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Russell Alan Devenport
About Russell
Biography
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Business
35%
28 years
Lawsuits and Disputes
35%
28 years
Banking
15%
28 years
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
15%
28 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
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Licensed in Texas for 27 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
McDonald Sanders, A Professional Corporation
777 Main Street Suite 1300, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
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Real estate lawyer
Experience
Honors
2013
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2012
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2011
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2010
Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2009
Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2008
Top Lawyer, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
Work Experience
1998 - 2000
Briefing Attorney, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
Associations
Tarrant County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Federal Bar Association
Member
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Member
Fort Worth Chapter, Federal Bar Association
Treasurer
Sample of Legal Cases
Alexander v. Holden Business Forms, Inc., Slip Copy 2009 WL 3818149, Civil Action No. 4:08-CV-614-Y (N.D.Tex. Novemebr 6, 2009)
Representing the subtenant after dismissal of the owner, we fought to reduced future damages claimed by the landlord against the subtennant.
Fort Worth & W. R.R. Co. v. Enbridge Gathering, 298 S.W.3d 392 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2009, no pet.)
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals held that a gas corporation could condemn property belonging to a rail district because the rail district was a "person" under the Code Construction Act.
Alexander v. Holden Business Forms, Inc., 2009 WL 2176582 (N.D. Tex. July 20, 2009).
Won dismissal of the indvidual owner of the defendant subtenant.
Harris v. Stickler, 2009 WL 1939048, No. 4:08-CV-631-A (N.D.Tex. July 6, 2009)
Won a dismissal for defendant.
In re: Kimrick, LP, Cause No. 09-40339 (N.D. Bk. Tex.)
Represented banking client to liquidate assets including online auction for large business equipment and machinery and collection on accounts receivable; Worked with bank for recovery on SBA guarantees and recovery from individual debtors.
Security Sav. Bank v. First Mut. Bank, 2008 WL 2446805 (N.D.Tex. June 18, 2008)
Won a transfer to Washington state where case would be more easily defended.
PCI Transp., Inc. v. Fort Worth & W. R.R. Co., 418 F.3d 535 (5th Cir.2005)
Eventual settlement after multiple proceedings before the Fifth Circuit and the Surface Transportation Board
Education
1998
Texas Tech University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
University of Texas System, Arlington
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Member Meeting: Texas Courier & Logistics Association
Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy
2011
Disposition Without a Jury: Preserving Error in Bench Trials and Dispositive Motion Practice
Dispositive Motion Practice in Federal Trial Courts
2008
Judgment Enforcement in Texas
Post-Judgment Discovery and Collection
Activity
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