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Practice Areas
Daniels & Tredennick is a trial firm focused on resolving commercial disputes in state and federal courts throughout Texas and across the U.S. Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to individuals. We work tirelessly and creatively to achieve the best possible results for our clients. Before undertaking representation, we evaluate a case thoroughly for each potential client. Depending on the needs of the client and the facts of the case, we can structure the compensation arrangement from billable hourly to contingency fee.
Over the years, our lawyers have handled many different types of cases, including litigation in the following areas:
Daniels & Tredennick’s team has a deep understanding of the energy industry in upstream, midstream, and downstream companies. Our lawyers are prepared to represent companies in all aspects of the energy industry in both litigation and in transactional matters.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / J. Christopher Diamond / Laura B. Herring / Andrea L. Kim / John F. Luman III / Heath A. Novosad / Jillian L. Schumacher / Sabrina R. Tour / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Ellen M. Peeples / Kelsey T. Smith / Kyle K. Wittenbraker
Our team’s knowledge of patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation across industries can help protect an individual’s or a company’s property in an ever more competitive intellectual property economy. Involving both federal and state laws, D&T’s strategies aim not just to protect but to give a platform for more business success.
John F. Luman III / Sabrina R. Tour / Ellen M. Peeples / Mary Rodman Crawford
Daniels & Tredennick lawyers have extensive, nation-wide experience in complex accounting, auditing, tax and consulting malpractice litigation in state, federal, and bankruptcy court, and in arbitration and actions before state accounting boards.
J. Maxwell Beatty / James R. Hawkins / Laura B. Herring / Andrea L. Kim / Elizabeth I. Carlyle / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Jean S. Wong / Timothy E. Bond / Mary Rodman Crawford / Rebecca Muff Randolph / S. Mirelle Varnovitsky
Our breadth in the real estate industry includes but is not limited to acquisitions, dispositions, financing, re-financing, and joint ventures. We also offer review of lease and purchase agreements. Our lawyers have represented both the landlords and tenants. Furthermore, D&T represents commercial real estate firms and individuals on the other side of those cases.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / J. Christopher Diamond / Laura B. Herring / Sabrina R. Tour / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Kelsey T. Smith / Timothy E. Bond / Kyle K. Wittenbraker
At D&T we are actively involved in residential and commercial construction disputes. From owners to contractors, we represent any piece in the construction value chain. We’re also capable of advising on zoning/permitting issues as well as environmental law and land use law.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / J. Christopher Diamond / James R. Hawkins / Laura B. Herring / Jordan T.J. Howes / Sabrina R. Tour / Ellen M. Peeples / Kelsey T. Smith / Timothy E. Bond / Mary Rodman Crawford / Carter D. Nash / Rebecca Muff Randolph
Daniels and Tredennick lawyers work with employees and companies in employee benefit disputes. Our lawyers understand the intricacies of ERISA law and are ready to help with benefit plans, compliance matter, among many other employment disputes. We also offer counsel on severance packages, employee contracts, termination protocols and employee handbooks.
The firm has extensive experience representing insureds and policyholders in disputes with insurance companies over policy coverage and claims handling, including commercial general liability, directors and officers liability, the Bermuda form, property and casualty, and many other types of insurance coverage.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / J. Christopher Diamond / Jordan T.J. Howes / Andrea L. Kim / John F. Luman III / Heath A. Novosad / Jillian L. Schumacher / Sabrina R. Tour / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Kelsey T. Smith / Jean S. Wong / Carter D. Nash / Rebecca Muff Randolph / S. Mirelle Varnovitsky
Daniels & Tredennick’s appellate section is composed of very experienced lawyers and is unique in that our appellate attorneys have a background in general litigation as well as judicial clerkship experience at both the state and federal level. Our clients benefit greatly from the team’s experience and understanding of both trials and the appellate court procedure and methodology, enhancing their ability to strategically approach appeals and the appellate practice.
