Practice Areas

Business Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Complex Commercial Disputes
Cybersquatting and Domain Name Disputes
Employment Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Litigation
Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales
Real Estate Litigation
Receiverships
Securities Fraud Litigation
Shareholder Disputes
Trade Secrets

Practice Emphasis

Mr. Garrison possesses extensive experience resolving legal problems faced by businesses and businesspeople. Dual-state licensed (Texas and California), Mr. Garrison provides his clients (which range from individual shareholders to global corporations) with expertise in business litigation – including ownership, governance, contract, intellectual property and employment disputes – and the resolution of business disputes before litigation arises. Since Mr. Garrison is a trial attorney who has managed many complex, multi-jurisdictional matters, he is able to address and resolve difficult problems in the most efficient manner possible.

Representative Matters

• Represented two minority shareholders of large food corporation in multi-jurisdiction litigation challenging propriety of Delaware reverse stock split and corporate governance. Corporation paid clients $10.76/share at time of transaction. Obtained $37.00/share (additional $2.2 million) through settlement on tenth day of trial co-chaired with California counsel.

• Successfully defended several computer programmers and management personnel accused of misappropriating trade secret and copyright information from two large defense contractors and using such information to start a competitive technology business.

• Successfully resolved approximately $450,000 lease and non-disturbance dispute that threatened continued existence of small-cap developer of RFID technology.

• Co-chaired jury trial in which client, a flight support company, was sued by AT&T. The jury awarded AT&T nothing but awarded client over $50,000 for its counterclaims against AT&T, including fraud.

• First-chaired bench trial of client receiver’s $60,000 fraudulent transfer case against corporation and gained “alter ego” liability against defendant individual shareholder.

• Successfully resolved gender discrimination employment complaint against for-profit and non-profit Texas corporations.

• First-chaired jury trial of client’s business fraud case that resulted in 12-0 jury verdict and significant monetary and punitive damages.

• Successfully defended client’s furniture import business from Chinese corporation seeking $2 million based on claims of breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation.

• Successfully defended accounting firm from trust and corporation seeking over $1 million based on claims of negligent misrepresentation, breach of third-party beneficiary contract and professional negligence.

• Co-authored extensive summary judgment motion that defeated Mexican corporation’s multi-million dollar claims against Wal-Mart for RICO violations and unfair competition in the distribution and sale of instant soup.

• Successfully defended debtor-in-possession California corporation from $60 million contract claim concerning extensive real estate located in Mexico.

Professional Involvement

• Member, American Bar Association

            • Corporate Law Section

• Member, Dallas Bar Association

            • Business Law and Litigation Sections

• Member, Dallas Bar Association Ethics Committee

• Member, San Diego Bar Association

            • Litigation Section

• Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Education and Professional Background

• J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1998

• B.A., Government/Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 1992

Admissions:

 • Admited in Texas

• United States Courts of Appeal: Fifth Circuit and Ninth Circuit

• United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas

• Admited in California

• United States District Court for the Southern District of California