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Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation and Arbitration; Municipal Litigation

Additional Information: Mr. Figari, a founder of the firm, began his legal career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Sarah T. Hughes, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. In 1986, he and a small group of lawyers sharing a similar outlook on the practice of law established Figari & Davenport. With an emphasis on quality and superior client service, Figari & Davenport soon established a strong reputation as one of the first highly successful litigation boutiques. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Figari has tried over 100 cases throughout Texas and the United States and become a leading figure in the Texas legal community. He has represented clients in a variety of businesses and industries in a vast array of litigation matters, ranging from complex contractual cases and partnership disputes, to banking litigation, civil rights matters and intellectual property cases. One of the things that Mr. Figari enjoys best about practicing law is the ability to be creative. Clients retain him to grapple with cutting edge issues that often involve uncharted territory and demand an innovative approach. His dedication to gaining every advantage for his clients, and unearthing the winning legal strategy, has led the way to many successful outcomes. As testimony to his esteemed place in the legal community, Mr. Figari was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Dallas Bar Association in 2000. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America every year as a business litigation attorney since the inception of that publication in 1983, and was named one of the 15 “Top Business-Defense Lawyers in the D-FW Metroplex” by the Dallas Business Journal in June 2006. Mr. Figari also has helped to shape the next generation of lawyers by teaching trial procedure and evidence as an adjunct professor at both Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas' law schools, authoring numerous legal articles, speaking frequently at legal seminars, and mentoring other lawyers at Figari & Davenport.

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Firm Members: Andrew Whitaker Lance Clack Jill Davenport