Best Law Firms in Dallas, TX for Commercial Litigation

Bailey Brauer is nationally recognized for its trial and appellate work and provides battle-tested, sophisticated courtroom experience in high-stakes litigation matters. Led by veteran trial and appellate lawyers Clayton Bailey and Alex Brauer, the firm focuses on complex commercial litigation, agribusiness, appeals, and class actions. Both in Texas and across the United States, they’ve successfully resolved legal issues for clients ranging from international corporations to individuals.

The firm's attorneys offer tremendous value by providing battle-tested, sophisticated courtroom experience forged over many years practicing at some of the world’s largest firms. Unlike big firms, however, they provide these services in a more cost-effective manner. For instance, you won’t find layers of lawyers handling your work. They don't train young lawyers on your dime. And you won’t see charges for items like in-house printing costs or postage on your bill, because Bailey Brauer believes those costs should be part of their billing rate–and they are.

At Bailey Brauer, you get qualified, experienced lawyers handling your most complex legal matters, without the overhead and bureaucracy that come with hiring a large firm.

The firm was selected to the list of Most Feared Litigation Firms by BTI Consulting Group, as well as to the Industry Power Rankings for Law Firms with the Best Client Relationships, according to a survey of GCs and in-house counsel. In addition, Bailey Brauer is ranked among the Best Law Firms for Commercial Litigation and Appellate Law by Best Lawyers and U.S. News.

Practice Areas:

• Administrative Enforcement Actions
• Agribusiness and Food
• Antitrust
• Appeals
• Breach of Contract
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Business Torts
• Claims Before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
• Class and Collective Actions
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Complex Tort / Products Liability / Personal Injury
• Employment
• ERISA
• Fraud
• Injunctive Relief
• RICO
• Trade Secrets
• Wrongful Death

More than 900 legal professionals in 26 offices across the country collaborate seamlessly at Barnes & Thornburg to field the right team for you. As one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, we put our collective experience across legal disciplines to work so you can conduct business in today’s changing marketplace. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com.

Burns Charest's founders were partners and attorneys at some of the finest commercial litigation boutiques in the nation. In 2015, Warren Burns and Daniel Charest came together to build a new, aggressive platform to pursue their clients’ interests.

We know that experience matters to clients and judges. And we have it. Our lawyers have actually tried a complex class action to verdict, served as co-lead counsel in multi-district litigation, secured a $106 million judgment in the first of the 2008 mortgage meltdown cases to go to trial, obtained significant settlements in royalty-owner disputes, and regularly represented individuals and businesses in complex, bet-the-company cases.

We currently serve as co-lead counsel in national antitrust and commodity class actions. We represent numerous royalty owners in disputes against oil and gas giants. We serve hundreds of individuals whose lives have been threatened by exposure to asbestos. And we are helping landowners clean up decades of environmental damage.

We have a strong team. Our lawyers are some of the most experienced and talented of their generation, and we are happy to match our credentials against others.

Our focus is on the future. We believe firmly that our nation’s legal system was designed to protect individuals and businesses from the wrongdoing of others and to assure a level playing field. As lawyers, we have an incredibly important role to play in making that system work for our clients. And we will not shy away from a fight to protect their interests.

We are Burns Charest LLP. 

Practice Areas:

• Antitrust
• Arbitration
• Asbestos
• Business Disputes
• Class Actions & Consumer Protection
• Energy
• Environment
• Intellectual Property
• Toxic and Mass Tort Litigation
  

CM Law, formerly known as Culhane Meadows, was founded in 2013 through a visionary alliance of four attorneys who came together to build a different kind of law firm. The founding attorneys had collaborated for more than 15 years at several prominent national firms and shared a common vision: create a firm built around exceptional legal talent, strong client relationships, and a more efficient approach to delivering legal services.

From the beginning, CM Law was designed to challenge the traditional law firm model and focus resources where they matter most—on clients and their legal needs.

How is CM Law different from the traditional law firm model?

CM Law was founded on the belief that clients should not have to pay for the high overhead and inefficiencies traditionally associated with large law firms.

We leverage emerging technology and innovative ways of working to deliver sophisticated legal services efficiently, while avoiding unnecessary expenses such as extravagant office space, excessive support staff, elaborate artwork, marble columns, and other overhead that does not add value to the client experience.

Our approach allows us to remain focused on what matters most: providing high-quality legal counsel, responsive service, and meaningful value to our clients.

