David L. Pratt II

Associate

Burnett Plaza, Suite 2000
801 Cherry St., Unit 46
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6836
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Assistant: Gaitrie Gosai
817.336.2400

Practice Areas & Experience

Appellate Law:

David represents clients in all levels of appeals from Texas courts as well as state and federal administrative agencies. David's appellate practice also focuses on providing trial support for matters likely to be appealed, such as dispositive motions, evidentiary issues, and jury charge construction.

Civil Litigation:

David's litigation practice encompasses a broad range of cases, including business disputes, contract disputes, construction defect claims, real estate disputes, and church law.

Intellectual Property Litigation:

David represents clients before various courts and agency review boards with regard to protecting the clients' intellectual property rights in various media.

Medical Liability Defense:

David has represented numerous doctors and other healthcare professionals in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Personal Injury Defense:

David also defends clients against a variety of personal injury claims, with special emphasis on transportation and trucking litigation.

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin, (B.B.A., (Finance), with honors, 2004)
  • Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, (J.D., cum laude, 2007)

Court Admissions

  • All Texas State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Awards & Recognition

  • Scribes Brief-Writing Award, (2007)
  • The Order of Barristers, (2007)
  • National Champion, Ninth Annual Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, (2006)
  • Best Brief, Ninth Annual Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, (2006)

Published Works

  • Severance vs. Servitude: Understanding the Differences in Texas and Louisiana Mineral Law, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, publication pending, (2009)
  • Fantasy Sports and the Right of Publicity: A Case for Viewing Dissemination of Player Statistics as Fair Use of the News, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, Volume 13, (2006)

Speaking Engagements

  • Severance vs. Servitude, presented at Urban Gas Drilling Symposium, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, (April 2009)
  • Trucking Litigation: In it for the Long Haul, presented to Fort Worth Paralegal Association, (August 2008)
  • Appellate Brief Writing Workshop, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, (July 2008)
  • Appellate Brief Writing Workshop, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, (August 2007)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Tarrant County Bar Association
  • Tarrant County Young Lawyers
  • Tarrant County Bar Appellate Section
  • State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
  • State Bar of Texas Litigation Section
  • State Bar of Texas Oil & Gas Section
  • Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court

Appointments

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Appellate Advocacy, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, (2007-present)
  • State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, (Website Committee, Co-Chair, 2008-present)
  • Tarrant County Bar Appellate Section, (Planning Committee, 2008-present)
  • Managing Editor, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, (2006-2007)
  • Associate Editor, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, (2005-2006)
  • Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, (2006)

Community Involvement

  • Vision Fort Worth
  • Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail