I’m a trial lawyer—defense-trained, now plaintiff-focused—who chaired a litigation practice group and handled high-profile matters and crisis investigations before moving to the plaintiff side. I’m known for a creative, energetic approach and I build cases the way juries decide them: facts first, a trial-ready record, and a clear, persuasive story. Hard cases are where I do my best work.
I know how risk gets priced and how investigations actually run. I keep a low-volume docket and handle the work to move value—preservation and field work, detailed discovery, disciplined motion practice, and courtroom storytelling built for modern juries. I combine data and technology with an old-school work ethic and translate complex issues into clear messages for judges and juries. My cases include commercial trucking and mass-transit crashes, plane crashes, major industrial and environmental incidents, and other casualty matters involving premises and product liability.
I’m not intimidated by the difficulty of the case, the size of the defendant, or the noise across the table. Preparation and presence travel together—tight facts, strong visuals, and courtroom instincts that keep a jury with us. I press the defense’s pressure points, narrow what the jury must decide, and try the case when that’s the right move.
I’ve been involved in 20+ trials and arbitrations—including nine as lead counsel. I center the plaintiff’s story and make non-economic harms real—including the day-to-day effects: lost routines, chronic pain and anxiety, changes in household roles, and strain on relationships—through treating-physician testimony, before-and-after witnesses, and clean visuals. On liability, I work from clear standards and expectations—industry rules and company policies—and show how the record meets or departs from them. I use experts when they add clarity—on mechanism, causation, and preventability. I tie those human losses to the liability proof and damages model so jurors can confidently value them—and defend the number in deliberations.
Based in Dallas and working with Liles White in an Of Counsel role, I partner with plaintiff lawyers as true co-counsel—fitting the role you want and focusing on disciplined preparation and courtroom execution. From investigation through verdict, I focus on what matters: winning.
I live in Dallas with my wife and two daughters. We bought our first house in Oak Cliff. Most of my time is spent with family and friends. I like diners, dive bars, food trucks, and getting outdoors. I’m in full girl-dad mode—two daughters who have shaped and updated my worldview in ways that matter in this work.
I didn’t grow up around lawyers. I was born in New Orleans and moved to Bentonville, Arkansas in high school when my dad—a 30-year Walmart veteran—relocated to the company’s home office in Arkansas. A lot of after-school time was in his stores—stocking shelves, bagging, unloading trucks—and I worked in a restaurant through school, which is where I learned how to talk to people.
I care deeply about my clients. Being on the plaintiff’s side, I finally feel like a real lawyer—helping individuals and their families in tough cases and circumstances. After years on the defense side, I switched, started a solo practice in Dallas focused on referral cases, and I work with Liles White alongside my law-school classmate, Stuart White.
If you want to talk about a case, let’s meet—around a whiteboard at the office, over lunch or a drink, or for a round of golf. We’ll talk it through and figure out the next steps.