What does it mean to be a Client Minded Advocate® at CM Law?

At CM Law, we recognize that every legal matter exists within a larger business context. Whether a client is a growing business or a sophisticated in-house legal department, legal issues are often connected to broader objectives—including market demands, financial considerations, regulatory requirements, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion, and social or marketing goals.

That is why our attorneys approach each matter with an understanding of the client’s bigger picture. Rather than viewing a legal issue in isolation, we work to understand the business objectives behind it and develop practical strategies that help our clients achieve those goals.

How does CM Law bring together the right legal talent for its clients?

We cultivate cross-disciplinary, client-centered teams of attorneys with extensive legal experience and real-world business knowledge. By drawing on the collective capabilities of attorneys across practices and industries, we can assemble teams that are tailored to the specific needs of each client and matter.

This collaborative approach allows our clients to benefit from the depth and breadth of a full-service national law firm while maintaining the personalized attention and responsiveness they expect from their trusted legal advisors.

What role does inclusion play at CM Law?

Inclusion is fundamental to who we are—not simply concepts we discuss, but principles reflected in the way our firm is structured and operated.

As the largest national, full-service, women-owned and managed law firm in the United States, CM Law is proud to demonstrate its commitment through action. Our demographics and growth tell an important part of that story, as does our unique, objective, and fully transparent compensation system.

We believe meaningful inclusion requires more than statements or initiatives. It requires creating an environment where talented attorneys have opportunities to succeed, contribute, lead, and be recognized for the value they bring to the firm and our clients.

What makes CM Law’s approach successful?

Ultimately, our success is driven by our people and our commitment to our clients. We are privileged that so many business owners and in-house legal departments trust CM Law with their legal needs. That trust is a reflection of the exceptional legal work, responsiveness, business-minded perspective, and personal commitment of our attorneys.

Our model is intentionally designed to put those qualities at the center of the client experience—combining sophisticated legal counsel with efficiency, collaboration, transparency, and a genuine understanding of what our clients are trying to accomplish.

Our clients come first. We are dedicated to client satisfaction. Since our founding in 1993, Cooper & Scully has grown into a formidable trial and appellate team of over thirty lawyers with skills that are second to none. Through effective and cost-efficient services, our dedicated team enjoys a stellar reputation for success and excellence.

We deliver top-notch litigation services in matters throughout the country from our offices in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Francisco.

Our firm has the flexibility to address the needs of small and large business concerns alike. We represent business entities, business owners and health care providers in a broad range of litigation and other legal matters, including complex multiparty and class-action lawsuits before federal and state courts. We have extensive experience litigating a wide spectrum of legal areas including appellate, business transactions, construction, employment, energy, health care, insurance, intellectual property, medical malpractice, products liability, professional liability and transportation.

In addition to litigating complex cases from inception, our firm is frequently retained to try cases prepared by other lawyers and to handle the post-verdict or appellate phases of cases tried by other counsel. We also handle federal and state regulatory and agency proceedings and alternative dispute resolution matters, such as arbitration and mediation.

Our mission is to resolve your litigation effectively, quickly and cost-efficiently. We provide exceptionally responsive and proactive service to our clients. Where appropriate and in the interests of our clients, we can consider alternative billing structures including contingent fee and project based arrangements.

CRAWFORD, WISHNEW & LANG is a boutique litigation firm that handles complex legal disputes in Texas and throughout the United States. We represent clients in a number of industries, as plaintiffs or defendants, in disputes involving a wide range of claims, including fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, misappropriation of trade secrets, or any other business dispute. We have extensive experience litigating in state, federal, and appellate courts, as well as in arbitrations, all across the country. Our main practice areas include:

• Complex Commercial Litigation;

• Probate, Trust, Estates & Fiduciary Litigation;

• Partnership & Shareholder Disputes;

• Bankruptcy Litigation;

• Real Estate & Construction Litigation;

• Labor & Employment Litigation;

• Aviation & Aerospace Litigation;

• Energy Litigation;

• Business & Securities Fraud Litigation; and

• Trade Secret, Trademark & Trade Dress Litigation;

• Civil Appeals; and

• Pre-Litigation Counseling.

Business litigation involves analyzing complex transactions and disputes and presenting the relevant facts and claims in a simple and logical manner. We have a demonstrated ability to take the most complex commercial disputes and break them down in a way that is both understandable and, most importantly, persuasive to a jury.

