Attorneys

James Acosta

James Acosta is a litigator who has represented a wide variety of commercial, financial and insurance industry clients in state and federal court. He currently focuses his practice on financial litigation and represents a national consumer reporting agency in litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Charles F. Baum

Mr. Baum runs a diverse financial institution and transactions-oriented practice. Handles work-outs, mortgage related litigation, commercial and residential foreclosures, collections, real estate purchase and sale, landlord-tenant, creditors’ and trustees’ rights in bankruptcy, asset and business purchase and sale, and general real estate, mortgage lending, corporate, and title curative matters.

Jennifer Bergh

James H. Birch

Mr. Birch represents business clients in all aspects of labor and employment law and in commercial litigation. During 33 years of practice, he has assisted businesses in a variety of industries, including outsourcing, information technology, insurance, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and wholesale, transportation, media, professional services, banking and construction. In addition to counseling clients on compliance with labor and employment laws and employee benefits, Mr. Birch represents employers in court, administrative and arbitration proceedings in individual, class and collective actions. Mr. Birch represents clients in whistleblower, corporate compliance and internal investigation matters. He represents clients in trade secret and confidential information litigation, including covenants not to compete. Mr. Birch also represents professionals and executives in employment and separation agreements. Mr. Birch’s business litigation practice includes shareholder/partner disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, contract, professional liability and business torts. He also regularly represents companies relating to corporate compliance programs and in regulatory matters.

Derek Bragg

Mr. Bragg primarily practices family law focusing on issues surrounding divorces, property division, contested custody matters, adoption and termination suits, enforcement and modification of child and property related issues. Mr. Bragg also represents clients in complex commercial litigation, contract disputes and business torts, as well as represents bankruptcy creditors involved in Chapter 7, 11 and 13.

Eric G. Carlson

Mr. Carlson represents financial institutions in litigation arising from residential loans and real property transactions. His practice also includes employment law litigation, commercial litigation and transactional work.

W. Edward Carlton

Mr. Carlton represents business clients in complex civil litigation. He provides consultation and representation in numerous areas of insurance coverage and defends insurers and third-party administrators with respect to coverage disputes and claims of insurance bad faith, deceptive trade practices and insurance code violations. He also defends insureds in business and personal injury litigation, including attorney professional liability, auto liability, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, catastrophic injury, and first party property claims; and maintains a commercial liability practice representing construction companies, self-insured employers and other business entities.

Ryan C. Casey

Ryan Casey’s practice focuses on broad aspects of consumer law, including creditors’ rights, financial services, and compliance. He represents clients in sequestration, debt, and foreclosure actions. Mr. Casey has experience in both complex litigation and transactional matters. In addition, Mr. Casey has previously worked in a variety of business structures, which allows him to effectively navigate clients through their business needs.

Laura Caston

Ms. Caston dedicates her practice to family law matters, focusing on divorces, property division, contested custody matters, adoption and termination suits, enforcement and modification of child and property related issues and family law appeals.

Lynne Page Clarke

Lynne Page Clarke is a shareholder in the Family Law Section at QSLWM, handling all matters impacting children and families, including divorce, annulment, property division, pre- and post-marital agreements, child custody, paternity, adoption, termination of parental rights, visitation, child support, enforcement and modification issues. A native Dallasite, Lynne began her career in 1991 as a commercial litigation attorney with the Dallas-based firm of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C. where she handled a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including business, banking, probate, employment, patent, environmental and real estate. In 1992, Lynne became one of the inaugural members of the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, practicing Family Law, and was Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Non-Profit group, Lawyers Against Domestic Violence. When Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman first opened their Dallas office, Lynne took a position in the firm’s employment litigation section until she moved overseas where she lived with her husband and three sons for twelve years. After repatriating to the United States, Lynne practiced various types of law on a contract basis, including business litigation, oil and gas and family law, until she joined QSLWM as a family attorney in their Dallas office. Lynne…

Cynthia Dunn

Exclusively in the area of Family Law for over 15 years. Handles all cases impacting children and families, including divorce, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, modifications of Texas and out-of-state orders, custody, child support, enforcement, paternity, termination and adoption.

Teresa Clark Evans

Ms. Evans has extensive family law experience with complex property divorce cases and highly litigated custody matters, uncontested divorces, pre and postmarital agreements, adoption and termination suits, enforcement of child support and possession, and modification of child related issues. She practices primarily in Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County, Rockwall County, Tarrant County and surrounding counties.

Michael Feiler

Mr. Feiler helps clients in a variety of litigation matters including commercial and construction disputes, along with complex insurance litigation, coverage disputes and rescission actions (especially involving fidelity and surety bonds), and the defense of insureds in a variety of business, property, and personal injury claims. Although primarily on the defense side, his practice includes representation of plaintiffs in complex insurance and commercial litigation, and employment-related claims.

Kimberly Harris

Ms. Harris represents clients in a variety of litigation matters. During her career she has gained extensive experience in commercial and civil defense litigation, including premises liability and non-subscription defense, trying cases in both Texas state and Federal courts. She has also prosecuted and defended appeals in Texas courts of appeal and in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a native of West Texas, Ms. Harris received both her accounting and law degrees from Texas Tech University and practiced law in West Texas until she moved to Dallas in 2000. Her areas of practice are commercial and civil litigation and general liability defense. Ms. Harris’s clients include automobile finance companies, financial institutions, and national to local companies. She also has experience on the transaction side of business with regard to drafting and negotiating contracts. Ms. Harris also works with clients on creditors’ rights issues, including claims involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Texas Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. She further represents creditors with regard to collection of secured and unsecured debt. She also defends companies on general liability and non-subscriber claims of premises liability,…

Delwin Hervey

Rick W. Hightower

Of Counsel Senior Litigation Attorney certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Specialization since 1980.

Kenneth A. Hill

Mr. Hill advises parties in business litigation matters involving contract disputes, receiverships, landlord-tenant issues, debt collection, deceptive trade practices, fraud, and other business disputes. He works with companies and individuals in all aspects of bankruptcy matters under chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Combines the highest standards of client service with extensive experience and legal expertise to provide excellent representation to every client every time.

David Hoffmann

Mr. Hoffmann is a shareholder in the Family Law Section at QSLWM and is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He focuses his practice on helping individuals and families cope with the often trying issues associated with divorce, property division and child custody. Mr. Hoffmann utilizes his extensive litigation experience in a manner designed to protect his clients’ interests while focusing on ensuring that the best interest of the children are protected throughout the process.

Elizabeth Hunter

Ms. Hunter has over 28 years of dedicated family law practice with emphasis in divorce and asset protection, child custody, paternity, adoption, termination of parental rights, modification of custody, visitation and child support, premarital agreements, postmarital agreements, cohabitation agreements, post-divorce and enforcement issues, annulments and common law marriages. Elizabeth handles cases in multiple counties including Dallas, Denton, Collin, Tarrant and Rockwall counties. Elizabeth is a Certified Mediator. Elizabeth is also a trained Collaborative Law Family lawyer. Elizabeth provides strategic divorce planning services for each individual’s needs.

Rachel Hytken

Ms. Hytken’s practice involves representation of financial institutions, banks and debt servicers in consumer financial services litigation involving wrongful foreclosure claims, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Texas Debt Collection Act, and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.