Named as a Texas Super Lawyer in the area of business litigation for the last decade, Israel has over 30 years of experience representing clients in civil disputes. He began his career trying both civil and criminal cases while in law school with the Tulsa County District Attorney's office, through a special license to practice law in the State of Oklahoma. After graduating from law school, Israel worked for Robert Maloney, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. He has litigated all types of civil cases throughout the State and has handled cases in all levels of state and federal courts, cases in administrative courts and has handled cases before the courts of appeal, the Texas Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit. His clients have included professionals, large and small businesses of all types of industries, law firms as well as commercial and residential real estate companies. In addition to having handled many commercial disputes, Israel has handled numerous high profile cases involving real property, the regulation of real property, land use and constitutional issues with governmental entities. He has taught continuing legal educational classes in the areas of landlord/tenant law, has written many articles on the subject and has been a guest speaker for many real estate industry groups, including the Texas Apartment Association, The MetroTex Realtor's Association and The Dallas Housing Authority. Israel has served as president elect, president and immediate past president of the Plano Bar Association and is an active member of the Dallas and Collin County Bar Associations. He presently serves as a faculty member on the Collin County Trial Academy to help train attorneys in trial advocacy.
Classes & Seminars
Guest Speaker, Texas Apartment Association Affiliates
Guest Speaker, The Metro
Tex Realtor's Association
Guest Speaker, The Dallas Housing Authority
Guest Speaker, Various metroplex real estate investment groups
Guest Speaker, Denton County Judge and Justices of the Peace
Guest Speaker, Collin County Judges
Guest Speaker, Collin County Bench Bar Conference
Seminar Instructor, Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute
Collin County Bar Association Trial Academy, Instructor
Guest Speaker for City of Irving Governmental Symposium for Texas municipal attorneys
Pro-Bono Activities
Fellow, Collin County Bench Bar Foundation
Honors
Named as a Texas Super Lawyer in the Area of Business Litigation as recognized by Findlaw, 2013-2025
The Texas Bar College - Society of Legal Scholars, 2010-2025