Our founding members worked together for years at one of the largest law firms in Dallas, representing Fortune 500 companies and other high-profile clients in virtually every legal matter under the sun. Together, we felt that we had something new to offer – a different way of doing things. We wanted to find a way to take our big-firm experience and combine it with a personal approach that our clients simply wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else. Once we realized that, the next step was to open our own firm together.

How is our approach different?

First, we’re a part of your team. Even within a single practice, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to the law. So, before doing anything else, we work with you to create a set of goals that will form the foundation of our legal strategy. From there, we’re with you through every step of the process. We understand any legal dispute can be stressful and know that effective communication can go a long way toward allaying that. You’ll have questions, and we’ll be there to answer them. Simply put, you’ll be at the center of everything we do.

Second, our team of experienced attorneys prides itself on being more collaborative than most. When we take on a client, you’re not just getting a single lawyer’s experience and insight but the entire firm’s when it’s needed. Not a pile-on, with layers of lawyers, but a smart, efficient approach that means better solutions for you. You’re a part of the family now, so get used to the attention.

We believe that people like working with people they like, and that’s why we put personal service at the forefront of every client relationship. We get to know our clients, talk about family and vacations, and share an occasional bottle of wine. Connections are important to us.

We’re glad you found us, and we know that once you learn a little more about our attorneys and what we can do for you, you’re going to like working with us.

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Business Litigation
• Construction
• ERISA Litigation
• Family Law
• Labor & Employment
• Legal Malpractice
• Texas Local Counsel

Godwin Bowman PC, based in Dallas, Texas, is a mid-size trial and appellate law firm with a national practice that represents Fortune 500 and middle-market industry leaders in Mission Critical Litigation®. Formed in 1980, our leaders have built a firm with skilled and experienced trial lawyers who demonstrate passion and zeal in their representation of the firm’s clients.

We help our clients solve their legal challenges and gain the outcome they desire — whether that means negotiation or litigation. We help our clients confront their foes and manage the dangerous risks, twists and turns that imperil their companies and market positions. By taking care of their important litigation, we help our clients keep their corporate missions safe.

The trial and appellate lawyers of Godwin Bowman support our clients in key areas, such as banking & financial institutions, business litigation, energy, environmental, family law, labor & employment, trust and probate planning litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights litigation, unfair competition and trade secret litigation and products liability. We have the capacity and experience to rapidly respond to virtually any business problem.

Our client base is diverse, ranging from global corporations to successful individuals and entrepreneurs. These clients choose Godwin Bowman PC because they have a great deal at stake, and know that the attorneys at our Firm have the experience, dedication and resolve to help them achieve their critical goals.

Godwin Bowman is ranked among the Best Law Firms by US News in Commercial Litigation, Appellate, Family Law and Product Liability Defense.

Few law firms in the United States are as well known for handling difficult and complex cases involving alleged wrongdoing by professional service firms, including lawyers, accountants and insurers. In fact, Johnston Tobey Baruch is best known as pioneers in the prosecution and defense of legal malpractice claims, grievance defense and fee disputes. Few areas of litigation are as complex or hard-fought.   

In addition, the Dallas-based firm has established a sophisticated and successful commercial litigation practice, handling high-stakes cases, with expertise extending to arbitration and appellate matters. Today, Johnston Tobey Baruch has carved out an enviable record, litigating a full range of business disputes, financial transactions, and fiduciary claims, as well as civil, family and criminal appeals. Also, the firm is developing a rapidly growing employment law practice with specific emphasis on gender discrimination, equal pay disputes, retaliation claims, Family Medical Leave Act, and disability. Approximately 75% of the firm’s clients are plaintiffs and most of the employment-related trial work is in federal court.    

The firm’s practice is built on the knowledge, responsibilities and commitment to ethical behavior in the practice of law. The firm’s attorneys showcase this commitment every day, offering the personal attention of a boutique with the experience and insights of seasoned litigators and counselors.  

All five shareholders are recognized in in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, while each have been honored by their peers, associations and other legal publications for their courtroom expertise, community service, and support of the legal profession. The firm’s attorneys are frequently featured in news reports, offering opinions and observations on a variety of business issues and trends. Johnston Tobey Baruch also supports a frequently updated blog offering advice to its readers and news about the firm.

