Dallas County Lawyers

Mr. Toufexis is a veteran of the United States Navy and after serving for 10 years, he has brought that same tenacity to his legal career. As a combat veteran, Mr. Toufexis has used his experiences and translated that fighting attitude to the courtroom. Even before going to law school, Mr. Toufexis knew that his passion was fighting for the rights of the accused and has shown that passion through the exceptional results he has achieved in court. His “think outside the box” mentality has turned many negatives in cases into positives. Mr. Toufexis believes that everyone is deserving of tenacious...

David has practiced law for nearly thirty years and has tried over 100 jury trials. During that time, he has represented several Fortune 500 companies in personal injury and commercial litigation. During the past few years, David has focused his practice on the representation of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas families that have been injured by the fraud or negligence of others. To date, he has recovered over $53 million on their behalf. In addition, he has successfully prosecuted multiple class action cases including the first nationwide class action case (four million class members) certified in Arkansas. He is a member of...

Theresa Dawson is Senior Counsel a Carter Arnett. Theresa’s practice is focused primarily on high stakes intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Theresa has represented numerous clients in federal courts around the country in intellectual property disputes involving a wide range of technologies, including e-commerce, computer software, encryption, telecommunications, network architecture, and mobile applications. Theresa’s intellectual property litigation practice has also involved multiple appeals, including arguing cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits. Theresa was previously Of Counsel at the Dallas office of Fish & Richardson P.C., where she represented clients in complex patent...

Roya was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and returned to her hometown after several years of practicing family law in Austin, Texas. While in law school at the University of Texas, Roya focused her studies on domestic violence and international human rights law. There, she gained a passion for empowering people and concentrated her work on matters regarding international family law. Roya was then awarded the 2020 Mike A. Myers Fellowship from the University of Texas School of Law Justice Center to further this work. Before joining Modern Family Law, Roya provided family law services for a...