Firm Overview
Attorney Overview
Warren R. Westberg
Warren R. Westberg
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VCF - Mr. Westberg has over 21 years experience as a tenacious Texas trial lawyer representing Fortune 500 companies, closely held entities and individuals on both sides of the bar in complex civil litigation. As lead trial counsel, Mr. Westberg has won many jury trials for corporations threatened by highly visible cases in hostile venues and has successfully defended smaller companies in predatory litigation brought by large competitors. Mr. Westberg concentrates his practice in the areas of complex Civil Litigation involving Bankruptcy and Business Transactions, Intellectual Property/Technology, Commercial Law, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Fiduciary Duties, Software Defects, Fraud/Misrepresentation, Deceptive Trade Practices and general Tort Liability. He also acts in the capacity of general corporate counsel for small businesses and non-profit organizations.
Mr. Westberg's recent legal accomplishments include:
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Won East Texas jury trial for Fortune 500 engineering and construction company found not liable in $25 million wrongful death case
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Won $30 million wrongful death jury trial for Fortune 500 company in hostile Texas venue where Plaintiff was local public figure and decorated Vietnam veteran who passed away during trial
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Won six-figure Federal Court jury verdict, including award of 100% attorneys fees, for closely held company in complex commercial case against Fortune 500 company which asserted counter-claim for fraud and misrepresentations
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Led defense team to trial victory in South Texas venue hostile to large diversified construction, engineering and transportation company in case involving multi-vehicle truck accident with multiple plaintiffs
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Defeated predatory litigation brought in Connecticut Federal court by large publicly traded competitor of closely held Texas corporation in complex commercial case
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Secured favorable settlements of patent infringement suits brought by closely held corporation against Fortune 500 companies
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Secured favorable settlement of patent infringement litigation with competing cases in Texas and California involving import of spray tan technology and equipment
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Secured favorable settlement through aggressive pre-emptive litigation for closely held Texas company whose viability was threatened by complex software defect claim brought by large municipality in a foreign state
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Secured settlement of civil rights action for school student assaulted by football coach
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Represented 90+ homeowners in complex civil litigation with injuries caused by Hydrogen Sulfide exposure
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Secured large settlement for estate and family members in wrongful death case involving hospital and medical negligence following knee replacement surgery
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Secured large settlement for below-the-knee amputee with diabetes who was victim of medical negligence
Community Services
Director, Town of Fairview Economic Development Corporation
Director, Town of Fairview Community Development Corporation
Director, Dallas Chapter Leadership Council, American Diabetes Association
Advisory Director, The Open Door Youth Foundation
Director, Town of Fairview Community Development Corporation
Director, Dallas Chapter Leadership Council, American Diabetes Association
Advisory Director, The Open Door Youth Foundation
Education
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1987B.S., Oklahoma State Unversity, 1984 |
Memberships
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Oklahoma Bar Association
License to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Texas and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern District of Texas.
AV Peer Review Rated
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