Practice Areas:

• Accounting Malpractice
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Business Disputes
• Civil Appeals
• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Appeals
• Defamation Claims
• Drone Law
• Employment Law Counseling
• Employment Litigation
• Expert Testimony
• Family Law Appeals
• Fiduciary Litigation
• Investment Fraud
• Legal Malpractice
• Workplace Retaliation

The Lyons & Simmons, LLP story began when Trial Lawyers Michael Lyons and Chris Simmons joined together intending to start a law firm that truly cares about its clients. Since our formation, Lyons & Simmons has handled some of the most important and complex cases in the country while securing record-setting results. For example, just in recent history, the firm obtained the largest verdict in a wrongful death personal injury case in the history of Midland County, Texas, and has secured the largest settlement in a wrongful death case in the history of the state of Oklahoma for a single adult wrongful death claimant. Our results on behalf of a former Power 5 head football coach in a high profile breach of contract case earned the firm a place among the finalists for the National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers Awards.

Our work has earned multiple statewide and national recognitions, including Super Lawyers, the Million Dollar, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, The Best Lawyers in America, America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, Best Personal Injury Firm by Texas Lawyer, the John Howie Award from the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, the National Law Journal Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers and as one of the "Best Law Firms" by US News & World Report.

Committed to Protecting Your Rights

As a boutique firm, Lyons & Simmons, LLP has the flexibility many larger law firms lack, but without forsaking results. Our unflinching pursuit of justice leads us into courtrooms not only across Texas, but the rest of the country as well.

Simply put, our size allows us to focus on cases that matter and give our clients the personalized attention and support they deserve.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury

• Amputation/Limb Loss
• Aviation Accidents
• Brain Injuries
• Burn Injuries
• Construction Accidents
• Fire & Explosions
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Industrial Plant & Refinery Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Wrongful Death

Oilfield Disasters

Anthony Magee is an Oxford-educated, former English barrister, who has practiced law in Dallas since 1993. His practice encompasses all types of complex disputes, particularly proceedings in federal courts and before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board, trademark applications in the Trademark Office and petitions at the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board.

Anthony Magee's experience includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation and patent and trademark infringement litigation in a wide range of businesses and services, including telecommunications, media publishing, technology education, aviation, business management software and technologies, medical devices, tissue engineering, semiconductors and health care management systems.

He has worked extensively in complex litigation and arbitrations relating to large-scale information technology outsourcing contracts and many other types of business disputes, including professional partnership disputes, contractual and trade secrecy disputes relating to professional sports teams, and litigation relating to real estate, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and auction rate securities.

Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom is a leading law firm with 21 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 12 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2006. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Insurance.

Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 10 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom has 18 rankings in 10 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Massumi + Consoli LLP is a leading law firm with 7 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 6 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2006. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers' credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Massumi + Consoli LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law.

Massumi + Consoli LLP is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Massumi + Consoli LLP has 3 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

For more than four decades, Peckar & Abramson has focused its practice on construction law, serving clients across the industry with practical, business‑minded legal counsel. The firm is committed to efficiency, value, and responsive client service.

With 100 attorneys in 10 offices throughout the United States and affiliations worldwide, P&A supports clients on projects of all sizes and levels of complexity. The firm combines a strong national platform with a local approach, allowing attorneys to remain closely connected to the communities and markets they serve.

P&A represents clients in litigation and arbitration, while also working proactively to help avoid disputes, resolve issues early, and identify cost‑effective paths forward. The firm understands the operational, financial, and regulatory challenges inherent in construction projects. By working collaboratively—both internally and with clients—P&A develops strategies aligned with specific business objectives.

P&A’s construction-focused services extend beyond dispute resolution. The firm offers integrated legal support in areas that frequently intersect with construction and infrastructure projects, including construction transactions, corporate compliance and integrity, corporate law, cybersecurity, labor and employment, environmental law, government contracts, internal investigations, real estate, surety, and white‑collar criminal defense.

P&A is recognized by industry publications and organizations in the United States and internationally. Most important to the firm is the trust and long‑term relationships it builds with clients. P&A remains focused on delivering thoughtful, efficient, and effective legal services while keeping client needs at the forefront.

We offer experience, practical insight, and a strong commitment to client service in:

• Construction & Infrastructure
• Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management
• Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Construction Dispute Resolution
• Corporate Compliance and Integrity Counsel
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law and Practices
• Environmental Law
• Government Contracts
• Internal Investigations
• International Construction and Infrastructure
• Labor Law
• Power & Industrial Facilities/EPC
• ProjectNotice® for Construction Projects
• Public‑Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Regulatory Litigation & Compliance
• Surety
• White Collar Criminal Defense

Clients who have important—crucial—lawsuits that they cannot afford to lose hire us because we bring experience on both sides of the docket in a broad spectrum of legal specialties, with a demonstrated history of success, and a drive to win. We are often brought in as replacement counsel to push highly contentious matters over the finish line, either through settlement, to trial, or to handle post-trial appeal.

