J.D. Swancoat II

Practice Areas Labor & Employment Law Arbitration/Mediation/ADR Practice Emphasis Ms. Carr is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. Her expertise is in representing employers in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including litigation defense, risk management, training, consultation, and representation during government audits. Ms. Carr has first chair trial experience in...

Craig Cherry is a distinguished trial attorney based in Waco, Texas, at Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PC. Throughout his career, Craig has represented a diverse array of clients, including individuals, families, small to midsize businesses, local governments, and major corporations like Fortune 500 companies. Craig handles a nationwide trial practice emphasizing complex civil litigation, notably in the areas of catastrophic personal injury litigation, wrongful death cases, business litigation...

John B. Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. John B., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

In an era with few, true business trial lawyers, Eric Wood has tried dozens of cases in both state and federal court and argued appeals in Texas and U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. He is a tireless and creative litigator who has represented clients in all kinds of business disputes for more than 20 years, including cases involving breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, enforcement of non-competition agreements, deceptive trade practices (DTPA), fraud, breach of fiduciary duty,...

Bart A. Rue has over 30 years of trial practice in oil and gas related matters as well a complementary commercial litigation background. Since 2010, Mr. Rue has served as lead counsel in over 200 oil and gas litigation and commercial litigation matters, including lease interpretation issues, royalty underpayment issues, surface use disputes, lease termination disputes, and other issues affecting land and mineral ownership. Mr. Rue currently represents exploration companies and landowners in s...

Tyree C. Collier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Tyree C., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tyree C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Will Snyder’s practice focuses on business litigation disputes in which he represents plaintiffs and defendants in matters tried in state and federal courts (including bankruptcy courts) or in arbitrated matters. He represents clients in matters related to breach-of-contract claims, breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, business torts (including securities fraud and other transactional fraud), claims arising from disputes between partners or LLC members or from mergers and acquisitions, lega...

Jonathan Thalheimer focuses his practice on commercial real estate sales, acquisitions and development and complex finance transactions. From individuals and small privately held businesses to large publicly traded corporations, Mr. Thalheimer represents clients in matters including portfolio lending, construction lending, commercial mortgage-backed securities, conduit lending, corporate and municipal bonds, loan syndications, interest rate caps and swaps, aircraft financing, and other struct...

Jason Cassady is a principal at Dallas’ Caldwell Cassady & Curry who focuses on intellectual property litigation and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Cassady provides clients with extensive federal trial experience, including courtroom victories in patent cases involving diverse technologies such as secure computer networking, integrated circuits, video game controllers, and computer operating systems. He also has represented parties on both sides of the aisle in areas such as dri...

Thaddeus E. Chase Jr. represents clients in a wide range of corporate matters, mainly regarding buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies. His experience includes advising clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, technology and consumer products, with respect to mergers and acquisitions, internal restructurings, divestitures, corporate carve-outs, debt and equity investments, securities offerings and other general corporate governance ma...