Clouse Dunn LLP : GREGORY M. CLIFT

GREGORY M. CLIFT
 

GREGORY M. CLIFT
PARTNER
CLOUSE DUNN LLP
214.239.2777
fax 214.220.3833
gclift@clousedunn.com

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AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Complex Litigation
Trade Secret Law
Shareholder Oppression
Large-Loss Subrogation
Employment Law

EDUCATION
J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law (1996)

St. Mary's Law Journal 1994-1995

First Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable United States District Judge
Orlando L. Garcia, Western District of Texas

B.A., Southern Methodist University (1991)

HONORS AND AWARDS
Honored as a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly, 2004 and 2005

PUBLISHED DECISIONS
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v.
Paw Paw's Camper City, Inc.,
346 F.3d 143, (5th Cir. 2003)

MEMBERSHIPS
Dallas Bar Association
SMU Mustang Club

BAR ADMISSIONS

State of Texas

United States
Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Admitted pro hac vice in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah
    Mr. Clift is a trial lawyer representing clients in complex civil cases and arbitration proceedings involving misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of non-competes, minority shareholder oppression, breach of contract, large-loss subrogation, and employment torts. Mr. Clift has represented clients' interests throughout the United States and in Brazil and Canada. He has been admitted pro hac vice in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Utah.

Some of Mr. Clift's recent results include:
  • Resolved complex, multi-million dollar tire fire litigation in environmentally-conscious Southwest requiring, in part, clean-up of resulting waste.
  • Negotiated business buy-out to resolve claim for breach of various duties brought against former high-level executive in publicly-traded company.
  • Defeated claim brought by major hospital against regional third-party administrator for late-paid medical bills, including recovery of attorneys' fees for client.
  • Favorably resolved $12 million lawsuit for plaintiff client against vendor that provided inaccurate computer-generated flood hazard data relied on by client's risk control group.
  • Obtained summary judgment on sexual harassment and retaliation claims in Dallas Federal District Court.
  • Secured favorable homeowner settlement of black mold claim where East Texas home valued in excess of $1 million required demolition.
  • Prosecuted trade-secret-theft case in New York Federal District Court for national restaurant concern.
  • Obtained temporary and permanent injunction against ex-employee in Dallas District Court applying the inevitable disclosure doctrine.
  • Resolved partnership dispute for national forensic accounting firm through New York-venued arbitration proceeding.

Mr. Clift also regularly speaks and authors articles. A number of his recent presentations and articles include:
  • Speaker, Injunctive Relief: Tora,Tora, Tora; Blitzkrieg; and Special Ops., University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar (2005).
  • Speaker, Successful Subrogation, Texas Independent Insurance Adjusters Association, Fall 2004 Education Seminar (2004).
  • Co-Author and speaker, Electronic Communications: Employer and Attorney Issues in the Electronic Age, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Employment Law Seminar (2003).
  • Co-Author and speaker, Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems, Lorman Education Services, Fort Worth, Austin, New Orleans 2001-02.
  • Author, IAQ Litigation and Strategies, Texas Building Trends Magazine, September-October 2001 issue.
  • Co-Author, Mold and Sick Building Litigation Part I: Legal Theories and Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Business Litigation Seminar (2001).
  • Co-Author, Mold and Sick Building Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar (2001).
  • Author and speaker, Preserving and Discovering Electronic Evidence, The Republic Underwriters Subrogation Seminar (2000).
  • Co-author and speaker, Privacy Issues in the Age of Broadband, University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law for Lawyers and HR Professionals Seminar (2000).
  • Author and speaker, Preserving and Discovering Electronic Evidence, The Republic Underwriters Subrogation Seminar (2000).
  • Author and speaker, Issues, Strategies and Solutions: Texas Residential Construction Liability Act, The Republic Underwriters Subrogation Seminar (2000).
  • Co-author and speaker, Electronic Communications: Issues and Solutions for the Small Business Owner, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advising Small Business Owners Seminar (2000).
  • Co-author, Electronic Communications: Internet, E-Mail, Etc.: Understanding Employers' Liability Exposure and Limiting It, University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals Seminar (1999).
  • Co-author and speaker, Background Checks, Surveillance, E-Mail/Internet, Dating Policies, Etc., University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals Seminar (1998).
  • Speaker, Subrogation: Potential Responsible Parties, Commercial Union Insurance Seminar (1998).
  • Speaker, Subrogation: Pursuing and Defending Claims, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Insurance Law Seminar (1998).
  • Co-author and speaker, Electronic Communications and Computer Records: Employer Liability and Discovery Issues, University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law Seminar (1998).
  • Co-author, Workplace Privacy in the Electronic Age, University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals Seminar (1997).
  • Co-author and speaker, Surveillance of Employee Communications and Employer Utilization of Consumer Reports, National Association of Women in Construction Seminar (1997).
  • Co-author, Usury Defenses and Counter Claims: As Much Bite as Bark, Texas State Bar Advanced Creditor Rights Seminar (1996).
  • Co-author, The Taming of the Shrewd or Anti-Fraud Statutes and their Applicability to Sureties, National Bond Claims Association Seminar (1996) (footnoted author).