INTEGRITY

Our firm is built on honesty and integrity, and we are committed to the highest standard of ethical practices. An injured client relies on us during one of the most difficult times in life, and we honor that trust and confidence with hard work and dedication to every case we handle. We pride ourselves on being personal injury lawyers who can get things done.

EXPERIENCE

Our attorneys have more than 100 years of combined legal experience and a distinguished reputation for excellence. We have handled more than 4,000 personal injury cases, negotiated thousands of settlements and taken hundreds of cases to trial. We have a long history of proven results for our personal injury clients.

COMMITMENT

We recognize that our clients are experiencing physical, emotional and economic hardships due to an accident or injury, and we pledge to exhaust all resources to ensure that they receive the medical treatment and compensation they deserve. The law firm of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler, L.L.P. is committed to helping those facing legal challenges by providing competent, assertive, and knowledgeable legal counsel in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation.

RELATIONSHIP

One of our firm’s greatest strengths is our practice of building strong relationships with our clients. When you retain our personal injury, accident or commercial legal services, you will sit down directly with your attorney in Dallas to discuss your situation. Your lawyer will take time to understand your situation and guide you through your options and different legal strategies. Our clients know they can expect a level of service and attention they will not find at most law firms.

COMMUNICATION

For many people, dealing with a legal situation is new territory. When you work with our Dallas personal injury lawyers, we explain the process clearly so you know what you can expect from us. We communicate openly and honestly, and everyone at our firm is approachable and ready to answer your questions. We promptly return phone calls and emails and you can expect to know what is happening with your case every step of the way.

COMMUNITY

While our Dallas personal injury law firm has an established reputation for knowledgeable and assertive legal representation, we are also dedicated to giving back to the local community. Our attorneys and legal staff volunteer with the local school systems, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Habitat for Humanity, and with many other local charities and organizations.

When it’s time to stand up in front of a judge or jury, the trial team at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson has learned from experience that there’s no such thing as too much preparation. With a reputation earned during more than three decades of high-stakes court battles, The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson is often the first choice for individuals who have been seriously injured in truck wrecks and those hurt by dangerous products, as well as business clients in complex commercial disputes.  

Firm founder Frank L. Branson has assembled one of the most respected trial teams in the Southwest, including Debbie Dudley Branson, Thomas Farmer, Kern Lewis, John Burkhead and Andrew Tuegel. Leaders in the effective use of multimedia demonstrative evidence, the full-time staff at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson includes a registered nurse, a highly experienced investigator, and an audio/visual professional who work closely with the firm’s top-flight trial attorneys to produce digital video, computer animation, medical art, and individualized anatomical models that make judges and juries take notice.

The firm’s reputation has been built upon some of the region’s most important and highest profile court battles, including a catastrophic failure of a State Fair of Texas amusement ride, the crash of Delta Flight 114, and deadly rollover crashes caused by Ford Firestone tire-tread defects. In 2018, Branson and his team won the largest Products Liability verdict, and the No. 5 verdict overall in Texas, as reported by VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer magazine.  In 2015, Frank Branson won the 4th largest verdict in Texas, as reported by VerdictSearch. Other recent successes include: 

• A significant jury verdict in a 2012 fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract trial involving partners in two medical imaging facilities.
• A significant settlement in 2012 for an autistic boy who suffered serious burns caused by pajamas that didn’t meet federal safety standards.
• Numerous transportation verdicts and settlements, including a jury verdict related to the fatal crash of an 18-wheeler carrying hazardous materials in Dallas that was highlighted by The National Law Journal as one of the nation’s Top 100 verdicts of 2007.  
• A 2010 settlement for a Dallas Cowboys assistant scout and a special teams coach who suffered serious injuries after a team practice facility collapsed during a thunderstorm.
• A sizable settlement in 2008 for burn injuries from an electrical explosion. A significant settlement in 2009 on behalf of former executives of a major corporate entity involving allegations of breach of contract and fraud.  

In addition to headline-grabbing jury verdicts and settlements, the Branson legal team is committed to promoting the legal profession’s highest standards, and firm lawyers have earned some of the profession’s highest honors.