Business Attorney & Commercial Litigator Dallas, TX
Attorney Profile | Eric D. Fein, Esq.
For approximately 30 years Mr. Fein has provided legal counsel for businesses and individuals in a variety of situations including multi-party and multi-million dollar litigation, telecommunications, franchises, shareholders and board of director meeting and disputes, commercial leases and contract negotiations, employment issues and disputes, litigation against the United States, state governments and large insurance companies, protection of trademark, copyright and intellectual property rights, entertainment, creditor’s rights, litigation in bankruptcy and collections. Mr. Fein has handled real estate and construction matters and business transactions and litigation in the sports and entertainment field.
Professional Practice
- Eric D. Fein, P.C., 3500 Oak Law Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75219, October 2002 to present.
- Eric D. Fein, P.C., 3303 Lee Parkway, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75219, October 1993 to October 2002.
- Law Offices of Eric D. Fein, 4305 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, Texas 75209, January 1991 to September 1993.
- Steward, Colaneri & Renwick, 2021 East Lamar Boulevard, Arlington, Texas 76006, December 1988 to December 1990.
- Jay S. Fisher and Associates, 2530 Maxus Energy Tower, 717 N. Harwood, Dallas, Texas 75201, January 1998 to December 1988.
- Greenburg, Fisk, Bush & Walker, 2710 Stemmons Freeway, 400 North Tower, Dallas, Texas 75207, April 1987 to December 1987.
- Eric D. Fein Attorney at Law, 50 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 and 595 West Hartsdale Avenue, white Plains, NY 10607, July 1981 to February 1987.
Concentration on litigation: commercial matters including breach of contract, shareholder/director disputes, sport and entertainment, insurance, construction, employment, deceptive trade practices, copyright infringement, estate, oil and gas, collection, personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and domestic relations. Manage sensitive and complex litigation involving multi-million dollar liability. Experienced in licensing, copyright and trademark and special education matters.
Professional Practice
Vickie S. Brandt, Esq.
McCauley, Macdonald & Devin, P.C., 1201 Elm Street, Suite 3800, Dallas, Texas 75720-2014, January 2003 to August 31, 2004.
Howie & Sweeney, L.L.P., 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75219, September 2001 to December 2002.
Texas Lawyers for Children, Dallas, Texas 75201, September 2001 to November 2001.
U.S. Attorney, North District of Oklahoma, January 2001 to May 2001.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, October 2000 to March 2001.
District Court of Oklahoma, January 2000 to July 2000.
Bar:
Texas 2001
Admissions:
Texas Supreme Court, November 2001Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Publications:
Vickie S. Brandt & Ladd Sanger, Flying and Crashing on the Wings of Fortuosity. The Case Fore Applying Maritime Law to Aviation Accidents, 68 SMU J.air L. & Com. 2 (Spring 2003).
Vickie S. Brandt, Department of Corrections, Community Sentencing Benchbook for Oklahoma District Court Judges (2001).
The Honorable Judge Linda G. Morrissey , Vickie S. Brandt, Community Sentencing in Oklahoma: Offenders Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression, 36 Tul. L.J. 4 (Summer 2001).
Vickie S. Brandt, Expanded Electronic Surveillance Powers Enacted by the Patriot Act: The Delicate Balance Between Protecting National Security and Safeguarding Individual Privacy Rights (2004 Publications pending).
Education:
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas L.L.M. 2003
- University of Tulsa, College Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma Juris Doctor 2001
- Tulsa Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
- American Jurisprudence Awards: Criminal Justice; Evidence; Decedents; Estates & Trust
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity
- Women's Law Caucus
- American Inn of Court, Council Oaks Chapter
- Dean's Honor Roll and Merit Scholarship
- Student Bar Association, Delegate
- University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications, with Honors
Summer Vanderburg
Professional Practice:
- The Fein Law Firm, August 2011 – Present
- The Law Offices of James K. LaRoe, January 2007 – August 2011
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas,Dallas Bar Association, Member of the Community Involvement CommitteeDallas Association of Young LawyersEducationSMU Dedman School of Law
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 2008
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2013
Appointments
- SMU International Law Review Association
- Associate Managing Editor (2012-2013); Staff Editor (2011-2012)
- Student Bar Association
- Mentor Program, Co-Director (2011-2013), Student Mentor (2010-2011)
- Relevant Coursework: Legal Research and Writing (A-), Spring 2010
- GPA 3.868
- Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Fraternity
Of Counsel
Hilda Morales Hahn, Esq.
Professional Practice:
Hilda Morales Hahn, 3500 Oak Lawn, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75219, May 1999 to September 2001.
Morales & Gomez, 3500 Oak Law, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75219, September 2001 to March 2006.
Morales & Associates, P.C., 3500 Oak Law, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75219, March 2006 to present.
- Texas—April 1987
- New York—February 1980
- Illinois—July 2001
- California—September 2005
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Texas Eastern District Court
- Texas Northern District Court
- All of State Court of Texas
Education
University of Wisconsin, BA, 1984Texas Wesleyan University, J.D., 1999Certified Mediator, 1999Legal Counsel to Consulate of MexicoLegal Counsel to Consulate of Chile