David E. Dunham

David E. Dunham handles a wide variety of business litigation matters as founding partner of the Texas law firm, Dunham LLP. His experience includes breach of contract litigation, partnership disputes, shareholder and founder litigation, professional liability, securities litigation, patent infringement, trade secret matters and copyright infringement. Mr. Dunham is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil trial law. He accepts clients in Austin and throughout Texas.Mr. Dunham's clients have included investors, medical device manufacturers, telecommunications companies, software and gaming companies, and major financial corporations. His verdicts have been recognized in annual top 100 highest verdicts in the country, as well as the top 50 highest verdicts in Texas, in the annual reports of largest verdicts published by VerdictSearch, National Law Journal and Topverdict.com.After graduating magna cum laude in 1984 from Vanderbilt University, Mr. Dunham earned his Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law in 1988, graduating with honors. He is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.His dedication to the highest legal standards has earned Mr. Dunham the highest rating of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell. He is an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates ("ABOTA"), the State Bar of Texas and the Austin Bar Association. Mr. Dunham enjoys the opportunity to serve his community; he has served as a member on the board of directors for Caritas of Austin, an organization devoted to helping the hungry and the homeless.*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.