McCathern Celebrates 25 Years of Improving People’s Lives
November 1, 2023  | By McCathern Law

On Friday October 27th, McCathern attorneys and staff gathered at the Dallas office to celebrate the recent 25th anniversary of the founding of the firm. They were joined by numerous clients, friends and business partners, and throughout the night memories of a quarter century of legal practice were shared and…Read More

Eight McCathern Attorneys Make 2023 Texas Super Lawyers Lists
September 18, 2023  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern is thrilled to announce that eight attorneys from the firm’s Dallas, Frisco and Houston offices were named by Super Lawyers to the 2023 edition of its Texas Super Lawyers list: Scott Becker – Frisco Rodney Drinnon – Houston Levi McCathern – Dallas Megan Rachel – Frisco Laura Roach – Frisco…Read More

19 McCathern Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® on 2024 Lists
August 17, 2023  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans, Grinke is thrilled that 19 of its attorneys across 15 practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® . The 19 2024 honorees, who work from the firm’s Dallas, Frisco and Houston…Read More

Drinnon and Clark Make 2022 Top 50 Jury Verdicts in Texas List
April 20, 2023  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern attorneys Rodney Drinnon and David Clark were recently honored by TopVerdict.com for having one of the Top 50 jury verdicts from the State of Texas in 2022. The $8,050,933.38 verdict obtained in the 334th District Court of Harris County for McCathern’s client was recognized as the 31st largest verdict…Read More

Five McCathern Attorneys on 2023 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
March 22, 2023  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans, Grinke is proud to announce that five of our attorneys from our Dallas, Frisco, and Houston offices were named by Super Lawyers to their 2023 Texas Rising Stars list: Justin Bryan – Business Litigation Erin Clegg – Family Law Jesse Cromwell – Construction Litigation Jesse Showalter –…Read More

Rod Drinnon and Danielle Chester Win Jury Verdict for Estate Executor Client
March 9, 2023  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern Houston Partner Rodney Drinnon and Associate Danielle Chester recently won a unanimous jury verdict for their client with assistance from Associate Tatiana Lutomski and Paralegal Averyll Mauch. Drinnon and Chester represented the Executor of the Estate of a well-known physician in a three-day trial in Brazoria County. On Wednesday,…Read More

Attorney Haseeb Dada Joins McCathern Houston Office
March 7, 2023  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern is excited to announce that newly barred attorney Haseeb Dada has joined its Houston, Texas office. Since graduating from the University of Houston Law Center with his J.D. in 2022, Haseeb has continued developing his experience across several practice areas, including Business & Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Dispute Resolution,…Read More

Attorney David Clark Offers Thoughts on the “Bad Spaniels” Trademark Case
February 8, 2023  | By David Clark

Supreme Court to determine whether parody is only mostly dead On March 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC.¹  It is more commonly known as the “Bad Spaniels” case where VIP Products sells chew toys…Read More

Rodney Drinnon Secures Another Major Judgement in Decade-Long Suit
November 9, 2022  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern Houston Co-Managing Partner Rodney L. Drinnon has scored a significant verdict for his clients, Osama Abdullatif and Abdullatif & Company, LLC (“ACLLC”), alongside attorneys Allan Goldstein and David Clark, in a nearly decade-long lawsuit against Ali Choudhri. A Harris County jury has rewarded significant damages to Mr. Drinnon’s clients…Read More

Attorney David Clark on the Conflict of Copyright Law and Social Media
October 3, 2022  | By David Clark

When Copyright Law and Social Media Conflict: Posting a photo of yourself to Instagram may be an infringement Miley Cyrus recently stumbled into a legal quagmire after posting a photo to her Instagram account. Unbeknownst to her – and many other Instagram-popular celebrities – sometimes you do not have the…Read More

Seven McCathern Attorneys Make 2022 Texas Super Lawyers List
September 21, 2022  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern is proud to announce that seven attorneys from the firm’s Dallas, Frisco and Houston offices were named by Super Lawyers to its Texas Super Lawyers list for 2022: Scott Becker – Frisco (Family Law) Rodney Drinnon – Houston (Business Litigation) Paul Grinke – Frisco (Business Litigation) Levi McCathern – Dallas (Business…Read More

McCathern Houston’s David Clark Obtains Sanctions in Frivolous Lawsuit
September 16, 2022  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern Houston Senior Counsel David Clark recently secured monetary sanctions against an individual after they filed a groundless pleading based on what amounted to be the fabricated existence of a “videotape”. Such frivolous lawsuits waste the time of our elected judges and disrespect the integrity of our legal system. While…Read More

Partner Rodney Drinnon Secures Major Judgement in Decade-Long Suit
August 8, 2022  | By Morgan Smith

McCathern Houston Co-Managing Partner Rodney L. Drinnon scored a recent significant victory for Osama Abdullatif (“Latif”) and Mokaram-Latif West Loop, Ltd. in a decade-long lawsuit against Ali Choudhri. In 2012, Mr. Drinnon’s client initially filed suit when Choudhri claimed 50% interest on a piece of prime real estate in Houston’s…Read More

A Sign O’ The Times? Transformative Works under Copyright Law
May 17, 2022  | By David Clark

A fundamental feature of U.S. copyright law is the ability for the public to make “fair use” of copyrighted works. A recent case involving Prince and Andy Warhol is now before the United States Supreme Court and will address how “transformative” such uses must be to constitute a fair use…Read More

Experienced Attorney David L. Clark Joins McCathern Houston Office
March 8, 2022  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern is excited to announce that attorney David L. Clark has joined the firm’s Houston office as Senior Counsel. David has practiced in the Houston area for nearly two decades, focusing on Business & Commercial Litigation, Business Disputes, Civil Litigation, and Intellectual Property. “David brings twenty years of complex commercial…Read More