DALLAS – The Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry proudly announces the selection of seven firm attorneys on the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list of the state’s top young lawyers.
The annual listing published by Thomson Reuters recognizes the best lawyers in Texas who have yet to reach their 40th birthday and those who have practiced law for fewer than 10 years. The exclusive roster is a companion to the annual Texas Super Lawyers list. Rising Stars includes no more than 2.5 percent of eligible Texas lawyers, compared to 5 percent for Super Lawyers.
“We are proud that so many of our lawyers are recognized as being among the best in Texas,” says the firm’s Austin Curry. “We strive for professionalism and excellent legal work, and that helps us attract high-caliber lawyers.”
The Caldwell Cassady & Curry attorneys who earned a spot on the 2024 Rising Stars list are Bailey Blaies, Adrienne Dellinger, Hamad Hamad, Warren McCarty, Seith Reich, Chris Stewart, and Xu Zhou. Each lawyer is included based on their work in intellectual property cases. Ms. Dellinger and Mr. Zhou are named Rising Stars for the first time this year.
Each of the firm’s lawyers takes on meaningful roles in case preparation and trials. Their work has helped the firm’s clients win remarkable verdicts and significant settlements in a variety of cases, including:
- $57 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. covering technology used to capture harmful mercury emissions generated by coal-fired power plants.
- $1.68 million patent infringement verdict against LG Electronics Inc. in a trial focused on the ATSC 3.0 (NexGen TV) standard for U.S. television broadcasts, representing $6.75 per unit for each infringing device the company sold.
- $150 million settlement with Samsung Electronics Co. for infringing a client’s quantum dot technology patents, and
- Multiple verdicts against technology giant Apple Inc. over patent infringement tied to iPhone functionality, including jury awards of $502.8 million, $625.6 million, and $302.4 million, later affirmed as a judgment for $439 million.