Jeffrey R. Bragalone

Jeff Bragalone's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property.^Jeff specializes in technology-related cases, and has a wide variety of experience, including litigation involving wireless communications, voice coding, DRAM and ATM patents.^Jeff also has significant experience in the areas of software licensing, trademark, copyright and trade dress litigation.^Prior to joining Shore Chan Bragalone, Jeff was a partner at McKool Smith, P.C.

Education

B.A., honors program, University of Kansas, 1984
J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law, 1987

Admissions

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western
Districts of Texas
Supreme Court of Texas

Professional Achievements, Memberships, etc.

"Texas Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation (2003, 2004 and 2005)
"The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" (D Magazine, May 2002)
"Outstanding Young Lawyer for Dallas County" (1997)
Director, Texas Young Lawyer's Association (1996-2000)
"President's Award of Merit" (TYLA) for public service to the State of Texas
CLE Advisory Committee of the Southwestern Legal Foundation (1998-2002)
Barrister in the Patrick Higginbotham Inn of the American Inns of Court (1994-1997)
Presented the Key to the City of Leavenworth, Kansas

Affiliations

State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Foundation
Co-Chair, Dallas Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference Committee (2005, 2006)

Publications

Trials and Tribulations -- How to Win When It Comes to Litigation:
Jurisdictional and Venue Considerations in Adversary Proceedings
Presented at the Seminar "Best Practices in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases," Center for American and International Law, April 1, 2005

Class Action Update
Presented at the Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, April 2003

Confidentiality Agreements: Obtaining, Contesting, and Enforcing Them
Presented at the Advanced Civil Discovery Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, April 12 and April 26, 2002

Effective Discovery Strategies: Asking for What You Want, Getting What You Need, and Reducing Discovery Expenses
Presented at the Advanced Civil Discovery Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, May 31 and June 7, 2001

Interpreting IT Cases for the Trier-Of-Fact
Presented at Mealey's IT Systems Failure Litigation Seminar, New Orleans, March 2001

Discovery Strategies Under the New Rules
Presented at the Advanced Litigation and Trial Tactics Course, University of Houston Law Foundation, May 11 and May 18, 2000

Winning With Technology -- The "Paperless Litigation"
Presented at LegalTech `99 Seminar (Dallas), September 9, 1999