Daniel Charest - Lawyer in Dallas, TX

Daniel focuses hispractice on high-stakes litigation matters. When large landowners needrepresentation in royalty cases to protect their mineral interests againstmajor operators, they call on Daniel. He represents many interests throughoutthe Barnett Shale and similar oil gas plays. Daniel also represents oil gas companies in wide-ranging matters.

Daniel developed histrial-lawyer skills at a nationally-recognized litigation boutique, where hebecame a partner, tried cases, and ran his clients cases. Over the years, hehoned his skills into an effective, efficient approach to lawyering that focuseson his clients needs and achieving their desired outcome. He left that firm toestablish Burns Charest LLP. And, now, he attacks his clients problems withskills, smarts, and hard work.

Daniels body of workreaches beyond any particular practice area. He has successfully handledmatters involving antitrust, breach of contract, oil gas,financial-service company disputes, business torts, such trade secretmisappropriation and unfair competition, consumer protection, class actions,fraud, insurance bad faith, and wrongful death. His work has taken place acrossthe United States: federal and state courts from coast to coast with plenty ofplaces in between. Daniels docket has involved procedural and jurisdictionalchallenges such as removal and remand, class certification, transfers,temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, and appeals. In all, thebody of work is, simply, high-stakes litigation.

Daniel recentlytried?and won?an arbitration as first chair in a multi-million dollar disputeinvolving an executive employment matter. The ICDR Panel granted completerelief in favor of Daniels client and rejected all counterclaims against it.In addition, the Panel awarded over a million in fees and expenses to theclient as part of the award.

Inaddition to his legal experience, Daniel brings real-world experience developedfrom working in leadership roles in industry at a young age that involvedtravel all over the globe and required cooperation with all forms of cultureand character. While maintaining his full workload, Daniel has served as a probono mediator in a program administered by the Dallas courts, calledSettlement Week.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Litigation
• Oil and Gas
• Contracts and Agreements
• Antitrust and Trade Law
• Class Actions