
Documented Courtroom & Transaction Victories
Explore over $150 Million in verdicts, settlements, and transactional closings achieved across Texas state and federal jurisdictions.
$150M+
Total Client Recoveries
$78.5M
Largest Single M&A Buyout
$18.75M
Trucking Rollover Settlement
94.2%
Trial Jury Win Rate
Verified Verdicts, Settlements & Closings
Filter our documented outcomes by practice discipline. Each entry details the client's challenge, our forensic trial strategy, and the final resolution.
Interstate Freight Rollover & Catastrophic Injury
Our client, a 34-year-old software architect and father of two, suffered permanent spinal cord injury when an out-of-state freight semi-truck jackknifed across I-35 in heavy rain.
Marcus Thompson secured an emergency judicial preservation order within 36 hours. Our forensic engineering team analyzed the truck's Electronic Control Module (ECM) and discovered the driver had exceeded federal hours-of-service regulations by 4 hours with dispatcher knowledge.
Faced with undeniable proof of systemic safety violations and gross corporate negligence, the carrier's primary and excess insurers paid the full $18.75M policy limits before jury selection.
Cross-Border FinTech Enterprise Acquisition
Founders of an Austin payment infrastructure startup received competing hostile acquisition bids and complex international tax hurdles from European and North American buyers.
James Sterling structured a multi-tiered bidding process, negotiated rollover equity protections, secured key executive retention bonuses, and ensured seamless CFIUS and Hart-Scott-Rodino regulatory filings.
Closed a $78.5M cash-and-stock buyout that maximized founder enterprise value while protecting key engineering IP and existing employee stock vesting rights.
Commercial Fiduciary Embezzlement & Breach
A commercial real estate syndicator discovered his managing partners had diverted millions into unauthorized side ventures and concealed revenues through offshore holding entities.
Victoria Chen led a 14-month forensic financial audit across 40 bank entities, deposed key financial officers, and presented visual banking transaction maps that made complex fraud crystal clear to a federal jury.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict awarding $9.2M in compensatory damages plus $5M in exemplary punitive damages against the defendants, plus full recovery of attorneys' fees.
Oilfield Rig Catastrophic Explosion & Burn Recovery
A 28-year-old drilling technician in West Texas sustained third-degree burns across 40% of his body when a defective pressure safety valve failed during well stimulation.
Marcus Thompson dispatched metallurgical experts to inspect the blowout preventer. We filed claims against three separate third-party equipment subcontractors who had falsified safety inspection tags.
Negotiated a confidential $12.4M multi-party structured settlement providing lifetime medical care trusts and ongoing economic security for the injured worker.
Tech Founder Multi-Million Divorce Property Tracing
A technology founder facing divorce was confronted with opposing claims attempting to classify $22M in pre-marital founder shares and intellectual property patents as divisible community property.
Sarah Rodriguez partnered with premier forensic valuation CPAs to trace capital contributions back 14 years before marriage, meticulously disproving commingling of corporate dividends and stock grants.
Travis County District Court ruled 100% of founder equity remained separate property, protecting our client's controlling voting shares and long-term enterprise autonomy.
Federal Grand Jury Securities & Wire Fraud Indictment
A healthcare enterprise CEO was indicted on 18 federal felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and healthcare overbilling, facing up to 30 years in federal prison.
David Park uncovered severe prosecutorial Fourth Amendment violations regarding electronic email warrants and demonstrated that billing discrepancies were caused by third-party billing contractor software bugs rather than intentional fraud.
The United States Attorney's Office filed a formal motion to dismiss all 18 counts with prejudice, completely clearing our client's professional license and record.
Downtown Austin Mixed-Use Tower Zoning Approval
An institutional developer's 42-story downtown residential tower faced severe neighborhood association opposition, contested watershed setback petitions, and zoning denial threats.
Elena Vasquez engaged civic leaders, engineered an environmentally regenerative rainwater capture plan, and drafted negotiated community benefit covenants preserving historic heritage trees.
Secured unanimous approval from the Austin City Council and Planning Commission, clearing the way for groundbreaking on a landmark $240M urban development.
Executive Non-Compete & Trade Secret Preliminary Injunction
A departing Chief Technology Officer was sued by her former publicly traded employer seeking an emergency federal injunction to block her hiring by a competitive artificial intelligence startup.
Victoria Chen proved in an evidentiary hearing that the multi-state restrictive covenant was unreasonably broad under Texas law and that our client had complied with all IP protocols.
The court denied the preliminary injunction. Through subsequent arbitration, our client was awarded her entire $4.8M deferred stock severance package plus all attorneys' fees.
Defective Automotive Brake System Failure & Rollover
A mother and two children suffered severe traumatic injuries when their late-model SUV suffered total electronic stability control and brake hydraulic failure on State Highway 130.
Marcus Thompson led a crashworthiness investigation, impounded the wreckage in an indoor forensic facility, and discovered unaddressed NHTSA internal manufacturer recall memos.
The global automotive manufacturer agreed to a substantial $9.5M confidential settlement prior to formal depositions.
Multigenerational Ranch Estate Tax Elimination Trust
A historic 2,400-acre Hill Country ranch faced forced partition sale due to projected federal estate taxes exceeding $8 million upon the matriarch's passing.
Elena Vasquez created a Dynasty Trust structure combined with Texas conservation easements and qualified family partnership valuations that substantially discounted the taxable value.
Preserved the entire historic ranch intact for three generations of family heirs while legally reducing estate tax liability by over $6.2 million.
Intellectual Property Software Copyright Theft
An Austin healthcare logistics startup's proprietary routing algorithm was illegally cloned by a former senior engineer who established a competing enterprise.
Victoria Chen obtained forensic mirror images of server git repositories and utilized code fingerprinting analysis to demonstrate 96% structural line-by-line identical architecture.
Secured permanent injunction shuttering the infringing entity and an $8.9M damages award for copyright infringement and statutory trade secret violations.
Intoxication Assault & First-Degree Felony Defense
A prominent local business executive was accused of intoxication assault following a severe multi-vehicle collision, facing mandatory prison incarceration.
David Park cross-examined the state's phlebotomist and proved the blood sample was stored at room temperature for 5 days without required sodium fluoride preservatives, causing microbial ethanol fermentation.
The trial judge excluded the blood alcohol test results as scientifically invalid, and the jury returned a complete Not Guilty verdict in under 45 minutes.
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The case results presented above reflect actual historical outcomes obtained on behalf of our clients. These results are not intended to guarantee or predict a similar outcome in your case. Every legal matter contains distinct factual, judicial, and statutory circumstances. Verdicts and settlements may be subject to post-trial motions, confidential settlement adjustments, liens, and court costs.
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