Chris Valentine
Chris Valentine has represented clients in a variety of commercial litigation, Landlord/Tenant disputes, construction litigation, mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens, contract disputes, employment/minimum wage/overtime disputes, and real property disputes. Chris has handled cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas. Chris’s background in accounting and business allows him to help clients resolve disputes in innovative ways.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- Pursue and defend claims involving shareholder disputes and business dissolutions
- Pursue and defend breach of contract cases
- Pursue and defend Texas DTPA cases, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and tortious interference cases
- Negotiation and drafting of transactional documents for transfer of ownership in companies
- Negotiation and drafting of transactional documents for an asset purchase
CONSTRUCTION
- Negotiation and drafting of agreements between property owners, contractors and sub-contractors
- Resolution of lien disputes
- Pursue and defend construction claims of all types
- Negotiated settlements in contract disputes
EMPLOYMENT
- Pursue and defend claims involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
- Pursue and defend claims involving breach of employment agreements
- Prosecute and defend claims involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
- Prosecute and defend claims involving breach of employment agreements.
REAL-ESTATE
- Negotiation and drafting commercial leases, subleases, and assignments for both Landlords and Tenants
- Pursue and defend breach of lease claims, including Texas Property Code violations, constructive eviction claims, breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment claims, and breach of implied warranty of suitability claims
- Represented property owners and Tenants against Americans with Disabilities Act claims
- Represented residential property owner in lawsuit brought by City of Dallas for Dallas City Code compliance claims
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- State Court of Texas
- S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
MEMBERSHIPS AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Young Lawyers Association
EDUCATION
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2016)
- University of Oklahoma (B.S., 2014)
