First Admitted: 2000, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://verislaw.net/michael-s-alfred/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court - all Districts of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation, 2020

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Stephen Courtney, M.D. and M.D., P.A. v. Kelly Liebbe, Jonathan Rute, William McMurrey, Cameron Carmody, M.D. and Cameron Carmody, M.D., P.A., Cause No. 296- 03470-2016 in the 296th Judicial District Court, Collin County, McKinney, Texas Successfully tried the case before a jury and obtained a $10,897,774.00 verdict for the Plaintiffs – the highest jury verdict known for Collin County, Texas. The Lawsuit involved the use of burner phones, destruction of evidence resulting in spoliation instructions imposed against Defendants, the use of code names like “Inspector Gadget,” a former federal prosecutor, the FBI, two WFAA investigative news stories, and the unauthorized use and disclosure of over 1,500, confidential and federally protected health information (“PHI”) unlawfully obtained from Dr. Courtney’s patient files. Defendants used and disclosed the PHI to solicit and generate clients for Liebbe to represent and sue Dr. Courtney for malpractice. The case is currently on appeal before the 5th Court of Appeals., 2021
Nations Renovations, LLC v. Hejin Hong, Case No. CC-14-00212-D, in the County Court at Law No. 4, Dallas, Texas. Successfully brought a Motion for Directed Verdict against Hejin Hong for Nations Renovations, LLC in a lawsuit to recover $29,600 in damages for breach of a construction contract and quantum meruit. The ruling was appealed to the 5th Court of Appeals and a Petition for Review was filed, but rejected by the Supreme Court of Texas. Defendant was ultimately ordered to pay Nations Renovations, LLC over $100,000 in actual damages, attorneys’ fees through trial and conditional attorneys’ fees for appeals through the Supreme Court. , 2017
William T. Garrett and Lanetta M. Garrett v. Georgia Kaye Sympson and Clifford A. Hall, Sr., Case No. C2016184, in the 355th Judicial District Court, in Hood County, Texas, Granbury, Texas. Successfully appealed the trial court’s Temporary Injunction Order (Nunc Pro Tune) prohibiting rental for temporary for transient purposes and to multiple individuals, multiple families, and groups., 2017
United HealthCare Services, Inc., et al. v. Amir Mortazavi, Case No. 3:21-cv-01547-L-BT, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas. Represented Amir Mortazavi against United HealthCare Services, Inc. who sought over $200M from him for alleged lab and pharmacy claims presented by NextHealth.
Faith Community Hospital v. Blue Cross Blue Shield, et al., AAA Arbitration. Represented Faith Community Hospital in case tried through a two-week final hearing in arbitration where it sought damages of over $150 million from Blue Cross Blue Shield in unpaid lab claims.
Sustainable Modular Management, Inc., for the Use and Benefit of The United States of America v. JE Dunn Construction Company, et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-00790-GMN-NJK, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Successfully obtained Summary Judgment dismissing almost an $8 million damage claim in a high-profile, Miller Act construction lawsuit against JE Dunn, one of the nation’s largest federal contractors. The issue was whether the approximate $8 million in claimed damages were contractually disclaimed as “consequential” and/or were “unforeseeable”. The Federal District Court in Las Vegas ruled the damages were both consequential, and contractually disclaimed, and also unforeseeable in dismissing JE Dunn’s claimed damages. The ruling made national news within the construction bar given the amount and magnitude of the dispute., 2024
Carrie de Moor, M.D. v. Brent Allison Hagenbuch, Cause No. 431st District Court of Denton County, Texas, Denton, Texas. State election-integrity case disputing Brent Allison Hagenbuch’s eligibility to run for a seat in Senate District 30 based on his inability to timely meet the residency requirements to run in the election. , 2024
Ruby Ridley v. Darrel Mosley, Cause No. 08-14227-160, 160th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, successfully defended Darrel Mosley in personal injury lawsuit by obtaining unanimous take-nothing jury verdict against Plaintiff Ruby Ridley. The final judgment was entered on December 18, 2010 by the Honorable Jim Jordan, 2011
Compass Bank v. Lonestrella, et al., Cause No. 2010-10369-16; 431st Judicial District Court, Denton County, Texas: Obtained sanctions award in the amount of $8,070.00 against attorneys Van Shaw, the Law Offices of Van Shaw, and Eric T. Green and their client, Salvado Murillo, for improper pleading in violation of Rule 13 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Chapter 10 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. In the Sanctions Order, the Court found that Salvador Murillo made knowing misrepresentations of fact under oath in multiple affidavits that were attached to a motion to reconsider and a supplemental motion to reconsider, and that Van Shaw failed to perform a reasonable inquiry to confirm or ensure the veracity of Salvador Murillo's testimony contained in his affidavits before filing them with the motion and supplemental motion to reconsider. The Court further found in the Sanctions Order that the motion and supplemental motion to reconsider were groundless, brought in bad faith, and only could have been filed to cause unnecessary delay or a needless increase in the cost of litigation, 2011
