Academy Member Inducted 2023
Hesha Abrams
14902 Preston Road
Ste. 404-315
Dallas, TX 75254
Website: www.heshaabramsmediation.com
Available
- Practice Commenced1986
- # of MEDS (as of 3/12/24)9000
- # of ARBS (as of 3/12/24)10
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- AUSTIN
- CORPUS-CHISTI-KINGSVILLE
- DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX
- HOUSTON
- SAN ANTONIO
- WACO
Biographical
Mediator and Negotiator with National/International practice. For over 30 years, has successfully settled and resolved cases for thousands of parties; specializes in complex, multi-party, intellectual property and commercial cases. Among the more noteworthy cases she has resolved are: Massive pharmaceutical inventorship dispute, nine figure settlements over significant telecommunication patents for major cell phone carriers; mass computer systems patent infringement suits; patent infringement and theft of trade secrets for fortune 500 cosmetics companies; highly specialized design patents in competitive lighting industry; major hospitals fighting over trademarks and branding; Two telecom giants fighting over essential trademarks; eight party construction dispute over large building roof cave-in; death, brain damage and breast implant cases; asbestos litigation involving massive insurance claims; airplane crash case involving army reserve officers; large employment class actions; municipalities involved in heated political firings; disability access cases against municipalities; responsibility over a major nine figure environmental cleanup site; internal law firm disputes for national firms; emotional and political fights over teaching the Bible in public schools in Texas; established management-union partnership councils at four VA medical centers, resolved 25 year court desegregation order for a Texas community, antitrust and securities fraud matters among corporate interests, high profile software litigation among confidential parties, massive trade secret cases over the secret recipe for a popular, famous product, among others.
Case Experience
- Anti-Trust
- Banking & Finance
- Class Actions
- Commercial/Business
- Contract Disputes
- Employment
- Insurance
- International
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Securities
- Title Disputes
- Trademarks/Patents
- Unfair Competition
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, FL (f/k/a Lila Abrams)
J.D. with Honors, Dec. 1981 - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL B.A., August 1978
- Texas Bar 1984; Florida Bar 1982
Memberships & Affiliations
- 2021, 2022 Top Rated Lawyer, Corporate Counsel
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, awarded to attorneys who have been rated by their peers with the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards
- 2021 Women Leaders in The Law based on Martindale-Hubbell AV rating through ALM.
- 2011 Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, awarded to women attorneys who have achieved the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards from their peers
- Board member - Texas Appleseed, A Public Interest Law Center
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
- National Panel - Dow Corning Breast Implant Cases
- Chair - Texas Bar Intellectual Property ADR Committee, 2007-2008
- Chair - North Texas Patent Task Force, Created Ten Point Plan for patent case management, 2007
- Appointed - Delegate Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988, 1990, 2002, Speaker 2005
- Elected Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation - 2006
- Legislative Task Force on ADR - Co-Drafted landmark ADR law in Texas creating an effective statewide mediation program. S.B. 1436, Chapter 154, Texas ADR Act
- Pro Bono Award, Legal Services Corp. - Dallas, Texas 1986 & 1988
- Steve Brutsche’ Award for Excellence - Association of Attorney Mediators, 1988
- Kick Boxing Champion 1998 - Dallas city-wide tournament
Rates Information
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