern University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Water Districts; Trade and Professional Associations; Corporate Law; Business Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Robert G. West | | ASSOCIATES | | Kirk Bryant (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, July 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., 1981); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights; Family Law. Email: Kirk Bryant | | Robin O'Day Dettmer (Associate) born Stuttgart, Germany, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice; Litigation. Email: Robin O'Day Dettmer | | Rebecca K. Eaton (Associate) born Newton, Massachusett, November 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1998); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; School Law; Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Rebecca K. Eaton | | Jason Emmitte (Associate) born Houston, Texas, March 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Political Science, 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law. Email: Jason Emmitte | | John R. Fahy (Associate) born October 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1985); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Securities; Regulatory Investigations; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Investments. | | Kendra Green Dias (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, September 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1996); Texas Christian University (M.Ed., 1998); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Kendra Green Dias | | Thomas F. Harkins, Jr. (Associate) born Asheville, North Carolina, July 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Thomas F. Harkins, Jr. | | Sarah R. Harrison-Fincher (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, February 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Scripps College (B.A., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate; Commercial Litigation. Email: Sarah R. Harrison-Fincher | | Michael P. Hutchens (Associate) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, September 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., Economics, 1989; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; ERISA; HIPAA Privacy. Email: Michael P. Hutchens | | Matthew P. McDonald (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, August 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Finance, 1980); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Arbitration; ERISA Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Non-Subscriber Litigation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance. Email: Matthew P. McDonald | | Stephen S. Mosher (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, February 5, 1941; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S.E.E., 1970); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Stephen S. Mosher | | Gerald H. Perry (Associate) born Waxahachie, Texas, July 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1974; M.S., 1977; B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; Ph.D., 1985); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Pension Plans; Trusts and Estates; Tax Law. Email: Gerald H. Perry | | William Brent Shellhorse (Associate) born Arlington, Texas, October 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1995); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Consumer Law. Email: William Brent Shellhorse | | Melinda Watts Smith (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, March 16, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Guardianships; Estate Planning; Asset Protection; Trusts; Family Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Real Estate Trade Association Law; Corporate Law. Email: Melinda Watts Smith | | OF COUNSEL | | James P. George (Of Counsel) born Norman, Oklahoma, April 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Oklahoma; 1984, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1973); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1978); Columbia University (LL.M., 1983). Languages: Spanish. Email: James P. George | | Jerry K. Sawyer (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, January 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Harding College (B.S., 1970); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: Jerry K. Sawyer | | Wayne M. Whitaker (Of Counsel) born Waco, Texas, February 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1971); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Tax, 1972). Practice Areas: Securities; Business Law; Corporate Law; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Wayne M. Whitaker |
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