Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
Suite 575
Dallas, TX 75225

Firm Profile
The more than 85 trial lawyers at Susman Godfrey L.L.P. focus on high-stakes commercial litigation. With offices in Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle, we have earned our reputation as one of the best litigation boutiques – and, according to Vault.com in 2012, the best litigation boutique in the United States. Steve Susman founded the firm in 1980, and two years later Lee Godfrey joined him. Having won the largest antitrust verdict ever at the time in the Corrugated Containers case, Steve saw a need that no one else filled – the need of business clients for representation in large commercial cases on a contingency basis, the fee structure that until then only personal injury lawyers would offer. Steve believed if an attorney wouldn’t take a case on contingency and willingly share the risk with the client, the lawyer ought not file the case.
Our attorneys are stand-up trial lawyers, not discovery litigators. Regardless of whether we represent the plaintiff or defendant in a case, everything we do aims to prepare the case for trial and help our attorneys persuade a jury. Having us involved often convinces the other side to offer a good settlement before trial. At Susman Godfrey, we strive to achieve the best possible result in the courtroom at the least possible cost to our clients.
Some of our recent high-profile victories include winning multi-million dollar awards after trial during 2012 in patent, oil and gas, and merger and acquisition cases; securing a $226 million jury award for Dillard's, Inc., against I2 Technologies and a $178.7 million verdict against NL Industries; and defeating at trial claims for $50 million, $70 million, and $500 million. When clients choose Susman Godfrey L.L.P., they know we are willing to share risk through our unique model and that we stand ready to handle any high-stakes commercial litigation case.
Attorney List

Stephen D. Susman
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Barry Barnett
Business Litigation

Bill Carmody
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Seth Ard
Business Litigation

Matthew Behncke
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources

Matthew R. Berry
General Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Vineet Bhatia
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Rachel S. Black
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Civil Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Amanda Bonn
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor

Davida P. Brook
Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Appellate

Jacob W. Buchdahl
Business Litigation

Cory Buland
General Litigation

Bryan Caforio
Consumer Law, Insurance Coverage, General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Appellate

Ophelia F. Camina
Business Litigation

Adam S. Carlis
General Litigation

Johnny W. Carter
General Litigation, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation

Ryan V. Caughey
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Jordan W. Connors
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Ian B. Crosby
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation

Oleg Elkhunovich
Intellectual Property, General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts

Jenna Farleigh
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, General Litigation, Civil Litigation

Parker C. Folse, III
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Joseph S. Grinstein
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation

Drew D. Hansen
General Litigation

Erica Harris
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Geoffrey L. Harrison
Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources

Mark Hatch-Miller
General Litigation, Business Litigation

Richard W. Hess
General Litigation, Business Litigation

Kathryn P. Hoek
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Employment Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts

Alex Kaplan
Business Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property Litigation

John P. Lahad
Intellectual Property Litigation, Civil Litigation, Health Care

Chanler A. Langham
General Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Environmental Litigation

Neal S. Manne
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, General Litigation, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights

Eric J. Mayer
Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage

Ashley L. McMillian
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources

Brian D. Melton
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property

William R.H. Merrill
Business Litigation, General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Energy & Natural Resources, Construction Litigation

Stephen E. Morrissey
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Justin A. Nelson
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, General Litigation

Abigail C. Noebels
Business Litigation, General Litigation, Appellate

Weston O'Black
Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation

Terrell W. Oxford
Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Environmental Litigation

Krysta Kauble Pachman
General Litigation

Thomas W. Paterson
Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

J. Hoke "Trey" Peacock, III
Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

David M. Peterson
Business Litigation, General Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources

Shawn J. Rabin
General Litigation

Shawn L. Raymond
Business Litigation

Robert Rivera, Jr.
Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage, General Litigation

Jonathan J. Ross
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Robert S. Safi
Business Litigation, General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts

Mary Kathryn (Katie) Sammons
Business Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Antitrust Litigation

Edgar G. Sargent
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

John Schiltz
General Litigation

Marc M. Seltzer
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Securities Litigation

Stephen Shackelford
General Litigation, Business Litigation

Steven M. Shepard
Business Litigation, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Appellate

Daniel J. Shih
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Appellate

Floyd G. Short
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar

Steven G. Sklaver
Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Kalpana Srinivasan
Intellectual Property Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation

Arun Subramanian
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Harry P. Susman
Business Litigation

Brooke A.M. Taylor
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation

Max L. Tribble
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation

Laranda M. Walker
Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation

Genevieve Vose Wallace
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Mark L.D. Wawro
Business Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation

Lexie White
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property

Meng Xi
Intellectual Property Litigation
Practice Areas
Business Litigation (50%)
Intellectual Property Litigation (20%)
Antitrust Litigation (10%)
Energy & Natural Resources (10%)
Securities Litigation (10%)