Jordan T.J. Howes / Heath A. Novosad / Jillian L. Schumacher / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Ellen M. Peeples / Kelsey T. Smith / Carter D. Nash
Daniels & Tredennick’s Labor & Employment group offers clients a wide-range of experience, from employment discrimination to wage-and-hour lawsuits to executive contract agreements and non-competes. We also offer expertise counsel on collective bargain agreements, grievance arbitration and unfair labor claims. Our lawyers represent Fortune 500 companies, local employers, executives and officers.
Douglas A. Daniels / J. Christopher Diamond / John F. Luman III / Sabrina R. Tour / Elizabeth I. Carlyle
Our firm has extensive experience in director and officer liability litigation. Our lawyers represent boards of directors, companies, trustees, and creditors’ committees in complex litigation involving claims against former officers and directors.
Douglas A. Daniels / J. Maxwell Beatty / James R. Hawkins / Laura B. Herring / Andrea L. Kim / John F. Luman III / Heath A. Novosad / Jillian L. Schumacher / Sabrina R. Tour / Elizabeth I. Carlyle / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Ellen M. Peeples / Kelsey T. Smith / Timothy E. Bond / Mary Rodman Crawford / Rebecca Muff Randolph
Daniels & Tredennick represents individuals and companies in disputes involving trade secrets, covenants not to compete and other restrictive covenants. We are experienced in negotiating non-compete clauses for executives and for employees. We have extensive experience representing employees and employers in temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions involving covenants not to compete.
Douglas A. Daniels / James R. Hawkins / Laura B. Herring / Andrea L. Kim / John F. Luman III / Elizabeth I. Carlyle
Whether representing property owners or condemning authorities, Daniels & Tredennick lawyers have the experience and understanding to best position their client for a favorable outcome—from compensation, to justice with a governmental agency, to anything in between.
Douglas A. Daniels / Kyle K. Wittenbraker
We also counsel companies and shareholders in litigation arising in mergers and acquisitions and in shareholder litigation.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / James R. Hawkins / Laura B. Herring / Andrea L. Kim / Heath A. Novosad / Jillian L. Schumacher / Elizabeth I. Carlyle / Kelsey T. Smith / Rebecca Muff Randolph
Daniels & Tredennick lawyers have represented businesses, trustees, fund managers, and fiduciaries in internal and third-party investigations into the conduct of their fiduciaries, accountants, and advisors to examine allegations of wrongdoing. These inquires, when handled professionally and with expertise, can lead to improvements in processes, greater protection for the organization and its employees, repair and protection of reputation, and recovery of assets or losses. We have experience working in conjunction with the SEC, FBI, and various regulatory bodies, whether allegations of misconduct arise internally, or as a result of a regulatory investigation, an audit or from civil or criminal litigation. We assist clients with:
- Crisis management
- Investigating suspicions or reports or allegations of financial fraud and accounting irregularities, breach of fiduciary duty and a host of other related issues
- Conducting internal forensic investigations
- Conducting due diligence investigations to prevent and detect inappropriate conduct by officers, directors, employees, lawyers, auditors, and other fiduciaries and advisors
- Establishing special litigation and other board committees designated to investigate and address allegations of potential wrongdoing
- Counseling boards of directors and corporate officers through management of professionals and processes both in the investigation and litigation context
The firm has experience representing investors in a variety of securities and trading disputes before the Financial Institution Regulatory Authority (FINRA), including cases related to suitability, churning, failure to execute, and other issues.
Douglas A. Daniels / Edward C. Tredennick / Laura B. Herring / Jordan T.J. Howes / Andrea L. Kim / John F. Luman III / Heath A. Novosad / Sabrina R. Tour / Kristin Kruse Lotz / Ellen M. Peeples / Kelsey T. Smith / Rebecca Muff Randolph / S. Mirelle Varnovitsky
The transactional team of attorneys at Daniels & Tredennick focuses on helping to resolve issues thus mitigating the risk of litigation and avoid disputes before they occur if at all possible. Our attorneys conduct thorough research and aid in drafting, preparing and reviewing a wide array of documents from corporate merger contracts to the closing document for the purchase of a new property.
Jean S. Wong