The Lynch Law Firm

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JEFFREY S. LYNCH

CERTIFIED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL
SPECIALIZATION IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW
AND PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL

A trial lawyer, Jeff Lynch has more than 28 years of trial experience, including 150 jury trials and 45 appeals for clients in Texas and across the country. Mr. Lynch's trial practice has focused on commercial litigation, toxic tort litigation, malpractice, oil and gas, product liability, negligence, and antitrust (civil and criminal). In addition to litigation, he is actively involved in transactional matters and consulting with technology firms. He has utilized computers in his practice since 1985. In 1990, the government unsuccessfully attempted to prevent Mr. Lynch and his client from using a computer at trial in a criminal antitrust case involving more than 2 million pages of documents.

The following is a sample of the representations handled by Mr. Lynch:

Medical Malpractice/Negligence

• Plaintiff in medical malpractice suit against two surgeons arising out of a negligently performed laparoscopic procedure, which resulted in the piercing of internal organs. [Outcome in excess of $800,000]
• Plaintiff in a medical malpractice suit involving the failure to diagnose compartmental syndrome resulting in the loss of the use of the leg below the knee. [Outcome in excess of $500,000]
• Plaintiffs, widow and surviving children, in a product liability and negligence suit arising out of the crash of a corporate jet. [Outcome in excess of $3,200,000.00]
• Plaintiffs, the widow and surviving children, in a suit against a major trucking firm for wrongful death arising out of a head-on collision. [$1,500,000]
• Plaintiff quadriplegic in a suit against a nursing home for negligent care and treatment resulting in two displaced spinal fractures. [Outcome in excess of $800,000.00]

• Plaintiffs, royalty and working interest owners in a suit against two major oil companies arising out of well operations. [Outcome in excess of $7,000,000]i

• Defense of a publicly traded insurance company in a class action shareholder derivative suit.
• Defense of a major asbestos finished products manufacturer in individual and class action litigation, resulting in several nationwide class settlements.
• Plaintiffs, investors, in an oil and gas investment scheme.

• Defense of a foreign corporation and its principal officer in parallel proceedings involving federal investigation, prosecution and civil suit involving price fixing, bid rigging and job allocation.
• Plaintiff, a privately held corporate electronics retailer, in a suit involving restraint of trade and antitrust violations by national corporate electronic manufacturers and distributors. [$500,000]
• Plaintiff, artificial turf manufacturer, in an antitrust and patent infringement case.

• Defense of a publicly traded manufacturer in a product liability suit involving an exploding tire.
• Representation of a product manufacturer in a wrongful death suit involving exposed rotating shaft gear teeth.
• Defense of a foreign auto manufacturer in a wrongful death slow, speed rollover case, involving a defective throttle mechanism.

• Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants, privately held waste management company, trucking firm, and its officers, in a suit with a Texas workers' compensation carrier to combine payroll and substantially increase premiums.
• Plaintiff, a privately held corporation, in a suit involving the valuation of corporate stock, the enforcement of a buy sell agreement, breach of fiduciary duty and trademark infringement by one of its shareholders. [In excess of $900,000]
• Defense of an individual in a suit brought a national bank to collect deficiency judgment, counterclaim for failure to permit redemption resulting in a nominal settlement and payment of Defendant's legal fees.

• Petitioner, wife in a divorce suit, which included piercing the corporate veils of ten alter ego defendant corporations set up by the Respondent, husband to defraud the wife and to remove property from the marital estate. [$7,500,000]
• Representation of a common-law wife in an estate contest where marriage and right to inherit a multi-million dollar estate was established. [$2,000,000]
• Respondent, wife, in a multi-million dollar marital estate, resulting in a favorable and disproportionate property settlement in favor of the wife. [$3,000,000]

• Defense of attorney in parallel proceedings before the Grievance Committee and in District Court, resulting in dismissal for the Defendant attorney.
• Defense of attorney in suit alleging failure to properly and adequately document a settlement, resulting in a dismissal for the Defendant attorney.
• Defense of attorney in suit alleging failure to provide timely written notice of intent to file suit in an employment discrimination case, resulting in a summary judgment for Defendant attorney.
• Defense of attorney in suit alleging failure to prevent case from being dismissed for want of prosecution, resulting in verdict for the Defendants attorneys.

Condemnation

• Plaintiff, property owners, at a preliminary hearing and trial involving condemnation of property.

Administrative

• Foreign aircraft manufacturer before the Federal Aviation Administration concerning the importation of aircraft engines.
• Commercial pilot before the Federal Aviation Administration concerning suspension of licenses.
• Corporate client seeking a commercial trucking permit before the Texas Railroad Commission.
• Amusement park ride operator before the Consumer Product Safety Commission, concerning enforcement of an investigatory subpoena.

Acquisitions/Transactional/Real Estate

• Seller in a multi-million dollar sale of a twelve story building in the Central Business District of Dallas.
• Borrower in a multi-million dollar refinancing of Texas real estate and retail business.
• Purchaser in a take over of an international pen and writing instrument manufacturer. [$50,000,000.00]
• Seller of pay telephones involving locations in Texas and other states.
• Purchaser in an acquisition of a pay telephone route in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Acquisition of a $42,000,000.00 multi-level marketing company.

Expert Witness in cases involving insurance coverage issues, shareholder derivative suits, class action and attorneys' fees.

Intellectual Property

• Formulation application patent applications [3]
• Trademark applications for software and start up businesses.

General Counsel

• Accelerated Card Company
• Hydrade Beverage Company, Inc.
• Nate's Seafood and Steakhouse, Inc.