David C. Petruska

Practice Areas Family Law Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Collaborative Law Practice Emphasis Jessica has a diverse trial practice that focuses on family law and business litigation. She has extensive experience in handling family law cases, including divorce, child custody, asset division, property and business valuation, paternity, financial support and many other issues that arise in a family law context. Jessica has tried many family cases as well as worked with her clients ...

Michelle Heron is a Dallas, Texas divorce attorney with nearly 30 years of trial experience focused on family law matters. At Hargrave Family Law, she represents individuals and families through divorce, custody disputes, and other family law issues. For more than five years, a significant portion of her practice has involved securing protective orders in cases of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to child welfare and a practical understand...

Chris Konneker’s experience in Family Law stretches back nearly ten years, with additional experience handling matters in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Immigration Law. He takes great satisfaction in helping people through tough times, especially in those instances he can reunite parents and their children. Mr. Konneker's father, a retired patent attorney, always told him that the law is a powerful way to genuinely help others, and Mr. Konneker lives by t...

Dustin is a founding member of Simon | Paschal PLLC, an employment and business law boutique law firm in Frisco, Texas. Prior to starting and managing his own firm, Dustin exclusively practiced employment law at another law firm. Dustin has a degree in Human Resource Management from Baylor University and a law degree from Baylor Law School. Dustin maintains an active advice and counsel practice in addition to his litigation work. Dustin’s practice focuses on the workplace and employment...

Kelly Hartmann focuses on resolving client issues through innovative, cost-effective strategies that align with business goals—balancing aggressive litigation with practical resolution. He represents energy, maritime, and construction firms, their underwriters, and insurers, and handles complex litigation including wrongful death, Jones Act, drilling operations, health care, and trucking liability cases. Kelly also advises clients on contracts and commercial documents, including master ...

Dave is a trial lawyer and business counselor that protects and pursues his clients’ interests. Dave’s diverse litigation practice focuses on complex commercial, employment and intellectual property litigation in state and federal courts, and administrative forums in Texas and across the country. Dave's clients include individuals and businesses of all types and sizes, mostly based in Texas or with operations in our state, including Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, do...

Kelly has worked with major pharmaceutical and medical device clients in in all phases of the litigation process, including discovery, motion practice, expert workup, and trial preparation. Her pharmaceutical and medical device experience is focused on the management of consolidated mass tort actions, particularly in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) context. Kelly has assisted in trying multiple MDL bellwether trials as a member of the trial team. Kelly also has prior experience defending r...

Wade McClure, a Partner of the Firm in the Dallas office, primarily represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, including business divorce cases, fiduciary duty litigation and fraud litigation. Wade also works on matters involving claims of minority shareholder oppression, investment fraud, and oil and gas disputes. Over the past thirty years, Wade has also represented manufacturers in products liability matters throughout Texas and the Southwest. Wade is a seasoned...

Paul Wingo is a fourth-generation Texan with more than a decade of personal injury experience. He is widely respected as a top negotiator and has successfully resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in claims for his clients. Paul sets himself apart from other attorneys by fostering close, personal relationships with victims who have been devastated by tragedy and acts as their voice to tell their stories in court through his renowned photography and videography skills. Paul is the rapid-res...

Christine A. Hathaway is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Christine A., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.