Mr. Gardner represents a variety of businesses, corporations, and entrepreneurs in litigation and corporate matters throughout the United States.  Mr. Gardner’s practice focuses on business, commercial, and construction litigation and the defense of professional liability claims against engineers, architects, accountants, and other professionals. 

Mr. Gardner has litigated, mediated, and/or arbitrated multi-million dollar litigation and was designated by the Dallas Young Lawyers Association as “the one to watch” in 2008.

Representative Litigation

• professional negligence litigation - defense of architects, engineers, and accountants;
• design and construction defect litigation;
• covenants not to compete and of non-disclosure;
• business and contract litigation;
• shareholder litigation;
• intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Gardner’s recent litigation includes:

• Gainesville Independent School District v. Raymond L. Darrow, et al., cause no. 07-408, in the 235^th Judicial District Court, Cooke County, Texas, (defense of contractor in a complex, multi-party construction defect lawsuit [$1.4 million damages claim] resulted in dismissal of all claims - no settlement money paid)

• Defense of noncompete and theft of trade secret claim, including criminal theft charges, on behalf of construction company owner resulted in dismissal of all civil and criminal charges and no settlement money paid.
• Prosecution of business dispute (nonpayment of design fees) on behalf of architectural firm resulted in recovery of all fees.
• Defense of copyright infringement claim on behalf of architectural firm resulted in dismissal of all claims and no settlement money paid.

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas
• Federal Court – Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
• Director, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation
• Chair, Dallas Association of Young Lawyer’s Freedom Run and Social Committees