About T.
For over 25 years, Dawn's practice has focused on trial work, representing a variety of large and mid-sized corporate clients in claims involving a wide range of litigation topics. Dawn is an AV Preeminent® rated lawyer with a proven ability to manage and resolve sophisticated disputes. Dawn is comfortable in state and federal courts and arbitrations. Dawn serves as a court-appointed mediator, and she also serves on the American Arbitration Association's National Panel of Commercial and Employment Arbitrators.Dawn has additional expertise in e-commerce, Internet and computer technology law, including issues of software performance, development disputes, domain name issues, cybersmear, Internet e-commerce ventures and website development issues.Dawn has repeatedly been selected by Thomson Reuters and her peers among Texas Super Lawyers in Business Litigation in 2003-2023. She also has the distinction of being selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth (by Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly), Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, and one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Dawn has also served as an Adjunct Professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law.Practice Areas:Commercial/Business LitigationElectronic Discovery and Document RetentionInternet and Computer TechnologyPersonal Injury DefenseArbitration/Mediation/ADR
For over 25 years, Dawn's practice has focused on trial work, representing a variety of large and mid-sized corporate clients in claims involving a wide range of litigation topics. Dawn is an AV Preeminent® rated lawyer with a proven ability to manage and resolve sophisticated disputes. Dawn is comfortable in state and federal courts and arbitrations. Dawn serves as a court-appointed mediator, and she also serves on the American Arbitration Association's National Panel of Commercial and Employment Arbitrators.
Dawn has additional expertise in e-commerce, Internet and computer technology law, including issues of software performance, development disputes, domain name issues, cybersmear, Internet e-commerce ventures and website development issues.
Dawn has repeatedly been selected by Thomson Reuters and her peers among Texas Super Lawyers in Business Litigation in 2003-2023. She also has the distinction of being selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth (by Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly), Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, and one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Dawn has also served as an Adjunct Professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law.
Practice Areas:
Commercial/Business Litigation
Electronic Discovery and Document Retention
Internet and Computer Technology
Personal Injury Defense
Arbitration/Mediation/ADR
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Arbitration, Dallas/Fort Worth (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Arbitration, Dallas/Fort Worth (2024)
- Recognized: Arbitration
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Practice Area: Mediation
- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Arbitration, (2024, 2026)
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, 2016-2026
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators, 2023-2026
- D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2010-2025
- Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2025
- Recognized Top 100: Dallas/Ft. Worth Super Lawyers , Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly, 2011-2013, 2015-2021, 2023-2025
- Recognized, Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers in Texas, Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly, 2006, 2011-2013, 2015-2021, 2023-2025
- Recognized, Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023-2025
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2023
- BTI Client Service A-Team, 2019
- Recognized, Texas Trial Legend, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2016
- Recognized, Outstanding Female Partner Award, Dallas Women Lawyers Association, 2016
- Recognized, Best Women Lawyers in Dallas in commercial litigation, as published in D Magazine, 2010
- Recognized, Best Lawyers Under 40, as published in D Magazine, 2002
- AV Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell