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Roy Tress Atwood
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Biography
Roy Atwood has extensive experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters. He has specific experience in the areas of commercial contracts, product liability, state and local taxation, insurance coverage, toxic torts, software development, antitrust, trade secrets, noncompetition provisions, construction, securities fraud, and negotiable instruments. Roy has appeared extensively in Texas state court, in all four federal districts in Texas, as well as in federal and state courts in other states and before administrative tribunals. In 2001 and 2002, Roy was a member of the team that successfully defended a client in cases recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the top 20 defense wins of the year. In addition to successfully trying cases to verdict before juries, Roy has arbitrated matters and negotiated creative settlements of complex matters. Roy also has significant experience in overseeing and coordinating nationwide defense efforts. He has served as lead coordinating counsel for a group of companies facing more than 1,000 lawsuits involving tens of thousands of plaintiffs in over 20 jurisdictions.
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Licensed in Texas for 37 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois
State: Illinois
No misconduct found
Location
Atwood Gameros LLP
6116 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, 75206
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Posted by Debi | January 21, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Education
Education Lawyer
My son needed a 504 plan and later an IEP plan to be able to graduate from high school. Mr. Atwood was instrumental in working with the public school system to keep my son in school and develop a plan to help him graduate from high school. He went from being 1 1/2 years behind to graduating 6 month...
Posted by Amy | March 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Educational consult and counsel
Roy has been a huge help to us. His counsel is second to none. He is also compassionate and spends as much as possible with his clients. I highly recommend him. He also made recommendations to us for additional services outside of legal counsel that have proved to be very useful in helping our child....
Roy Tress Atwood's Lawyer Endorsements
"Roy is a litigator with an extensive and proven track record, a passionate and effective advocate for students with special needs, and a generous colleague in the field of special education law selflessly offering his thoughtful analysis and suggestions to the special education legal community both formally as a presenter at national conferences and informally."
Noelle Vinson Saint Jean
Education lawyer
Experience
Honors
2016
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Best Law Firms in America, Best Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2015
Best Lawyers in America, US News and World Report
2015
Best Law Firms in America, Best Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2014
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America, US News and World Report
2014
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2014
Best Law Firms in America, Best Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2011
Milton P. Levy Jr. Volunteer Award, LaunchAbility
2011
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2002
Defense Verdicts of the Year, National Law Journal
2001
Defense Verdicts of the Year, National Law Journal
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Atwood Gameros LLP
1994 - 2012
Partner, Jones Day
1992 - 1994
Partner, Herbert Adams Crawford & Atwood, LLP
1990 - 1992
Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
1988 - 1990
Associate, Liddell, Sapp, Zvley, Hill & La Boon, LLP
Associations
2014 - Present
Texas Bar FoundationMember
2013 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Dallas Bar FoundationMember
1988 - Present
State Bar of TexasMember
Education
1988
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1979
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
B. S.
Languages
English