Texas Lawyers Clement Dunn to Clifford J.

Firm: Settlepou

3333 Lee Parkway   Eighth Floor , Dallas , Texas 75219 Zip code: 75219

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman and Plifka, A Professional Corporation

Bryan Street , Dallas , Texas 75201 Zip code: 75201

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Spencer Fane LLP

5700 Granite Parkway , Plano , Texas 75024 Zip code: 75024

Practice Areas: Patent Infringement

Chad Henson assists clients in all legal matters related to patents and other areas of intellectual property litigation and other business litigation. He has built substantial experience in patent damages and the intersection of patent law with administrative and antitrust law. He works with industry clients, financial institutions, and law firms to analyze and solve complex problems at the intersection of law and economics and has litigated cases involving a broad range of technologies, including lighting, optics, wireless networking, machine-to-machine communication, and consumer electronics.. Before entering private practice, Chad held academic and research positions at nationally recognized institutions around the United States, including the University of Illinois, Washington University in St. Louis, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the Property and Environment Research Center, and the Institute for Humane Studies. He has also served as a consultant to professional and academic research institutions, law firms, and financial services firms, and his scholarly work has been published in leading journals in the fields of law, economics, and finance. He has also given presentations on patent damages, use of data analytics to predict judicial decision-making, and economic analysis of law at various conferences and seminars.. Chad previously spent time as senior litigation counsel for a company focused on providing in-house legal solutions to individual inventors and small companies to monetize their intellectual property.. Highlights of Chad’s experience include:. Obtained en banc ruling that the 35 U.S.C. § 314(b) prohibition on appeals of decisions to institute inter partes review does not preclude review of the timeliness of an IPR petition under § 315(b), reversing multiple panel decisions.Represented plaintiffs in patent infringement action as member of four-attorney team that secured a $25 million settlement just prior to trial and obtained over $100,000 in fees on a motion to compel.Represented plaintiff in suits arising out of undisclosed liabilities in merger transaction. Obtained multimillion dollar-settlements from former stockholders, then brought suit against officers in negligent misrepresentation action and defense of counterclaims for fraud, obtaining successful settlement.Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action as member of three-attorney team, obtaining favorable settlement following grant of summary judgment of infringement and Daubert ruling striking defendants’ damages expert.PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS“Patent Infringement: A Legal and Economic Outlook,” The Knowledge Group, March 2017“SEC Enforcement in the PIPE Market: Actions and Consequences,” Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol 42, 2014“Judging Bias in Competitive Academic Debate: The Effects of Region, Sex and Side,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014“Law & Economics of the Legal Profession,” ECON 4550/5550, University of North Texas, 2014-2020 (annual lecture)“Regulatory Effectiveness in Onshore and Offshore Financial Centers,” Virginia Journal of International Law, 2013“Regulatory Effectiveness in OFCs,” IFC Review, 2012“Bringing Debate into the Classroom,” Liberty & the Art of Teaching Workshop, George Mason University, July 2012“SEC Enforcement of the PIPE Market: Actions and Consequences,” American Law & Economics Association 22nd Annual Meeting, Stanford Law School, May 2012“Judicial Politics and Judicial Virtue,” Humane Studies Fellows Research Colloquium, Alexandria, VA, November 2011“Regulatory Intensity and Offshore Financial Centers,” Scholarship and a Free Society, Bryn Mawr College, June 2011“Judging CERCLA: an Empirical Analysis of Circuit Court Decision-Making,” Journal of Applied Economics, 2010“An Overview of Caribbean Securities Exchanges,” Cayman Financial Review, October 2010MEMBERSHIPSCollege of the State Bar of Texas, 2017-2018DISTINCTIONSTexas Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2017-2018

Firm: Ernster Law Firm PLLC

1214 Elgin Street , Houston , Texas 77004

Practice Areas: Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Cletus grew up in Cuero, Texas. He is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School (1986), Trinity University (1990) and Thurgood Marshall School of Law (1995).  He also attended the University of Houston as a graduate student, focusing on American History.  He began his law career in Houston working for the law firm Taylor & Cire, a personal injury litigation firm that handled a variety of injury and death related cases on behalf of plaintiffs.  Mr. Ernster’s law practice experience has included personal injury, civil rights, employment discrimination and racial profiling litigation.  In addition, he worked on the Texas Supreme Court case Haussecker v. Childs, 974 S.W.2d 31 (), a legal malpractice lawsuit.  As an attorney, he has been recognized for achievement by the Texas NAACP, receiving a 2005 Special President’s Award.  In that same year, the NAACP Houston presented him with an Alex Award for Legal Excellence.  In addition, Mr. Ernster has received Congressional Recognition for outstanding efforts to fight for racial justice and equality for all and was a guest speaker at a University of Texas Symposium on Consumer Racial Profiling.  He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas, Lawyers of Distinction, the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit, Houston Bar Association, the National Police Accountability Project, the National Employment Lawyers Association and is a past board member of the Houston Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.

Firm: Liberty Institute

2001 W Plano Pkwy Ste 1600 , Plano , Texas 75075

Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation

Firm: Vela Wood Staley Young P.C.

1211 E 4th St Ste 210 , Austin , Texas 78702

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt

4475 Trinity Mills Rd Unit 701324 , Dallas , Texas 75370 Zip code: 75370

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: McGinnis Lochridge LLP

1111 W 6th St Apt 400 , Austin , Texas 78703 Zip code: 78703

Practice Areas: Corporate , Securities , Taxation - State & Federal, Business

Firm: Alamo Area Council of Governments

320 W Lullwood Ave , San Antonio , Texas 78212 Zip code: 78212

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley and Lee, L.L.P.

Two Center , Houston , Texas 77010 Zip code: 77010

Practice Areas: Business ,Class Actions,Corporate ,Professional Malpractice

Firm: Clifford F. McMaster

1400 Oil & Gas Building   309 West Seventh Street , Fort Worth , Texas 76102 Zip code: 76102

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Debtor/Creditor

Firm: Judge-147th District Court

Po Box 1748 , Austin , Texas 78767 Zip code: 78767

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Clement Dunn

140 East Tyler Street   240 , Longview , Texas 75601 Zip code: 75601

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense

Firm: Vinson and Elkins LLP

Fannin Street , Houston , Texas 77002

Practice Areas: International & Trade,Mergers & Acquisitions,Securities

Firm: Looper, Reed and McGraw, A Professional Corporation

Elm Street , Dallas , Texas 75201 Zip code: 75201

Practice Areas: Business ,Civil ,Consumer Protection,Lender

PO Box 1751 , Beaumont , Texas 77704 Zip code: 77704

Practice Areas: General Practice

Scott Avenue , Wichita Falls , Texas 76301 Zip code: 76301

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Family ,Personal Injury

Firm: Marshall Law Firm

111 Soledad St Ste 401 , San Antonio , Texas 78205 Zip code: 78205

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Cleo G. Clayton Jr.

103   3505 Olsen Boulevard 035 , Amarillo , Texas 79109

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial

Elm Street , Dallas , Texas 75201 Zip code: 75201

Practice Areas: Real Estate