M. Scott Stooksberry
msstooksberry@hillgilstrap.com*
Mr. Stooksberry has represented buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, landlords and tenants in a variety of transactions and business matters. Mr. Stooksberry has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business litigation including matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, shareholder oppression, noncompetition, and other commercial claims. Mr. Stooksberry was one of the primary attorneys involved in the representation of a business client-plaintiff in a complex commercial litigation case in a four week jury trial in Tarrant County, Texas, in 2006, that concluded with a jury verdict in favor of the client in excess of three million dollars (with exemplary damages in excess of two million dollars). Mr. Stooksberry has represented one or more business client-plaintiffs in shareholder oppression litigation that has resulted in favorable settlements in excess of one million dollars.
EDUCATION:
J.D., University of Texas, 1989
B.B.A. (Management), cum laude, Texas A&M University, 1985
PRACTICE AREAS:
Business transactional practice including entity formation, mergers, acquisitions, real estate, and lending transactions; business litigation
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS:
Mr. Stooksberry represents:
- Transportation and transportation brokerage companies (including one of the nation's premier specialized heavy haulers)
- Vehicle leasing companies (including the largest consumer leasing company in the nation)
- Commercial and residential real estate brokers and companies
- A privately owned manufacturer of pens and writing instruments with operations locally and in China
- A privately owned manufacturer of deer and wildlife feeders
- Various professional entities involved in providing medical, dental and accounting services
- An oil and gas field services company
SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS:
AV® Peer Review Rated; Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
BAR ADMISSIONS AND AFFILIATIONS:
State Bar of Texas (November 1990); United States District Court, Northern District of Texas (April 1990); Tarrant County Bar Association (Corporate, Real Estate and Litigation Sections for state and local bar associations); Texas Aggie Bar Association
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