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Parker D. Young
Partner
AV® Preeminent™

areas OF PRACTICE

Business Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Labor + Employment
Municipal
Intellectual Property Litigation

About

Parker

Parker has represented plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits inside and outside Texas. His diverse business litigation background includes litigating and arbitrating complex cases involving:

  • partnership disputes;
  • class actions;
  • commercial and residential construction disputes;
  • employment disputes;
  • real estate transactions;
  • large scale commercial landlord-tenant issues;
  • trademark and copyright infringement claims; and
  • debtor/creditor relationships.

In addition to his business litigation practice, Parker represents a number of Texas municipalities in various litigation-related matters, including labor and employment arbitrations, civil rights actions, and commercial contract cases. Parker has frequently represented clients in arbitration proceedings, having tried more than 50 arbitration cases administered by a variety of organizations and agencies.

Parker has represented plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits inside and outside Texas. His diverse business litigation background includes litigating and arbitrating complex cases involving:

  • partnership disputes;
  • class actions;
  • commercial and residential construction disputes;
  • employment disputes;
  • real estate transactions;
  • large scale commercial landlord-tenant issues;
  • trademark and copyright infringement claims; and
  • debtor/creditor relationships.

In addition to his business litigation practice, Parker represents a number of Texas municipalities in various litigation-related matters, including labor and employment arbitrations, civil rights actions, and commercial contract cases. Parker has frequently represented clients in arbitration proceedings, having tried more than 50 arbitration cases administered by a variety of organizations and agencies.

Honors + Highlights
  • Named a Texas Super Lawyer (Texas Monthly, 2017-2024)
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America under Commercial Litigation, 2025
  • Recovered $30,000,000 for a class of 2.5 million consumers against a Fortune 500 internet company.
  • Obtained and collected an arbitration award of more than $25,000,000 in favor of a major automaker arising from a supplier’s delivery of defective automotive parts.
  • Obtained an arbitration award in favor of client in a business valuation case, saving client $30 million in the purchase of a large manufacturing business.
  • Successfully defended a Fortune 500 company in a $90 million suit brought by a major securities company’s affiliate arising from a complex sale/leaseback transaction involving the client’s corporate headquarters building.
  • Tried and won multimillion dollar judgment for fraud, punitive damages, and breach of contract on behalf of investor arising from co-investor’s unauthorized sale of apartment complex in Houston, Texas for $46 million.
Education
  • JD, University of Texas at Austin, with honors, 1987
  • BA, University of Texas at Austin, with honors, 1984
Memberships + Admissions
  • State Bar of Texas
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern & Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits
Publications + Speaking Engagements
  • Consistency in Disciplinary Matters, 16th Annual Civil Service Workshop