Dr. Douglas Won and Dr. Michael Rimlawi v. Pine Creek Medical Center, LLP, Cause No. 11-00643, 68th Judicial District Court. Successfully represented Dr. Douglas Won and Dr. Michael Rimlawi by defeating an application for temporary restraining order of Pine Creek Medical Center, LLP to enjoin Drs. Won and Rimlawi from opening their new Minimally Invasive Spine Institute ("MISI") located at Meadow and Central in Dallas. Pine Creek sought to enforce non-competition agreements against Drs. Rimlawi and Won, but the 68th Judicial District Court denied Pine Creek's request for temporary restraining order, which if granted, could have prevented Drs. Won and Rimlawi from opening the MISI center in mid-April, resulting in potential harm in excess of $20 million, 2011
New Help Clinics, PA v. Dr. Christopher Mann and Brenda Young, Cause No. 11-08999, 44th Judicial District Court. Successfully represented New Help Clinics, PA in obtaining temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Dr. Mann and Young for breaching their fiduciary duties by stealing New Help Clinics' patient records and files and unlawful solicitations, 2011
Paradigm Hospital Group, LLC, et al v. Crossroads Program Group, LLC, et al, United States District Court, District of Phoenix, Civil Action No. 2-10-cv-01010-GMS. After two-day hearing, obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of plaintiffs, who were investors in the development of the acute-care hospital in Ahwatukee, Arizona (a suburb of Phoenix), against Defendants who were promoters/consultants of plaintiffs. Defendants stole plaintiffs' confidential information and were unlawfully using it to develop competing hospitals. Defendants valued the hospital project, including the medical campus, at $100 million. The preliminary injunction obtained on July 28, 2010, 2009. Stipulated Injunction and Final Judgment entered on July 1, 2011
Alliance Trucking, LP v. Jeff Clay, Mark Gobert, and Denali Trucking, LP, Cause No. 07-05514, 44th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas: In a theft of trade secrets action, successfully recovered a judgment of $23,677.83 in actual damages, plus $70,000 in punitive damages, plus $324,993.20 in attorneys fees. Judgment entered February 19, 2010
Lawrence Blanchard, M.D. v. Anesthesia Consultants of Dallas, LLP, Cause No. DC-11-1399, 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas: Obtained Temporary Injunction on behalf of Anesthesia Consultants of Dallas, LLP against Dr. Lawrence Blanchard for violating his covenant not to compete by accepting work within a 5 mile radius of Texas Regional Medical Center and Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The injunction prohibited Dr. Blanchard from, among other things, performing anesthesia services at Texas Regional Medical Center, Dallas Regional Medical Center, Methodist Dallas Medical Center and a five mile radius of Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 2011
Robert J. Fuller v. City of Mesquite, United States District Court, Northern District of Dallas, Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-02348: Obtained Temporary Restraining Order on behalf of plaintiff against the City of Mesquite for violating client's first amendment rights to engage in political speech on City property; the TRO was subsequently converted into a preliminary injunction. TRO was entered on December 15, 2009.

Honors/Awards:

Selected to Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2011
Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
Law clerk for the Honorable John McBryde, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, 2000-2001., 2001
Selected to Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2020
Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished, Peer Review Rated
AV rated by Martindale Hubbell

Educational Background:

University of Texas, B.A. in History, Minor in Business, 1995

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Publications: "Trying to Level the Playing Field: Management's Entitlement to Economic Damages Resulting from Illegal Labor Strikes," 65 J.A.L.C. 139 (Winter, 1999)., Author, Trying to Level the Playing Field: Management's Entitlement to Economic Damages Resulting from Illegal Labor Strikes, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1999
Speaker at the 2016 Texas Associate of Defense Counsel’s Winter Meeting on the subject of Developing Non-Compete Law in Texas

Industry Groups:

Dallas Bar Association

Michael S. Alfred