Robert E. Weitzel

Rob Weitzel has significant litigation experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of litigation practice, including: strategy development, fact investigation, taking and defending depositions, discovery, motion practice, preparing and developing fact and expert witnesses, negotiating settlements independently and through mediation, and trial.

Mr. Weitzel has represented clients in litigation involving contracts, intellectual property, professional liability, products liability, non-subscription defense, subrogation, and business torts.

• Represented physician in litigation involving negligence claim against amusement park defendant. First chair trial counsel - exclusively handled every aspect of 3 day jury trial. Successfully obtained jury verdict and damages.
• Represented professional football team and stadium corporation in multiple lawsuits against suite-holders for breach of lease contracts. Successfully negotiated multiple favorable settlements for clients.
• Represented lender in litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty, negligent hiring and supervision, negligent misrepresentation, and DTPA violations against escrow company and its officers. Successfully obtained judgment against all defendants. Second chair trial counsel.
• Represented municipal chamber of commerce in litigation involving defense of directors and officers against claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Third chair trial counsel.
• Represented jeweler client in regards to client’s claims against a major international jeweler for trademark infringement and dilution and claims against advertising agency for contributory trademark infringement. Successfully negotiated favorable settlements for client.
• Represented corporate client in litigation involving copyright infringement claims made against client by multiple major software companies. Successfully negotiated multiple favorable settlements for client.
• Represented oil field equipment manufacturer in defense of products liability claim. Successfully obtained summary judgment, thereby dismissing case.
• Represented national movie theatre company in premises liability claim by theatre guest. Successfully obtained summary judgment, thereby dismissing case.
• Represented big-box retailer in defense of a non-subscriber to Texas Workers’ Compensation negligence claim. Successfully argued for and obtained summary judgment, thereby dismissing case.
  

• State Bar of Texas
• American Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers