Business Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Municipal

Mr. Lynch’s practice concentrates on commercial and business litigation. He has represented clients in matters such as shareholder disputes, complex real estate disputes, construction litigation involving the renovation of a city-owned golf course, partnership disputes, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Lynch represented a judgment creditor of a foreign country, a case that demanded extensive briefing and a continuing analysis and reconciliation of complicated issues and international law. Mr. Lynch also has represented municipalities and counties in employment, land use, and civil rights matters, defended well-known insurance companies in complex claims cases (particularly in long-term disability claim disputes, both ERISA and non-ERISA), and briefed and argued appeals both in state and federal court.

Formerly a clerk for the Honorable Jorge A. Solis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Mr. Lynch is well steeped in courtroom etiquette and has substantive procedural knowledge. He makes a point of interacting with his clients on a personal basis, describing his practice as “litigation with a personal touch.” His clients include major insurance companies, municipalities, real estate companies, smaller growing companies, and individual business owners.

• Successfully represented a minority shareholder in a closely-held company dispute during a 12 day arbitration proceeding.
• Successfully represented a licensing company in a federal court dispute over licensing royalties against a well-known clothing manufacturer. Secured summary judgment in the trial court, which was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit, and resulted in the licensing company recovering several hundred thousand dollars.
• For several years, Mr. Lynch has successfully represented a practice group of cardiovascular physicians in multiple disputes, including shareholder and tax litigation.
• Mr. Lynch has successfully represented numerous insurance companies in a variety of lawsuits filed in state and federal courts in Texas.

JD, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, magna cum laude, 1997

• Order of the Coif
• Order of Barristers
• Recipient, Kennedy Scholarship
• President, SMU Law Review Association, 1996-1997
• Staff Member, SMU Law Review Association, 1995-1996
• Outstanding First Year Law Student

BA, University of Notre Dame, 1991

Named a Texas Rising Star (Texas Monthly, (2004 through 2008)

Named One of the Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40, D Magazine, 2002

• State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association

Author, The Heavy Issue: Weight-Based Discrimination in the Airline Industry, 62 J. Air Law & Com. 20 (1996)

Speaker, Tri-County Bar Association, Wichita Falls, TX entitled The Preparation of Witnesses for Deposition