Atty. Cameron Byrd

• Cameron Byrd is a trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial and intellectual property litigation
• His trial experience includes financial services disputes, breach of contract, non-compete agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, and patent infringement
• In his first four years of practice, Cameron tried five trials with claims and counterclaims of more than $1 million, including two trial victories as first-chair lawyer
• Mr. Byrd was recognized in 2018 as one of only six associates in the U.S. for “best in client service” by BTI Client Service All-Stars
• He was the only associate from a litigation boutique
• His nomination came from a global oilfield services company
• Mr. Byrd was lauded as “highly effective” at helping his clients succeed
• A graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Mr. Byrd interned with U.S
• Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Manske of the Western District of Texas
• Also during law school, he served as teaching assistant for Professor Scott McCown’s Texas Civil Procedure Course
• He earned his undergraduate degree from Baylor University

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• As lead counsel, obtained a declaratory judgment, dismissal of all counterclaims, and over $650,000 in attorney’s fees following a bench trial in state court on behalf of RSL Funding LLC against J.G
• Wentworth
• Mr. Byrd and fellow associates took over this 13-year-old case on the eve of trial and defeated a big-law team of four partners and multiple associates
• As lead counsel, obtained a unanimous federal jury verdict resulting in the recovery of more than $1 million of collateral for secured creditors A.M.Y
• Property & Casualty Insurance Corporation and FinServ Casualty Corporation against unsecured creditors Symetra Life Insurance Company and Symetra Assigned Benefits Service Company
• This trial required proving priority to certain asset-backed securities under a relatively uncommon section of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and required defeating fraudulent-transfer and alter-ego defenses that attacked business models involving asset-backed securities and captive insurance
• As lead counsel, obtained summary judgment in the Southern District of Texas to recover approximately $800,000 in collateral on behalf of secured creditors A.M.Y
• Property & Casualty Insurance Corporation and Finserv Casualty Corporation against unsecured creditors Symetra Life Insurance Company and Symetra Assigned Benefits Service Company
• This case required establishing priority under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and defeating fraudulent-transfer and alter-ego defenses that attacked business models involving captive insurance
• As lead counsel, obtained dismissal in state court of negligence and negligent-supervision claims involving personal injuries allegedly in excess of $1 million on behalf of Genuine Parts Company
• As lead counsel, successfully prosecuted claims involving covenants not to compete and misappropriation of trade secrets
• On the plaintiffs’ side, Mr. Byrd’s clients secured temporary restraining orders, recovered substantial attorneys' fees, and obtained settlements from defendants involving multi-year and multi-state restrictive covenants
• On the defendants’ side, Mr. Byrd has helped clients obtain the prompt dismissal of frivolous non-compete and trade-secret claims designed to unfairly limit clients’ business activities
• As second chair, obtained a favorable settlement involving attorneys' fees and multi-year restrictive covenants following a two-day temporary injunction hearing in state court on behalf of a global oilfield services company against two former executives who breached restrictive covenants and misappropriated trade secrets in an effort to jump-start a competitor to Mr. Byrd’s client
• As second chair, obtained a favorable settlement following jury selection in state court on behalf of an enterprise-software company against a large health insurance company in a case involving contract and declaratory judgment claims in excess of $2 million