What We Do & Who We Serve

Tillotson Patton is a Dallas trial and appellate boutique that represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial litigation. We prepare every case for trial from the first day, and we regularly step into cases already underway, sometimes weeks or days before trial.

Our clients include:

  • Companies, public of private, bringing or defending business claims

  • Executives, founders, and individuals with personal stakes in a business dispute

  • Partnerships and closely held businesses, and the owners inside them

  • Investors who have lost money through fraud or misrepresentation

  • Law firms and in-house legal teams that need trial counsel, including on cases already in progress.

We have tried and resolved disputes in energy, financial services, technology, real estate, and healthcare — garnering experience and deep expertise across all kinds of complex commercial litigation. Explore our frequent practice areas below.

Antitrust

We represent businesses harmed by anticompetitive conduct and companies accused of it. Our work includes claims of price-fixing, monopolization, bid-rigging, and unlawful restraints of trade under the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty

We handle disputes involving officers, directors, partners, managers, trustees, and others who owe duties of loyalty and care. These cases often turn on documents and timing, so we build the trial story early.

Business Fraud

We try fraud cases for the companies and individuals who were deceived and defend those accused of it. Our work covers common-law fraud, fraudulent inducement, and statutory fraud claims arising from transactions, acquisitions, and investments.

Executive Compensation

We represent executives and companies in disputes over bonuses, equity, severance, deferred compensation, and employment agreements.

Oil & Gas Disputes

We litigate energy disputes involving royalties, joint operating agreements, leases, title, and midstream contracts.

Partnerships & Shareholder Disputes

When co-owners fall out, we represent partners, shareholders, members, and the businesses themselves. Matters include business divorces, buyout and valuation fights, deadlocks, and claims of minority-owner oppression.

Personal Injury

We represent both sides in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases: individuals and families seeking accountability, and companies defending against high-exposure claims. These cases often carry significant public attention, and we prepare each one for trial from the start.

Products Liability

We represent both sides in claims that a product was defectively designed, manufactured, or marketed: manufacturers, distributors, and retailers defending those claims, and individuals and families injured by unsafe products. These cases are driven by engineering and expert evidence, and we work closely with experts from the start so the technical story is clear to a jury.

SEC Enforcement

We defend companies and individuals in SEC investigations and enforcement actions, from the first subpoena through litigation.

Securities Fraud

We represent investors and companies in claims of misrepresentation and fraud in the sale of securities, under federal law and the Texas Securities Act.

Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Disputes

We represent employers protecting confidential information and employees and new employers defending against those claims. We litigate under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, and Texas non-compete law.